Just for Fun: Our 9 Most Dreaded Home Maintenance Tasks No matter how long you’ve been a homeowner, some tasks never get any easier. Whether dirty, tedious or tricky, you just can’t get past the “uggggh” factor and end up putting them off as long as possible. Recently, we quizzed our NPI corporate staff on their most dreaded home maintenance chores. October 2, 2019By NPI Marketing Team Cleaning Tips, Home Maintenance, Just for Fun bathroom, home exterior, lawn care 0 0 Comment
How to Tell If You Have Hard Water Hard water. Soft water. If you’re not sure what the difference is, or what that difference means for your home, you’ve come to the right place. We’ll explain everything you need to know about hard water and how to tell if it’s an issue in your home. September 17, 2019By NPI Marketing Team Cleaning Tips, Home Maintenance bathroom, kitchen, laundry 0 0 Comment
How to Revive a Tired Deck This Summer If your deck looks like it took a beating last winter, don’t worry—there’s still time to get it looking great in time for company. Just follow these simple steps for cleaning and re-staining your deck and get ready to show it off! May 17, 2019By sma Cleaning Tips, DIY, Home Maintenance home exterior, spring 0 0 Comment
How to Clean Outside Your House the Right Way Spring cleaning season is in full swing, but if you’re like a lot of people you don’t pay a lot of attention to the outside of your house. From power-washing your driveway to taking care of mildewed siding, here are our top tips for cleaning the outside of your house for maximum curb appeal. April 30, 2019By NPI Marketing Team Cleaning Tips, DIY, Home Maintenance home exterior, landscaping, lawn care, spring 0 0 Comment
The Best Way to Polish Wood Floors Here’s the best technique for polishing your hardwood floors so they look their best for years to come. April 5, 2019By NPI Marketing Team Cleaning Tips, DIY, Home Maintenance floors 0 0 Comment
5 Spring Cleaning Tips You Shouldn't Follow The first day of spring is right around the corner, and you know what that means—it’s time to come out of hibernation and get your place spic and span. We’ll show which cleaning tips you need to avoid and what to do instead to save you time and money. March 13, 2019By NPI Marketing Team Cleaning Tips appliances, floors, kitchen, spring 0 0 Comment
Mildew-Proof Your Bathroom in 6 Easy Steps Whether your bathroom is old or new, big or small, mildew can set in and make it a less pleasant place to be. Here’s what you can do to mildew-proof your bathroom so the stuff doesn’t have a chance to take over. March 1, 2019By NPI Marketing Team Cleaning Tips, DIY, Home Maintenance bathroom, painting, plumbing 0 0 Comment
The 9 Best Household Uses for Bleach Bleach is a classic solution for taking care of myriad cleaning projects around the house. It’s so ubiquitous, in fact, that we’re betting there are some uses that you don’t even know about yet. Check out these nine ways to use bleach for your toughest household tasks. February 22, 2019By NPI Marketing Team Cleaning Tips, DIY bathroom, home exterior, kids, kitchen, laundry 0 0 Comment
What Can You Get Rid of Right Now? 25 Quick Ideas for Decluttering Got a spare hour or so? It’s time to start tossing. Grab a trash bag, a recycling bin and a few donation boxes and get down to business. Working room by room, here are the things you can get rid of right this second. January 17, 2019By NPI Marketing Team Cleaning Tips, DIY bathroom, bedroom, kids, kitchen, living room, office, organization 0 0 Comment
Make Your Refrigerator More Efficient with These 8 Hacks When we think of ways to save energy, we don’t often turn to the fridge. It just does its thing, right? Well, not quite. Here are eight ways to make your refrigerator more efficient. October 18, 2018By NPI Marketing Team Cleaning Tips, Home Maintenance appliances, kitchen, organization 0 0 Comment