vacuum: Quick tips for staging your New Castle County home
- 11/02/17 05:43 AM
Sellers who are staying in their home while it's on the market may have a hard time keeping it neat. Here are a few techniques to keep a home livable while still looking clean and buyer-friendly: Have a quick pick-up plan. Talk to your family about a quick pick-up plan. Make everyone responsible for vacuuming, dusting and clearing the clutter in their assigned rooms. Do a daily walk-through to make sure everything is in place in case you have a last-minute request for a showing.
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Keep cleaning tools handy. Fill a bucket or basket with the cleaning products … (0 comments)
vacuum: How to keep stink bugs out of your house
- 09/17/14 01:46 AM
Courtesy of USDA-ARS Got stink bugs? If so, the federal government is asking you to count them over the next month beginning today. The smelly pests wreak havoc on crops and freak out homeowners when they come inside at this time of year looking for a warm place to spend the winter. To find out how many stink bugs there are and how they behave, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is asking citizens for daily counts from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. The goal, of course, is to figure out how to manage this invasive species, which has no known predator … (0 comments)
Use two doormats at every house entry point - one inside and one outside. Take off your shoes when you enter the house. Vacuum carpets weekly using a vacuum with a small-particle filter. Damp-mop floors once a week. Wipe down surfaces with a damp cloth once a week. Hang machine-washable curtains instead of heavy draperies. Encase mattresses, box springs and pillows in dust-proof zippered covers. Wash bedding in hot water once a week. Repair cracked or broken caulk and tile … (1 comments)
vacuum: Breathe Easier: 10 Tips to Banish Mold from the Home
- 10/19/10 10:11 AM
Often, our first encounter with mold at home occurs in that infamous spot between the shower curtain and tub. It’s pretty disgusting, but it’s easy to wipe up. Unfortunately, in most homes, this isn’t the extent of the mold—the more problematic mold is the insidious kind, hiding behind walls and in floorboards, and potentially contributing to a range of allergies and other illnesses. In fact, a 1994 study by the Harvard University School of Public Health, which involved 10,000 homes in the U.S. and Canada, found that half of those homes had mold levels that participants said caused a 50-100% … (2 comments)
Sellers who are staying in their home while it's on the market may have a hard time keeping it neat. Here are a few techniques to keep a home livable while still looking clean and buyer-friendly:
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