Housekeeping Tips: Video Series

The best way to remove pencil marks from the wall is with a Magic Eraser that simply needs to be wet. Discover ways to remove pencil marks without having to apply any pressure with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on cleaning and housekeeping tips.

Items that fall down a sink can be retrieved without paying costly plumbing fees by unscrewing the pea trap with bare hands or a wrench. Learn about using a bucket to collect debris when rescuing an item from the sink with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on sinks and housekeeping tips.

When removing paint from clothes, it's important to first identify what type of paint it is, as oil-based paints require a great deal of scrubbing to break up the paint chips. Find out how to use dish soap and tweezers to remove paint from clothes with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on clothes cleaning and housekeeping tips.

Before removing rust spots from guns, make sure the gun isn't loaded, and use an onion to get the rust to flake off of the metal. Try using steel wool or aluminum foil to get rust off of guns with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on cleaning guns.

In order to remove coffee stains, all that is needed is water and an egg that should be applied to the stain with a sponge. Use a scrub brush to help get out a coffee stain with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on coffee stains and housekeeping tips.

When removing mildew from wood, it's important to get rid of all of the mildew, and this can be achieved with a container of bleach water. Find out why a wood floor may have to be sanded and re-finished after removing mildew with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on mildew and housekeeping tips.

Plastic glasses lenses get scratched easily, but this can be fixed by buffing each side with Armor Edge or lemon Pledge. Clean glasses with Windex after they've been buffed with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on removing scratches from plastic.

The best way to remove small scratches from window panes is with a gritty substance, such as whitening toothpaste that is applied with a paper towel or sponge. Use vinegar and water to rinse toothpaste off of a window pane with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on removing scratches from window panes.

Scratches in plastic can be removed with lemon Pledge or dusting cleaners that contain wax to fill in the cracks. Buff a plastic scratch for three to four minutes on each side with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on removing scratches from plastic.

Carpet cleaning machines can be rented from home improvement stores or grocery stores, and they come with a cleaning solution and a scrubber on the bottom. Discover why it's important to open the windows and turn on the fans after using a carpet cleaner with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on carpet cleaning and housekeeping tips.

Preparing emergency food rations means making sure that there is at least three days of food for each person and a lot of water. Stock canned goods and other nonperishable foods for emergencies with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on emergency food supplies.

Mini-blinds and plastic shower curtains can both be cleaned by putting them in a bathtub that is full of an all-purpose cleaner, dish soap or vinegar, and moving them around. Soak mini-blinds in a bathtub solution for an hour with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on washing mini-blinds and housekeeping tips.

Many household items can be used as natural metal cleaning solutions, including ketchup and boiling water with baking soda. Find out how to use lemon juice with vinegar to clean copper or pennies with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on metal cleaning and housekeeping tips.

The best way to clean floors naturally is with a mixture of vinegar and water, which is both inexpensive and harmless. Discover how olive oil can be used to scrub wood floors that haven't been finished with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on wood floor cleaning and housekeeping tips.

Before attempting to remove stains from leather, it's important to identify the kind of leather, after which it can be effective to use a wet sponge or baby wipes. Learn about pre-treated leather and its resistance to some cleaning products with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on leather stain removal and housekeeping tips.

One way to remove musty mildew stains is to fill a disposable bowl with vinegar and hide it in an inconspicuous place in the room that contains the smell. Find out how vinegar evaporates and absorbs odors with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on mildew odors and housekeeping tips.

Diesel is oil-based, so washing diesel out of clothes requires baking soda to soak up the liquid and a de-greaser mixture that should set on the clothes overnight. Wash treated clothes on the hottest setting possible with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on clothes cleaning and housekeeping tips.

The best product to use to make old dresser drawers glide out is wax, which should be rubbed on the track that dresser drawers are fixed upon. Remove the friction from dresser drawers with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on dresser drawers and housekeeping tips.

There are different ways to organize closets by color coding, including using colored hangers or arranging the clothes that are the same color together. Make it easier to find certain clothing items in a closet with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on closet organization and housekeeping tips.

Vinegar can be used in combination with water to clean glass and eliminate the potential for indoor air pollution. Use the formula of 4 tablespoons of vinegar to a quart of water to make a glass cleaner with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on glass cleaning and housekeeping tips.

Hard water stains that are commonly found on shower doors are best treated with lemon juice that can be applied to a sponge. Use a paste that consists of vinegar and baking soda to remove hard water stains from shower doors with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on hard water stains and housekeeping tips.

When organizing a bedroom closet, it can be very helpful to invest in a shoe rack and to keep a laundry hamper on the floor of the closet. Avoid throwing clothes on the floor and organize a closet with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on closet organization and housekeeping tips.

The way to properly fold fitted sheets is by taking them when they're warm from the dryer and fitting the corners inside of each other. Fold fitted sheets without making them into a wadded mess with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on folding sheets and housekeeping tips.

Removing grease stains from clothes can be as simple as scrubbing baking soda into the grease spot with a toothbrush and then applying dish soap with a sponge. Add vinegar to grease stains that project an odor with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on grease stains and housekeeping tips.

In order to remove marks made by ballpoint pens, wet the area, apply washable hairspray, and scrub the area with a toothbrush. Let a shirt than has been stained by a ballpoint pen sit in a pre-treatment with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on pens marks and housekeeping tips.