If you live in the rural-urban interface, the point where homes meet combustible vegetation, you must increase your role to protect lives and property in your community beyond the city limits.
In addition to the holidays themselves, many people choose to celebrate the season by deco-rating their homes with electric lights, candles, banners, and wreaths. The Christmas tree is among the most popular of these decorations.
Look for combustible liquids like gasoline, lighter fluid, and paint thinner that may have spilled. Thoroughly clean the spill and place containers in a well-ventilated area.
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have become the focus of This concrete walkway was stamped to look like Roman slate in Escondido, Calif. This concrete walkway was stamped to look like Roman slate depending on the size of your patio or walkway. Also, factor maintenance into the overall
A pervious concrete driveway absorbs water instead of shedding it. If a municipality has tight environmental regulations for residential construction, this type of driveway may be required. Photo courtesy of Gordon Kenna, Georgia Concrete and Products Association.
Your driveway is your welcome mat, the pathway to your home. It may be a broad expanse or curved and winding, disappearing among the shrubbery or a straight shot to a waiting garage. Whatever the profile, your driveway presents landscaping opportunities to enhance your home and its character.
supplies, such as batteries, blankets, cash,medications, non-perishable foods, water and a weather radio. Install firesafety devices in the home, such as fire extinguishers and smoke alarms with a vibrating pad or flashing light. Consider also installing
detectors set to trip only above 50 pounds or even above 90 pounds, Pickral says. FireSafety Sight and Sound Lighting plays a key role now in firesafety, too. Inside, your system can be designed so that when a fire alarm goes off, lights
purposes. A space can only be defined as a bedroom when it meets these code requirements, which can include specifications on firesafety measures and means of egress. The Safety Issue When a space is to be labeled a bedroom or otherwise, safety is the