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There’s no getting around it – winter in New England is wet and messy. If you haven’t experienced burst pipes, leaky roofs, and flooded basements firsthand, you know someone who has. Untreated water damage can also lead to stained carpets, mold growth, and permanent structural damage, and should be taken care of as soon as… Read more »

We know you know how to clean your home, but beyond the basics – mopping, laundry, vacuuming, etc. – are cleaning and organizing projects that are understandably dodged or altogether abandoned. Our 30-day guide to a cleaner and more comfortable home focuses on the more obscure cleaning and organizing strategies and ideas that can have… Read more »

We know you know how to clean your home, but beyond the basics – mopping, laundry, vacuuming, etc. – are cleaning and organizing projects that are understandably dodged or altogether abandoned. Our 30-day guide to a cleaner and more comfortable home focuses on the more obscure cleaning and organizing strategies and ideas that can have… Read more »

How to Prep Your Home for Winter: A 20-Item Punch List There are many different methods for keeping your home cozy and warm in the winter, from inexpensive tactics to green remedies to expensive and more extensive upgrades. We’ve boiled down – from hundreds of home-prep ideas – a list of the best tips, preferred… Read more »

10 Tips for Keeping Your Carpet Fresh and Clean Carpeting – we walk on it, sit on it, put furniture on it, and lounge on it. It absorbs fur and dander from pets, food and drink that are accidentally spilled, and dirt and mud on the bottom of shoes, as well as enduring general wear… Read more »

Your heating and cooling system are the lungs of your home, and proper care of them is essential to a healthy living environment. Pollutants in the air come from many different places – foot traffic from the outdoors, cooking, smoking, moving around the home, and even cleaning. While the dust and debris in your environment… Read more »

While East Coast summer-humidity can be brutal for most New Englanders, floating mold spores thrive in it. When a spore has access to moisture and cellulose, one of the main components of plants, it multiplies and colonizes. Wet areas of your home are an ideal place for mold to collect, making mold removal a necessity…. Read more »

Homes today feature all sorts of tiles and while most offer decades of beautiful use, it’s easy to damage certain types of tiles with the wrong cleaners. Don’t assume that a big bottle of industrial-strength cleaner is appropriate for your tiles. The best cleaning methods for each type of tile usually differs. Instead, figure out what… Read more »

Molds are miniature, invasive fungi that take root in your home and breed in damp places like bathrooms and poorly ventilated rooms. Each spring when the days get longer and the weather heats up spring mold issues arrive. Mold is Dangerous for Everyone Mold isn’t something you can ignore. Disturbing mold spores and releasing them… Read more »

Today we’re going to share a few mold videos that illustrate how devastating the health and financial consequences of untreated mold can be. People often imagine that mold damage is more of a cosmetic issue than a health problem. However, as we’ll see here, this is far from the case. Mold issues in the home… Read more »