Archive for November, 2015

Mike Holmes: Make sure the home inspector you hire has the knowledge needed to do the job right

Nov 24, 15 • News

Mike Holmes holds forth on home inspectors, and for a change, we agree.

A Peek Behind the Builder Marketing Curtain

Nov 19, 15 • News

Sam Rashkin holds forth on home builder marketing.

Kitchen Fires

Nov 15, 15 • News

Kitchen Fires

The number one cause of home fires and injuries is kitchen fires. Improper use of cooking equipment and a lack of adherence to safe cooking rules are to blame. All of these fires and injuries are easily preventable. Educate yourself. Do not become a statistic.

http://www.nfpa.org/safety-information/for-consumers/causes/cooking/safety-messages-about-cooking

http://www.nfpa.org/safety-information/for-consumers/causes/cooking

http://www.redcross.org/news/article/Avoid-Kitchen-Fires-Use-Red-Cross-Tips

http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Newsroom/News-Releases/2013/Kitchen-Fires-1-in-New-Report-Smoke-Alarms-and-Escape-Plans-Key-to-Surviving-Fires-in-the-Home/

Some possibly helpful technology, since most of the state’s governors seem to have attended former Texas Governor Rick Perry’s prayer meeting where it was decided on high that Texans do not need fire suppression sprinkler systems in their homes.

http://guardianssi.com/products/guardian-iii/

http://www.denlarhoods.com/products-main/1000-series

http://www.homesensers.com/index.html

https://www.stoveguardintl.com/

http://www.cookstop.com/home.html

https://www.pioneeringtech.com/store/commercial/safe-t-element/