If you've just moved into a home with hardwood floors and (thankfully) haven't had the chance to clean up a stain, it's imperative to take as many preventive measures as possible to avoid future ...

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If you’re lucky enough to have hardwood floors in their home, it’s easy to see how much warmth, character, and durability they add. Their beauty and construction, however, does not make them ...

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The key is to use something strong enough to remove the stain, but not something so strong that it will damage the wood beneath. Like any surface, a wood floor can get stained and dirty, but you have ...

One of the great things about vinyl flooring is that it’s pretty darn easy to clean. Unlike hardwood, tile, stone, or carpet flooring, vinyl material makes it simple to clean up any accidents, spills, ...

Dear Heloise: I'm hoping you might have some advice for me on how to get stains up from my off-white vinyl flooring in my bathroom. It's yellowed where I keep the bathmat and rug in front of my sink.

Q: Vinyl place mats from Chilewich and other companies are great for wiping off crumbs, but they absorb stains from tomato sauce, curry and more. I would hate to throw them out. I've tried cleaning ...

I have more this week on vinyl floors being discolored by rubber-backed rugs. I really didn’t know how widespread the problem was when I first wrote about it, but it is indeed a problem. Lowe’s ...