Custom Maids Blog

How to pick child-safe cleaning products in Toronto, read the Canadian hazard symbols, store them out of reach, and avoid the mixtures that release toxic gas.

Toronto basements start smelling when the furnace comes on. What Health Canada recommends, why bleach is the wrong tool, and what the City pays to fix the water.

Most advice on cleaning curtains and blinds contradicts itself. Here is what manufacturer care sheets, the care-symbol system and Health Canada's cord rules actually say, applied to Toronto homes.

Most window cleaning advice was written for plain single-pane glass. Toronto homes have low-E coatings and hard water, and the old tricks damage both.

When the furnace fires up each fall, Toronto homes feel dustier and a duct-cleaning flyer appears. Here is when it is worth it, when it is not, and what actually clears your winter air.

Paint makers and Health Canada disagree on bleach, flat paint turns shiny if you scrub it, and older Toronto homes need extra care. Here is the wall-washing method that works on every sheen.

Quartz countertop advice contradicts itself brand to brand — one maker recommends the exact cleaner another bans. Here is what the care sheets say, and what Toronto hard water really does.

Laminate and vinyl plank look identical underfoot, but their care sheets prescribe opposite methods. A Toronto guide to steam mops, damp mopping, hard water film and winter salt on floating floors.