home safety

How To Make Your Home Safe For Children

How To Make Your Home Safe For Children

There are a lot of hazards around an average home for small children.  Many of the hazards are not real obvious to adults, as they have a different perspective from small children, who are closer to the ground. The following is a list of  small changes that you can make to your home to dramatically [...]

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What You Should Know About Carbon Monoxide

What You Should Know About Carbon Monoxide

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless and lethal gas.  Because it is impossible for a person to detect carbon monoxide, CO is capable of killing you before you are even aware that you have a leak in your home.  At lower levels of exposure, CO causes mild effects that are frequently mistaken for the [...]

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How To Be Prepared For A Power Outage

How To Be Prepared For A Power Outage

Power failures can occur at any time, especially during in-climate weather.  It is important to be prepared to make sure that you and your family make it through the power failure safely, especially if it happens during a blizzard.  Power failures caused by blizzards and ice storms can sometimes last for several days, so you [...]

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How to fix a sagging staircase

How to Fix a Sagging Staircase

A gorgeous staircase can make or break an old house. In some cases, the staircase is beautiful but the treads are sagging with the wear and tear of age. However, fixing a sagging staircase is easier than you think, especially if you have access to the underside of the stairs. Look at the carriage underneath [...]

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How To Strip Old Paint From Your House

How To Strip Old Paint From Your House

When it’s time to repaint the exterior of your home, you might be faced with the prospect of stripping the existing paint. While many people choose to simply paint over the previous layers, that eventually backfires with more cracking and peeling than you would have if you had simply taken the time to strip the [...]

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How To Make Your Home Secure

How To Make Your Home Secure

It is one of those things that you believe could never happen to you — until it does. Your home can be broken into, your belongings can be stolen, and you can be in danger if you confront a burglar in your home. It is important to recognize the threat and do what you can [...]

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