5 Spring Cleaning Tips to Keep Your Family Safe
Spring cleaning can be enjoyable or it can be miserable. Cleaning can be rewarding or it can be dirty and hard work. It all depends on how you look at it. Spring cleaning is not just about making your home look better; it is satisfying though, but it is about safety and being prepared for warmer days. The last thing you want on your mind is to worry about your home when on summer vacation with the family.
Here are some items to think about when you clean this spring to keep you and your family safe. We often overlook some of these details.
- Clean out your dryer vent. Even though you may clean off your dryer vent between throwing a new load in, lint builds up in other places. Take a vacuum or coat hanger and clean out the lint in those hidden places. This will protect your home from house fires.
- Check batteries in alarms. Dust off your carbon monoxide detector and smoke alarms, and replace old batteries with fresh ones. Make sure they are all working perfectly.
- Secure your home. Check your locks to see if they are all working how they should be. If they are loose, a burglar could easily kick down the door and break in. Also, check to see if all house keys are accounted for. If not, it might be time to re-key your home.
- Trim your bushes around your house. If shrubs and bushes are too high, a burglar could potentially hide out behind or in them.
- Secure all yard tools. Pick up around your yard. A burglar can easily use yard tools to bust a window or hurt someone. A child could also harm themselves if they do not know how to use them properly.
Happy Spring!
