Child-Proofing

Avatar — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:50:47 +0000

There are now more safety products that can be used to child-proof your house with little effort and just a screwdriver to install. Power outlets can be given plastic covers that insert into them preventing electrocution of children who love to stick just about anything anywhere. Doors to cupboards and other storage areas can be locked inexpensively with restraints that allow adults to open them yet restricts the opening just enough to prevent little hands and arms from getting through. Refrigerators can be locked with stick on clamps that are difficult to open with little hands yet allow easy access for adults. Stove-tops and knobs can be shielded with rubberized and glass shields, preventing burns and accidental opening of gas burners by those active little hands. Consider having an emergency shut-off valve installed on your oven and a gas detector that warns you of the presence of gas. The automatic shut-off prevents gas from continuously escaping an unlit stove automatically turning off to prevent fires.

Insulation = Energy Savings (Part 2)

Avatar — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:47:19 +0000

The doors and jamb may not be able to hold the weight of a two paned door or window so other solutions must be found. Draperies and curtains that have some insulating ability like those made of thick materials such as wool or similar materials can add insulation keeping cold air in and the warm air out. Living rooms and other spaces of the house that do not have double glazed windows can be given higher reflective properties by using special glass that has a slight mirroring or better yet have some car window tint installed into the ones that face into the sun during the hottest times of the day. They would allow the sun’s rays to be reflected outwards filtering out harmful UV in the process.

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Child-Proofing

Insulation = Energy Savings (Part 2)