When I bought my 1st house I thought to make sure that there are smoke alarm in the house – which there were and I even went and installed carbon monoxide detectors. Now that I am older and wiser (I hope…) I know that there other things to consider. I hope that you will find the patience to read the below tips and advice. Especially if you are a new home owner – take some time to read the advice below as there is much more for fire safety that just smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.
So here are – My top 5 Fire Safety Tips & Advice For Homeowners:
1) Secure your garage
Well I know… the garage is the place to for all the fire hazard stuff – like spray paint. But if you have a big enough yard – it is really a great idea to place all your fire hazard stuff in an outdoor shed – as far away as possible from your house (read more below). If you build a new house – it is recommended to have a brick wall between the house and your Garage. In any case you should get “fire safe” lockers – where you can place all your spray paint, sealers etc…
2) Get solid wood doors
The solid wood door can keep the fire away for quite some time in cases of emergency! The hollow doors will burn quick a lighting! So … make the effort and spend some more money on solid wood doors. If you can afford it for the whole house at least do it for just the bedrooms – I am sorry to nag, but this is for the safety of your family.
3) Store fire hazards in an outdoor shed
If you are storing your fire hazard materials away from your home as possible in outdoor shed – thumbs up – this is really important!
Consider the following for your outdoor wood shed:
- Put as far away from the house as possible – but not close to a tree or a wooden fence.
- Concrete flooring is the best and safest
- The back corner of your yard is a great location
- Use a fire safe locker within the shed
- Clean the area around the shed
4) Fire pits
Well fire pits are great – but they can be risky. Make sure that there are no flammable stuff next to the pit and that it is far enough from your house. When you light it – use news paper, or easy start logs – do not use any of the flammable stuff you can get today as they are quite risky to use.
5) Outdoor water lines
Well this is obvious … I know – but make sure you got them and that they are working. Make sure as well that the hose pipes are long enough to cover all your yard area – or at least the area where you build your fire pit and your outdoor fire safe shed. We move to a rented house recently and they installed about 5 Outdoor water lines which are quite long. They are very useful for watering the plants, washing the car and filling up our small swimming pool. In any case make sure you got them as in case of real emergency they can save they day.
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