With regard to the British weather, most of us are familiar with using our common sense when it comes to thunder and lightning when we’re outdoors. We’ll know not to shelter underneath trees when lightning is in the air as well as trying to get indoors as opposed to remaining [...]
Whilst all of us would like to think that our home is kept clean, it might come as a surprise to some to learn just how toxic our home might be. The majority of us keep disinfectant, bleach and various other kinds of cleaning fluids in our home – all [...]
Childproofing our homes is something that we have to carry out in great detail, especially when children are very young. Although we might all think we are responsible parents who would not let our baby or toddler get into any harm at home, there are many hidden dangers lurking which [...]
You will no doubt, have visited many homes in your lifetime to be amazed how some are maintained in an extremely tidy and well organised manner, sometimes to the point of being over obsessed e.g. DVDs and CDs lined up in alphabetical order and other homes will look like a [...]
In the midst of a flood situation there are some very real dangers out there and your thoughts need to be more focused now on yours and your family’s self-preservation as opposed to any damage to your property and belongings. Flood damage insurance claims and flood damage clean up operations [...]
Whilst everybody needs to dispose of some household waste each week you should try to apply what’s become known as the ‘3Rs’ to managing your waste effectively – reuse, reduce and recycle. Implementing this will limit both the environmental and economic impact of household waste. Reducing, Reusing and Recycling Waste [...]
Asbestos is a mineral fibre which is added to other materials to strengthen them and it can also be used to provide insulation and fire resistance. It was often used in house construction up until the mid-80s when people became aware of the health risks associated with it but if [...]
