B6 - The Tarrace Standard, Wednesday, August 3, 1994

Make sure yours
is a safe house

Giva your hame a safety
check to protect famlly
members from injury, but also
to prevent potential lawsuits
it non-family members come a
cropper on your premises.

Most home inspection
companies can uncover
unsafe conditions, but a
careful walk around your own
home and yard can give you
an Idea of where you may
need some _ corrective
measures.

Many home-owners don't
know that a.wood overhead
garage door Is a weighty item,
especially here on the coast
when it has been soaked with
winter rains, so the safety
reverse mechanism on the
garage door should be
inspected regularly. If your

. electronic door opener
doesn't have a reversing
mechanism, it is
recommended that one be
installed as a safety feature to
prevent a pet or person being
caught under a non-reversing
door,

A fire-treated wall and door
between an attached garage
and house are important
safety features. Storage of
such things as gasoline,
paints, and chemicals as well

as housing your automobile
makes an attached garage a
high fire hazard risk. Fire-
resistant drywall Is a good
protection, as is a metal clad
insulated door, or at least a
solld cora wood

Building inspection services
usually recommend. giving
your concrete walks a good
inspection for heaves causing
uneven surfaces that could
trip the unwary walker, Make
a particular check of stars
leading to entry areas like
porches and decks. Also
check your yard for such
protrusions as low tree
stumps or elevated drain or
sewer clean-outs which could
also de trip-hazards.

Your. porch and deck
railings should be secure and
if higher than ground level
should have vertical spacings
sufficient to prevent children
from falling through. Loose
brick work on fences or
chimneys could be a hazard,
and any exposed wiring that
is at “child helght" should be
corrected.

inside be sure that smoke
detectors are strategically
placed within your living area
and that they are in working
order, Be sure all switch

plates and electrical outlets
have protective covers to
protect children, and be
particularly careful In storage
of flammable liquids and
corrosive cleaning
campounds,

These suggestions are of
the common sense variety
which can be quite obvious to
the do-it-yourself homeowner,
but there are many areas that
should be checked
professicnally.

Local Building Inspection
companies are able to ofier
complete service on the more
complicated areas of your
home and appliances, They
can make sure your swimming
pool meets all zoning
Tegulations regarding
enclosure and access, check
main electric service panels
and full wiring systems and
furnace and water heater
safely.

A building inspection is
usually recommended to
potential home buyers, but
current homeowners too
should use this service to
make sure any unsafe
conditions are uncovered and
corrected.

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Characteristics

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Number
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Special Features

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