6 Hidden Toxins
It sounds like a horror movie: Hidden dangers lurking in your home, ready to strike. Common household toxins could be making your family sick, but because they’re often odorless and invisible, you may not know why. Your best defense: Monitor potentially dangerous substances and remove them ...
Keeping a Low Profile
Smoke alarms have been integral safety devices in the home for nearly four decades, but during that time they haven’t changed much in appearance. The Silhouette Low-Profile Smoke Alarm is out to change that. With a sleek design that protrudes just a half-inch from the ceiling, it blends e...
Creating a Fire-Resistant Home
Wildfires were particularly destructive last year, especially in the West, where thousands of homes were destroyed, and in the South, where drought left trees and shrubbery tinder-dry. Already this year, wildfires have sprung up in Virginia, the Carolinas, Florida, Texas, Colorado, Nevada and C...
The Facts About Mold
Q. What is mold, and where is it found? A. Mold is everywhere. There are more than 100,000 species of mold, and at least 1,000 of those species are common in the United States. Some of the most common are species of cladosporium, penicillium and aspergillus. Mold is most likely to grow where there i...
What Lies Beneath
There's a time bomb in your basement, and you probably don't even know it. Down there with your furnace and tools are hazardous products for cleaning, painting, lubricating, disinfecting and scores of other uses. When used and stored properly, these household products are perfectly safe. But when it...
A Home Inspection Checklist
Your home is probably the most significant purchase you will ever make. Most homebuyers focus first on finding a real estate agent and shopping around for the best mortgage and interest rate. While some important details of homebuying include the number of bathrooms, the lot size or the proximity...
The Vocal Smoke Detector
Smoke Detectors are an important part of any home's safety plan. We count on them to alert every member of the family when there's smoke in the house. What may surprise you is that new studies have shown that many children sleep through traditional smoke detector alarms. To try to solve that problem...
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