by Tanner on November 14, 2011
Over on Home Security Source there’s a great article about staying safe at home during a power outage.
Among some of the tips: If power is lost for more than 24 hours throw out all food in the refrigerator to avoid food poisoning. And never use candles or open flames for light or heat. Stock up on batteries to use for flashlights.
Whether you’re preparing for a potential power outage this winter, or you just want to be safe for the future, head on over to get all the tips and you won’t be sorry.
Photo by Mike K.
by Tanner on October 27, 2011
Depending on the location of your home, graffiti may or may not be something worth worrying about.
But if there’s any chance of your home being painted by stray kids or teens, the results can be fairly devastating. Apart from having to paint over the graffiti, there’s the constant stress involved with worrying about re-tagging and permanent damage to your home’s paint job.
If you didn’t know: there’s a brilliant solution to potential graffiti problems that involves a one-time paint job, then you can go about your day-to-day business worry-free.
Introducing Sherwin-Williams Pro Industrial Anti-Graffiti coating.
While it’s not the cheapest way to deter would-be graffiti artists from attacking your home, this paint puts a special, chemically-crafted coat over your home that makes it nearly impossible for spray paint to stick. Meaning those neighborhood “artists” are going to waste both time and paint if they try to tag your home. All while you don’t have to worry about a thing.
How cool is that?
Photo by Geraint Rowland.
by Tanner on October 3, 2011
As a new home owner one of your top priorities should be keeping your home safe.
Home invasions happen more often than you might think (nearly every 12 seconds), so knowing what to do in order to keep your new home safe is pretty important. Here’s a roundup of some good tidbits and insights from around the web for your home safety concerns.
• What exactly do burglars do when entering your home? Here’s a recent news story where a home security camera was able to catch two burglars on video. Demonstrating both the value of having a home security system and the importance of securing your home.
• Wireless home security is becoming more popular than ever, and for good reason. Wireless home technology is a growing market, and you can get a pretty good deal on a system that you can manage and monitor from nearly anywhere. HomeSecuritySource.com has a fun infographic on Wireless Home Security Systems that is worth taking a look at if you’re interested.
by Tanner on September 26, 2011
As a new home owner you should be persistently aware of the possibility of your home being broken into. It happens, and possibly more than you might expect. Here is a nice graphic that shows some of the more recent statistics on burglaries in the U.S. Take a look:
by Tanner on August 31, 2011
What do home owners care about the most?
A quick look at the best selling home safety items on Amazon gives us some surprising insights. Turns out that home owners care the most about safety and – are you ready for this? – noise. Noise! Of all things, noise-cancelling items are filling out the best sellers page on Amazon for home improvement under safety and security.
Really. Right now four of the top 20 best selling items are energy usage monitors or systems, while four additional best sellers are earmuffs or earplugs.
The rest of the items vary among personal safety items – thermal blankets, safety goggles, carbon monoxide alarms, and locks/safes. Then, if you go to the next level of category for Amazon best selling items (looking under just home improvement), a surprising thing happens: people no longer care about the safety of their ears or about the level of carbon monoxide in their homes.
What do home owners really care about? Light bulbs and water filters. Take a look for yourself.
It’s interesting to see which items are selling the most for home improvement, and to see how world events (like the recent hurricane on the East US coast) impact trends.
