Fluorescent and incandescent are among the types of household light bulbs that are available nowadays. Mercury is the content of both compact and regular fluorescent light bulbs. This mercury content is known as hazardous material and must be thrown away properly and should not be thrown directly into landfills. It is important to do so ...
Category Archives: Home Improvement
Home Security & Safety Devices
Beyond the traditional home security system, there are home security and safety options for your family to keep them safe. Here are the steps that you can keep to make sure that your family's safety is in optimum level.Steps:For the all windows and doors, you can install window alarms and deadbolts. Install a sliding door ...
Repairing Cracked Plaster Walls
In order to repair cracks on walls, you must know whether you are having plaster or drywall, which are also known as sheetrock, plasterboard, or wallboard. Plaster walls or drywall normally cracks occurs when you hammer a nail onto it, accidents when you bumped your wall when removing furniture or even from minor earthquake. This ...
Building Your Own Home Security System
How Does a Home Security System Door Sensor Work?
Although there are lots of choices when it comes to home security system for your door in the market today, the most important thing that you need to know is that the alarm systems no matter what type that you are using, it will have one common basic structure with the same principals. Normally it ...
Miniature Spring Flowering Shrubs
Basics of Patios
Using Baking Soda to Melt Ice on Steps
Icy steps could form hazard as it creates a slippery surface that is difficult for the foot to step on. The problem can be solved by using baking soda. Although commercial de-icers can melt the ice, they can cause damage to the concrete. The function of baking soda is a lot like salt because it ...
Getting Rid of Household Chemicals
Although most household wastes can be thrown in the garbage bin and poured down the drain, it could damage the environment and you can end up getting yourselves fined or thrown into jail. Generally, many of the chemicals and cleaners that are used in everyday homes are categorized as hazardous waste and must be disposed ...
Designing a Wireless Home Security Alarm System
In order to have the most effective protection for your property and also the safety of your family, you should install a wireless home security alarm system. But before you do that, you have to design according to what you need and require of from the system. Once you have the right design prepared and ...
Repairing a Drain Flange on a Toilet
Reasons for Clover in a Seed Mixture
You will most likely see a white clover inside the seed mixture ingredients for your lawn or pasture. Although clover may be a part of your grassy lawn, it is technically a legume plant. It might seem strange to see the clover as the addition to the seed mixture; however it plays an important role ...
The Advantages of Fire Suppression Vs. Fire Use
According to National Geographic, wildfires break out in the United States about 100,000 times each year. Wildfires are also known as wild land fires and forest fires, which are fueled by the dry underbrush as well as the dry, hot and windy weather conditions. It is often a dangerous and challenging issue when controlling and ...
Resetting Codes on a Star XL 4600 Alarm System
The Star XL 4600 is an alarm system that can store in its memory up to 6, 4 digit user codes that includes to its "Master" code. This is a useful alarm if you want to allow your family members or employees to enable and disable the alarm system. Once you have set the system, ...
Driving Moles Out of Your Yard
Moles can bring disturbance and chaos in your yard when their burrows and tunnels make unsightly humps and uproot your plants. Although there are many chemical, traps and poisons available in the market to kill the moles. It is more humane and effective as well to use natural methods to send them off away. The ...