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The clever way to deep clean your home! Get a sparkly clean home in just 6 minutes a day and never lose an entire week to cleaning your home again! You know what I love even more than a home that looks clean all the time? A home that actually is clean all the time! I really love the idea of giving my home a thorough deep clean, organizing every nook and cranny, and having things just right for my family. And I’d like it to be like that always, if possible.  If you think about how most homes with families living in them are, then you know that you’d probably need to spend at least one week out of every month doing a “spring cleaning” style cleaning to keep that up. Who has time for that? I know I can’t just give up a whole week of my life, really ever, to dedicate to cleaning. But I just love a good deep clean! So here’s what I do instead! I’ve always been a fan of tackling big projects a little bit at a time, because I just hate to give up a whole day and let...

6 Home Maintenance Tasks You May Not Even Realize You Have to Do

By Audrey Ference Home maintenance and ownership go hand in hand, so you’re no doubt aware that there’s plenty you should  be doing (hello, gutter cleaning!). Sorry to lengthen your to-do list, but we thought you should know that there are actually a few more home maintenance tasks that may require your attention—and odds are you don’t even realize it. Curious what you might be overlooking? Here are some home maintenance chores that might be flying under your radar—and why they’re important to cross off your list. 1. Clean your refrigerator drip pan Did you know many refrigerators have drip pans? I did not. But as you can imagine from the name, it’s a thing you really should be cleaning once in a while. Doug Rogers , president of Mr. Appliance, puts it this way: “Failing to clean the refrigerator drip pan will result in mold growth.” Yuck. How to do it:  To clean it, first you have to ...
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Tea tree oil is an essential oil that has been used for centuries by Aborigines. The oil is taken from the leaves of the melaleuca alternifolia, a plant native to Australia. Interestingly, you cannot find tea tree oil naturally occurring anywhere else. The Aborigines would crush the leaves, then place them on a wound or burn, holding them in place with a mud pack. In the 1920s, Australian researchers discovered that tea tree oil is an antiseptic 100 times more effective than carbolic acid, a well-known germicide of the time. It’s antiseptic properties are unimaginable. Studies have found that Tea Tree Oil can effectively treat respiratory problems ranging from common sore throats, coughs and runny nose to asthma, tuberculosis, and bronchitis. It also possesses antibiotic properties that help treat skin infections, rashes, burns, dandruff and much more. But you can also use tea tree oil to remove mold.  It disinfects and removes all types of germs and mold. ...

Health Risks of Mold Allergies in Your Mount Laurel, NJ House & How to Get Rid of Mold Spores

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Understanding mold can be your best ally if your home becomes overwhelmed with it. Ross Environmental Solutions would like to share some basic information when it comes to mold in an effort to help you avoid it or deal with the problem if mold spores are already present. Mold only needs 24 hours to take hold and thrive under the right factors. Moisture, darkness, temperature, food, and time are all mold needs. For example; for any water that has seeped under the baseboards after a minor flooding, humidity is created with warm temperatures. Dust particles, lint, and other forms of debris are all contributions to the food mold needs and the other elements such as darkness and time form the perfect living conditions for mold to flourish unseen. Winter provides perfect conditions for mold growth via moisture from snow, but contrary to popular belief, summer also provides ideal circumstances for mold via moisture from humidity. The season doesn’t matter, because moisture i...