Baking soda and white vinegar also make great low-pH cleansers. Mix the baking soda with water or vinegar to form a paste for scrubbing dried-on stains. Vinegar, by itself or diluted with equal parts ...

Hard water buildup happens to even the cleanest of households. These white, pink, gray, and even brown-tinted deposits are slow to form, but once they do, they can become quite the cleaning conundrum.

Cleaning a sink doesn't have to be a daunting task, but it certainly can be. Dishes pile up, grime accumulates, mysterious smells begin to appear seemingly out of nowhere—we'll stop there. You get the ...

Q. During the pandemic, we did a refresh of our half bath by installing new tile and a new pedestal sink. Not even one year later, the sink started to discolor near the drain. The old one had the same ...

Q: I’ve started noticing black stuff in toilets and to a lesser extent sinks in my house. It leaves streaks. Is this a type of mold? Is it dangerous? What is it? How do I get rid of it? — M.R. Answer: ...