When Should You Clean Your Walls? But not every wall should be cleaned. In fact, some walls shouldn’t be cleaned, and should be repainted instead. Ziegelman says, “If there is damage to the paint, ...

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Wallpapered walls should be dusted and cleaned regularly. Learn how to clean different types of wallpaper and remove stains.

Humans built the first walls thousands of years ago, and we’ve been avoiding cleaning them ever since. Smudges around light switches? Of course. A sponge and some gentle soap, and those high-traffic ...

Cleaning your walls before painting helps the paint stick better and stops peeling, bubbling, and streaking. Use mild soap and water with a soft sponge to gently scrub walls from bottom to top in ...

Interior walls tend to get dingy over time, as you've probably already noticed. No matter what color they are, streaks and stains start to show, mysterious scuff marks emerge, and you start to feel ...

Q. I want to paint the walls in several rooms of my house. I have been told it is best to clean the walls first, but they don’t appear to be very dirty. If I do clean them, what do I use? A. You will ...

It was a chronicle of his family’s life, written in stains he felt powerless to erase. There was the faint, greasy smear from ...

With the festive frenzy of Christmas on the way us, it's likely you will be facing a fresh batch of cleaning challenges, including grubby wall marks from tiny fingers and sticky residues left by ...

Walls can get dirty before you know it — from a splatter of spaghetti dinner to the crayon artistry of a roaming toddler to fingers simply reaching for a light switch. It’s easy to pass by walls and ...