Dirty Talk

For cleanerbod re damp cupboards, I read this tip: Remove everything and wipe down all the surfaces. Use vinegar, tea tree oil (diluted one part to 10 parts water) or Borax Natural Wood Treatment (£8, from greenshop.co.uk, 01452 770629). Leave the doors open and allow to dry thoroughly. In each cupboard, place a bowl of activated charcoal (try Eheim Ehfikarbon, £2.59 a litre, from aquarium shops or swelluk.com, 0845 658 9599) or a dehumidifier egg, designed to reduce air moisture content in small areas (lakeland.co.uk). Be sure not to overfill, leaving plenty of space for air to circulate.

Help!! I'm moving into a old home that is absolutely filthy! The hardest jobs look like the greasy/bacteria infested wooden cupboards, and the window sills (which are tricky because of the grooves to get into). Any ideas for disinfectants for these areas? Thanks!

The best way I've found to get rid of moths is to use cedar chips in the bottom of drawers, wardrobes, cupboards etc. You can even use them as a pot - pourri without anyone commenting adversely (if you care a sh** about what friends, family and neighbours think, anyway !). They need to be refreshed from time to time with cedar oil to keep things active, and the smell is wonderful. Sprigs of dried lavender may also be used if you find cedar too strong or masculine.

Not a tip but a question. I have just moved house and the kitchen is covered in sprinkles of yellow chip fat. How do I remove chip fat from a deep fat fryer from a white oven hood and wooden kitchen cupboards. I have scrubbed and scrubbed and it still won't come off.

to clean a cooker door : bicarb and washing up liquid mix into a paste rub it all over oven door ( i left mine for two hours while i was cleaning my cupboards ) get a kitchen scraper like the ones you remove ice with and away you go .... i see this tip on how clean is your house IT WORKS !