Offers tips and techniques to make quick work of dirty work. This book helps you learn how to use the proper equipment and tackle specific cleaning challenges, including: floors, walls, and ceilings; the kitchen and bathrooms; furniture and furnishings; appliances and equipment; windows; bicycles and cars; and clothes and laundry.
Offers tips and techniques to make quick work of dirty work. This book helps you learn how to use the proper equipment and tackle specific cleaning challenges, including: floors, walls, and ceilings; the kitchen and bathrooms; furniture and furnishings; appliances and equipment; windows; bicycles and cars; and clothes and laundry.
Gill Chilton is a consumer journalist with 20 years experience in writing on practical subjects. She writes for, among others, Family Circle, Woman, and Good Housekeeping magazines, and answers questions on a regular consumer advice page forFamily Circle. Cleaning is forever a hot topic: Readers may love or loathe it, but, as they tell Gill, they can't ignore it. Gill is also the author of Home Basics: The Complete Guide to Running Today's Home published by Reader's Digest and she has appeared on radio and TV demonstating practical household tips.
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Introduction.
Part I: Getting Your Hands Dirty: Cleaning Basics.
Chapter 1: Recognising the Value of Cleaning Well.
Chapter 2: Equipping Yourself.
Chapter 3: Talking Timing and Techniques.
Part II: Cleaning Your Home Top to Bottom.
Chapter 4: Cleaning Ceilings, Walls, Radiators, and WindowTreatments.
Chapter 5: Standing Up to Floors.
Chapter 6: Scouring Everything and the Kitchen Sink.
Chapter 7: Bringing Brilliance to the Bathroom.
Chapter 8: Polishing Furniture and Furnishings.
Part III: Keeping Up Appearances Outside.
Chapter 9: Washing Up Outside.
Chapter 10: Making Windows Sparkle.
Chapter 11: Sweeping Up the Garden Path: Decks, Driveways, andPatios.
Chapter 12: Devoting Time to Your Vehicles.
Part IV: Cleaning Special Items and in SpecialSituations.
Chapter 13: Tuning In to Electrical Equipment.
Chapter 14: Shining Sports and Hobby Equipment.
Chapter 15: Treasuring Personal Valuables.
Chapter 16: Facing Family Cleaning Challenges.
Chapter 17: Cleaning for Special Occasions.
Part V: Removing Stains.
Chapter 18: Caring for Your Clothes.
Chapter 19: Understanding Basic Stain Types.
Chapter 20: Treating Everyday Stains.
Chapter 21: Tackling Scratches, Scuffs, and Rips.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 22: Fast Fixes for Unexpected Guests.
Chapter 23: Ten Tips for Facing a Landlord Inspection.
Chapter 24: Being Clean in Other People's Homes.
Chapter 25: Extraordinary Uses for Ten Ordinary Items.
