| There are many different home-improvement | | | | remedies for cleaning. White vinegar and lemon juice |
| projects that arise during ownership, and solving | | | | are commonly-found ingredients that are instrumental |
| hard-water problems is often high on the list for | | | | in removing stains that are not deeply set. |
| homeowners in areas affected by the substance. It | | | | Hydrochloric, phosphoric, and sulfuric acid are very |
| is estimated that nearly 85% of homes in the U.S. | | | | helpful for removing long-standing stains on hard |
| are affected by hard water. Although it does not | | | | surfaces. |
| pose health risks to individuals who drink or use it, | | | | Some homeowners choose to have water softeners |
| the minerals within do tend to leave stains in | | | | professionally installed in their homes during |
| showers, tubs, and sinks. | | | | construction or when doing home renovations. Water |
| Water that has a high mineral content, often including | | | | softeners often use ion exchange to reduce the |
| high levels of calcium, metals, magnesium, and | | | | amount of minerals in the water that is used in the |
| sulfates is referred to as "hard". Hard water often | | | | home. Such remedies may be expensive in the |
| forms "scales" on surfaces like tile, porcelain, glass, | | | | short-term, but often save money in the long run by |
| and other water-resistant surfaces and may be | | | | reducing the cost of cleaning and maintaining your |
| resistant to soap and other cleaners. Such markings | | | | home. |
| are often referred to as hard water "stains". | | | | Buyers looking to purchase a home may ask the |
| It is recommended that homeowners clean regularly | | | | sellers about the water in the home. It is important |
| to keep the deposits from permanently staining the | | | | to examine existing homes for hard-water stains and |
| surfaces of their home. The longer the deposits are | | | | it is perfectly acceptable to ask if the homeowners |
| allowed to remain on the surface, the harder they | | | | have installed a water-softening system. Homes that |
| are to remove. There are a variety of household | | | | have systems already in place may be more desirable |
| cleaners that are available to help remove hard water | | | | for homebuyers who are concerned about hard |
| stains from showers, tubs, and sinks. The majority of | | | | water in the home. If you would like more |
| these cleaners use chemicals that deactivate or bind | | | | information about buying homes in the Austin area, |
| with the minerals on the surface. | | | | visit the website of the Carvajal Group. |
| Homeowners may also take advantages of home | | | | |