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Home Power Magazine
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Correction to above link. The home maintenance and repair data base is at:
http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/mod02/master02.html
Mr. Fix-It
Seasonal tips list
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Try HammerZone also:
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Back Woods Home has lots of good self-sufficient home stuff:
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According to the FBI, the greatest number of burglaries occurs in July and August and 60 percent of all residential burglaries occur during the daytime.
Try a home safety quiz at:
http://www.homesafetycouncil.org/hsquiz/
Vacation Security Checklist
http://www.homesafetycouncil.org/encyclopedia_g07_vacation.asp
Security Tips of the Day
http://www.holotech.net/safehome/tip.php3
Secure Home Before Vacationing
http://www.thewbalchannel.com/plumbingelectric/1571319/detail.html
Browse the contents of the Home Safety Encyclopedia, where you can find countless tips on how to make your home a safer place.
http://www.homesafetycouncil.org/encyclopedia_main.asp
Carbon Monoxide—Protect Your Family From The “Silent Killer”
http://www.homesafetycouncil.org/feature112002_carbonmonoxide.asp
10 After The Disaster Dos and Don’ts
Here's what the experts say about how to clean up the financial mess, get what you're due from your insurance company and get on with your life.
Call right away.
Hunt down insurance policies.
Check your property thoroughly as soon as possible.
Make temporary repairs.
Be wary.
Be prepared.
Don’t take the first offer.
Get help.
Vet the repair services.
Continue to be vigilant.
For more detail, more tips and explanations, read the rest of the story at http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/Insurance/Insureyourhome/P61664.asp
Are Americans "too full?" Are their houses "too full" as well?
The Hidden Cost of Too Much Stuff
By M. P. Dunleavey
Excerpt:
· Is it necessary?
· Can I afford it?
· What is this new thing really costing me?
Gopal Ahluwalia, director of research for the National Association of Home Builders, says all this stuff is costing us quite a bit in storage alone. Since 1970, the size of the average house has increased nearly 40%, from about 1,500 square feet to 2,300 -- and that’s despite an overall decline in family size. In addition, he says, we’re building new homes with bigger kitchens and more bedrooms, bathrooms and closets than ever before. “Every master bedroom usually has at least one walk-in closet these days,” Ahluwalia says, “often two: his and hers . . . When you buy a bigger home to accommodate your stuff, you pay higher taxes, higher heating bills, bigger cooling bills, a bigger mortgage, plus whatever the upkeep costs are for the stuff itself,” she says . . .
Full story at http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/SavingandDebt/P43217.asp?Printer