Hidden Valley Property Inspection now offers you the ability to book your next inspection online. Please click here to book your home inspection.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Book Your Next Utah Home Inspection Online
Hidden Valley Property Inspection now offers you the ability to book your next inspection online. Please click here to book your home inspection.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Mold and Mildew and Allergies... oh My!
Mold and mildew inside the home can cause problems for those with allergies. They grow wherever it's damp and warm and there is little air movement. You can take some simple measures to keep your home free of mold and mildew. Tips suggested by the University of Illinois Extension include:
Keep clothes, closets, drawers, and walls clean.
Eliminate sources of moisture in your home.
Try to maintain air movement in all areas of your home.
Dry air prevents mold and mildew. Use a dehumidifier.
Treat cotton items such as awnings and tents with fungicides before using them.
Paste-wax shoe polish or saddle soap will help protect leather goods.
Keep clothes, closets, drawers, and walls clean.
Eliminate sources of moisture in your home.
Try to maintain air movement in all areas of your home.
Dry air prevents mold and mildew. Use a dehumidifier.
Treat cotton items such as awnings and tents with fungicides before using them.
Paste-wax shoe polish or saddle soap will help protect leather goods.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Top 10 Home Safety Tips
1. Install smoke alarms on every level of your home and outside every sleeping area. Any room used for sleeping should also have a smoke alarm installed in the room. Test them monthly. If your smoke alarms are ten years old or more, replace them. If you build or remodel your home, install fire sprinklers.
2. Develop a fire escape plan for your family: Point out two exits from each room, pick a meeting spot outside and hold a fire drill at least twice a year.
3. Always stay in the kitchen while food is cooking on the stove.
4. Keep all stairways, paths and walkways well lit. Use railings.
5. Install grab bars in bath and shower stalls, and use a non-slip mat or adhesive safety strips inside bathtubs and showers.
6. Post the National Poison Control Hotline number (1-800-222-1222) and other emergency numbers next to every phonei in your home.
7. Install child locks on all cabinets used to store dangerous items such as poisons, matches and lighters. Install carbon monoxide alarms.
8. Keep your water heater setting at 120 degrees Fahrenheit or less.
9. Install four-sided pool fencing with self-locking and self-closing gates, Fencing should completely isolate the pool from the home and be at least five feet high.
10. Constantly supervise children in or hear bodies of water such as pools, ponds bathtubs toilets and buckets.
2. Develop a fire escape plan for your family: Point out two exits from each room, pick a meeting spot outside and hold a fire drill at least twice a year.
3. Always stay in the kitchen while food is cooking on the stove.
4. Keep all stairways, paths and walkways well lit. Use railings.
5. Install grab bars in bath and shower stalls, and use a non-slip mat or adhesive safety strips inside bathtubs and showers.
6. Post the National Poison Control Hotline number (1-800-222-1222) and other emergency numbers next to every phonei in your home.
7. Install child locks on all cabinets used to store dangerous items such as poisons, matches and lighters. Install carbon monoxide alarms.
8. Keep your water heater setting at 120 degrees Fahrenheit or less.
9. Install four-sided pool fencing with self-locking and self-closing gates, Fencing should completely isolate the pool from the home and be at least five feet high.
10. Constantly supervise children in or hear bodies of water such as pools, ponds bathtubs toilets and buckets.
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