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Want the best household cleaning tips and cleaning products? You’ve come to the right place! Here, homeowners are sharing their personal reviews of popular cleaning products — including the good & the bad, the pros & the cons, the ones you should try & the ones you should skip. Plus, all our favorite cleaning tips to get the job done right the first time… while saving time and money in the long run.

One way that you can quickly damage a cultured marble countertop is by not cleaning it properly. Here is the proper way to clean a cultured marble countertop.

If you've ever had a marble countertop -- either cultured marble or solid marble -- then you know how easily they can be damaged. Normal wear and tear alone can leave your countertop or vanity looking less than stellar, mostly due to minor scratches. Here's how to restore the color and shine to your marble countertop or vanity sink.

I'm not sure why, but for all of my 43 years I have resisted the urge to try Jet-Dry in the dishwasher. I think because I believed it was just a lot of hype, and it seemed wasteful to spend money on something that got your dishes looking 'extra clean'. (Isn't 'clean' enough?) Well, I'm here to tell you, I tried Jet-Dry for the very first time this week. And now I'm hooked.

Clothes taking a long time to dry in your clothes dryer? There may be a buildup of lint that you cannot reach. Here's what you need to do today to make your clothes dryer run more efficiently AND prevent a fire in your clothes dryer at the same time!

Here are a few tips from a professional housecleaner to help you deep clean your home. Doing all of these things will give your home a thorough deep cleaning and get it in the proper condition for selling, moving in, or moving out.

As a professional house cleaner, I've whittled my best speed cleaning tips down to 7. Hopefully, these tips will help you get your cleaning chores done quickly, while still doing a good job.

Here's some inside scoop about the ThermoSpa hot tub delivery process. It wasn't exactly as we thought it would be. That doesn't mean it was a 'bad' experience -- just different than we initially thought.

I'm here to tell you that sometimes doing it yourself does not pay off. In addition to paying to rent the carpet cleaner machine, and the carpet cleaning solution, three of us spent 2 days moving furniture, setting up fans, and maneuvering this HUGE machine to get our carpets clean. We lost a lot of valuable time. And we're all sore!

Throughout my cleaning career, I have cleaned a lot of showers and tubs -- many times without great success. But over time, I've found what I consider to be the best products and methods for soap scum removal.