House Cleaning

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Unfinished hardwood floor

The woman who used to live here never cleaned the floor, she'd just vacuum and apply Murphy's Oil. This 20+ y/o hardwoo...
28 comments posted 22yrs
posted by qqqq
28 comments posted 22yrs posted by qqqq

Limescale

Can someone please help with suggestions to remove limescsale from toilet bowls? As I have a septic tank, I have to be v...
14 comments posted 22yrs
posted by bandwagon30
14 comments posted 22yrs posted by bandwagon30

Removing a stain from a white shirt

I recently bought a really nice Brooks Brothers white dress shirt at a thrift store. The shirt is in flawless condition...
12 comments posted 22yrs
posted by cvcgrad
12 comments posted 22yrs posted by cvcgrad

Fels Naptha Laundry Soap Recipe

Per request, here's the recipe that I use for my laundry ... ------- Fels Naptha Laundry Soap Recipe 3 pints water 1/3...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nobody
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by nobody

Consumer Reports: Rating Laundry Detergents

In the August 2003 edition, Consumer Reports published an updated article rating the top laundry detergents. Top 10 Res...
11 comments posted 22yrs
posted by krsmith
11 comments posted 22yrs posted by krsmith

Clean leather with steam?

I have a small steam cleaner. Would it be OK to use it on a leather couch?
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by tomkanpa
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by tomkanpa

?? Laundering sheep skin rug question ??

I have one of those irregular shaped sheep skin rugs. It is a mess, matted, dirty, etc.. How do I wash it. I was told t...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by tomkanpa
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by tomkanpa

glass top table

I finally got the dining room table I have wanted for years and I hate it. It has a 6' round glass top and it is always...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by kia_1957
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by kia_1957

Adhesive removal

Happy new year! We are redoing our bathroom and there was a vinyl baseboard all around where the wall meets the floor....
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nospamamericanchapin
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by nospamamericanchapin

Dusting

Good morning, How do you keep the dust off the furniture after you dust. You dust it and the next day the sun shinning...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by elliot15
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by elliot15

cleaning wheels on shopping carts

I was at a fabric store tonight and ALL the shopping carts felt like you were pushing a "Zamboni"--it was the little pi...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by thecat
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by thecat

sneaker problem

Hi I bought a pair of new leather sneakers from Ebay. Well the leather smells like crap. Literally. I would like to hea...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by kbkitti
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by kbkitti

Mounting VCR/Cable/DVD boxes on TV.

I hope that I'm posting this message to the right newsgroups. Let me know, if I'm not. I have an RCA tv that I acquired...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by hnhc85a
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by hnhc85a

Steamer for upholstery - Where do I rent it from?

Where do you rent upholstery steamers? I don't want to hire a cleaning service, but rather do the job myself. I thought...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nomail
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by nomail