Household electricity keeps your home comfortable, your gadgets alive, and makes life simpler, but these currents can also be dangerous and potentially fatal if not properly maintained. It’s important to treat powered appliances and receptacles around your home with respect, as doing so will reduce the likelihood of injury or property damage. Let’s take a look at how to recognize some of the common household electrical hazards and what you can do to increase your home’s safety. [Read more…]
Be Cautious of These Common Household Electrical Hazards
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How to Develop Your Family’s Fire Escape Plan
September 24, 2020 by
During a fire, there’s no room for hesitation. Some families may feel overconfident about their preparedness for such an event. When it comes to fire safety, many are only aware of the bare essentials, and many more don’t even have an escape plan. Despite the precautions you may take to ensure an accidental fire doesn’t break out, factors beyond your control can trigger a blaze. That’s why it’s so important to improve or develop your family’s fire escape plan so that every member is aware of their role. [Read more…]
Signs You’re Due for a Roof Replacement
February 4, 2020 by
We don’t often think about the roofs over our heads. After all, when it’s out of sight, it’s out of mind. But it’s wise not to wait until a roof collapse to determine if you’re due for a roof replacement. Roof leaks can cause costly damage to your home, and homeowners insurance will not always cover such damages. Therefore, it’s important to pay your roof the attention it deserves, and there are several signs you can look out for before tragedy befalls your family and your wallet. [Read more…]
Social Media & Beyond: Beware Sharing Your Holiday Plans
November 30, 2017 by
Social media was practically made for those great shots you’ll take during your holiday vacation, from visiting the family in the next state over to celebrating the dead of winter on a warm tropical beach. It’s really tempting to let friends, family, and online strangers know exactly where and what you’re up to when you’re on vacation. However, if you’re leaving your home for the holidays, you may be laying out the welcome mat for burglary by announcing your absence on social media. [Read more…]
Home Safety: Winter Power Outage
November 9, 2016 by
Everything is harder in winter, and this holds doubly true for interruptions in your power. This is why planning ahead and acting quickly within the first hours of the power outage can do a lot to keep you comfortable in such a miserable time. While some of these instructions hold true for any time of the year, most are geared towards dealing with the cold and the weather that causes it. Be ready to react to a winter power outage by keeping these ideas and mind, and making some small purchases just in case. [Read more…]
Can Improving Home Security Reduce Insurance Premiums?
September 30, 2016 by
Peace of mind. It’s something homeowners enjoy and cherish, being able to sit inside a warm house on a stormy night. However, this peace can be shattered by many events, from fires to floods. And while these examples mindlessly consume both home and its possessions, there are also more intelligent, targeted, and higher-occurring threats to your home in the form of residential burglaries. In 2015 there were 365,000 residential fires in the US. There were 8.6 million home burglaries over the same time in the United States. [Read more…]
