Clean, Clean, Clean

I hope your weekend was a good one and that your February is off to a good start. We are doing some deep cleaning inside our home recently, though not as deep as we would normally do for spring cleaning. (Makes sense, right? It isn't spring yet!) It always feels good to get things spic and span around the house, even if it is still technically winter.

I hope your week goes well and that you enjoy the tips in this week's issue of the newsletter.

—Allen
     

Cleaning Tips for 9 February 2026
Vacuum that floor!
Cleaning Your Vacuum Cleaner

A vacuum cleaner is easy to maintain. Just make sure you check it periodically and clean it using these seven quick steps. Cleaning and maintaining your vacuum in this manner will help it to work better and last longer.

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Dust collects and must be cleaned
Simple Ways to Prevent Dust

Perhaps one of the single most annoying and repetitive cleaning chores around is dusting. While there really is no way to completely stop dust, there are methods that you can use to prevent it a bit. Here are some simple ways to prevent dust from building up in your home.

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Tile is often used for floors
Cleaning Discolored Linoleum

Whether through age or through excessive changes in heat over time linoleum will become discolored and start to look particularly dirty, even when it's not. When trying to clean such discolored linoleum it can often be difficult to tell whether you have actually gotten anything done. Cleaning discolored linoleum is possible though, as long as you are willing to do a little bit of work.

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Concrete is all around us
Removing Tree and Leaf Stains from Concrete

You wouldn't usually worry about the concrete around your home. It is so nondescript that it hardly draws attention to itself. That is, until it develops an ugly stain-a stain caused by something so simple as dead leaves or old wood. Here are some tips on how to prevent and remove tree and leaf stains from your cement.

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