Category: Home Improvement
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Child-Proofing Your Home
Kids have exploratory personalities and the desire to get into just about everything. It’s a good idea for expecting or new parents to do some work around the house to child proof everything. Child-proofing the home makes it safer for your toddler, and gives you the peace of mind to let him or her roam…
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How to Secure Your Home
The majority of break-ins these days are motivated by drugs, either the desire to find drugs to sell or ingest or to find items of value to be sold for drug consumption. Home security tends to get glossed over, but it’s not something you should ignore. It’s not difficult or costly to secure your home.…
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How to Improve Breathing Conditions in Your Home
Written by: Your Filter Connection People of all ages want to know how to improve breathing conditions at home. A high functioning heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) works something like the human respiratory system. The HVAC controls everything related to temperature, movement, and quality of the air inside the home in order to keep…
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The Right Floor to Control Allergies
Submitted by Bamboo Flooring Facts People who suffer from allergies often have it far worse than most of us realize. While most of us are allergic to things like peanuts, cats, pollen and other elements that can generally be avoided, it can be much harder for others. For example, many people are allergic to microbials…
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Improving air quality with dehumidifiers
Humidity can be very uncomfortable and make your house or office feel dirty, musty and stuffy. A humid environment can also trigger many health issues. A solution to keeping the humidity level at bay is to use a dehumidifier. You might reap several benefits by investing in a good dehumidifier. A dehumidifier inhibits the growth…
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Ideas to Keep the Home Safe
Keeping your home and family safe are at the top of your list of priorities. There are many different ways to protect your home and not every home protection method involves expensive equipment or an extensive installation process. There are simple ideas that you can use to keep your home safe. Install Strike Plates A…
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Controlling Temperature While You Sleep
Written by: Bedding Style The right bedroom temperature is essential for good sleeping health. Studies show that people need to have a quiet, dark, comfortable room in order to get a fully restful night’s sleep. Many people seek out various ways to help control the temperature of their sleeping room including comforters, quilts, adjustable heaters…
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Caring for your bamboo floors
Written By Bamboo FAQ No matter what kind of flooring you choose for your home, you need to look into what it will take to maintain it. No flooring can survive without some type of maintenance, after all. Even something as beautiful and strong as bamboo flooring needs a little TLC from time to time…
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Three Things You Need to Plan for When You Move
When you move to a new area, even one just down the highway, you’re bound to run into all sorts of circumstances you hadn’t anticipated. For instance, California has extremely diverse geography in the South. You can move thirty minutes in one direction and be in a completely different environment, like mountains or beach land.…
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Hospital AC Units: Air Circulation and Infection Prevention
The HVAC system in your home uses an air filter to try and capture the particulate matter residing in your home. This filtration works well for stopping pet dander, but it’s hardly up to the task of blocking harmful bacteria from penetrating a patient’s immune system. Hospital HVAC units have a much tougher job on…