How to Work Safely The following is a short discussion in regards to safety equipment you should use when making basic home improvements. This is only a basic intro to safety, and should only be taken as such. Always follow the directions on the safety equipment, and contact the manufacturer if you have questions. Safety [...]
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Working Safely
March 9th, 2012 — Handy Man, Safety
Safety for Power Tools
March 5th, 2012 — Handy Man, Safety, Tools
Avoiding Accidents Whenever you are using a power tool, you need to make your main concern safety above all else. You should be paying attention to the following power tool safety rules because they may just safe your life, or your fingers, some day. Make sure that you read, completely understand and completely follow all [...]
How to Safely Clean Masonry
March 3rd, 2012 — Aesthetics, Clean, Curb Appeal, Handy Man, Masonry, Outside, Refresh, Safety, Walls
Overtime, our masonry can start to look a bit run down and dirty and can take away from the curb appeal of our homes. Power washing can help, but for those deep down stains, you’re going to need to get some serious help. There are a few main options that you can use to get [...]
Replacing Your Smoke Alarms
February 28th, 2012 — Handy Man, Replace, Safety
If you have an older home, or if you aren’t quite sure how old your smoke alarms are, it’s a good time to think about replacing them. Even if you have regularly replaced your batteries in your smoke alarms, they may become less effective as they get older. Some of the newer models also have [...]
Screws and Screwdrivers 101
February 16th, 2012 — Handy Man, Safety, Tools
Handling your Tools with Care Treat Your Tools Right – When you are using a screwdriver for a purpose that it was not meant for, you are risking causing damage to the tool as well as to yourself. You should try not to use the screwdriver as if it were a pry bar, a scraper, [...]
Making the Home More Accessible
February 10th, 2012 — Bathroom, Bedroom, Doors, Handy Man, Project, Safety
When you start having to live with a family member and close person in your life, you find your perception of everything around you shifts, especially if your loved one is mobility impaired. You could be looking at the sidewalk, intersection, storefront, many differing places whose accessibility is poor. While you cannot do anything for [...]
Home Security – Don’t Make Yourself a Target
February 4th, 2012 — Handy Man, locks, Safety, Security
In 2004, the Justice Bureau released the statistics that nearly one in six homes were burgled, that 75% of all crime was related to property and that in 90% of the burglaries the burglar gained access into the home. Every 3 seconds a property crime occurs, and every 15 seconds a home burglary. However, it [...]
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What to Do in Household Emergencies pt 2 of 2
February 1st, 2012 — Handy Man, natural gas, plumbing, Safety
As we mentioned before, there are a number of household emergencies that are unfortunately common occurrences. Knowing what can be done to address them will be able to save money, manpower and even lives, believe it or not. In the last part of this series we touched on electricity, electric shock and natural gas leaks. [...]
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What to Do in Household Emergencies pt 1 of 2
January 12th, 2012 — electrical system, Handy Man, natural gas, Safety
There are a number of household emergencies that are unfortunately common occurrences all the time in homes all over the world. Knowing what can be done to address such a household emergency will be able to save money, manpower and even lives in the right circumstances. We are going to talk about some of the [...]
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7 Ways to Keep Your Workplace Safe
December 31st, 2011 — Handy Man, Safety
Whenever you’re fixing anything around your home, it’s easy to let clutter take over and pretty soon, your workspace is not only crowded, but it’s potentially unsafe. The key to doing things yourself the right way is safety. Let’s go over some tips on how to keep your work area safe. 1. Ban the kids [...]
