Q. I have a plowing company. Last winter while plowing, I left rust streaks on two properties. Though they are not very noticeable, they are noticeable. Do you have any ideas or solutions to removing ...

Dear Heloise: I have small, circular rust spots all over my driveway caused by the iron in a granular lawn fertilizer I used recently. A rainstorm dissolved some of the granules that had spilled over ...

You can't scrub oil and grease stains away. The trick is to draw them up out of the concrete with trisodium phosphate (or a TSP substitute), water and an absorbent material. Patience is the key. Old, ...

Several weeks ago I answered a letter in this column concerning removing hard water scale build up in plumbing supply pipes using muriatic acid and potassium permanganate. I discouraged the practice, ...

Lloyd Alter is Design Editor for Treehugger and teaches Sustainable Design at Ryerson University in Toronto. My 2000 Subaru is full of holes. Like so many other cars in Canada and the northern United ...

Q. I have oil spots on my driveway that I can't get rid of for anything. I have used cleaners from hardware stores, cat litter, pressure washing, and more. What can I do? A. You might try muriatic ...