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We like to think of our “home sweet home” as our haven of safety and security. However, home accidents are responsible for more fatal injuries than any other cause except motor vehicle accidents. Although home accidents are often caused by human error and typically can be prevented, they amount to 18,000 deaths and nearly 13 million injuries a year.
The five leading causes of deaths that happen around the home are due to falls, poisonings, fires, suffocation and choking and drowning. In the above video I give some important and critical tips to Natalie Morales on the Today Show. A few simple precautions can save you and/or your child’s life!
Looking ahead to this season of HouseSmarts. Stay tuned for new episodes. We’ll visit a rotating house in California and the ultimate DIYer who built it.
A replacement window is only as good as its installation – have it done wrong and your old, leaky, drafty windows will be transformed into new, leaky, drafty windows. Where's the savings in that? The replacement window industry is huge, and it's filled with a lot of fly-by-night dealers,you’ll see on late night TV. With all kinds of bells and whistles that may or may not be that important. It can be difficult to figure out a good window just by looking at it in a showroom. You can avoid buying cheap windows and shoddy installation by buying from major national brands, or good regional brands with a solid track record.
