By Erby Crofutt, B4U Close Home Inspections www.b4uclose.com

Is your home as Fire Safe as you can make it?

The answers to these questions will help determine if your home is as safe as
you can make it.
* Do you have the right kind of Fire & Smoke Detectors?
* If your house has natural gas, propane or oil service, or a fireplace/wood
stove, do you have Carbon Monoxide Detectors?
* Are the detectors in the right places?
* Did you replace the detectors when you moved into your home and at least
every 10 years thereafter?
* Do you test the detectors on a monthly basis?
* Have you replaced the detector batteries recently?
* Do you have the right kind of Fire Extinguishers in the right places?
* Do you have a fire escape plan and practice it with your children?
* Do you have a fireproof container for all your really important documents?
(Birth Certificates, Stocks, Wills, precious drawings from school, etc)
* Do you have a residential fire sprinkler system in your house?
(These are mostly found in newer homes Continue reading →

There are many home improvement projects that you can carry out to make your home a more comfortable space and to add to its value as property. These home improvement projects include remodeling the basement, kitchen, and bathrooms, and painting both the exteriors and interiors regularly.

Whenever most people think of home improvement projects, they think in terms of doing up the living areas, such as the bedrooms, drawing room, and dining room Continue reading →

One of the best things you can do as a homeowner is to use some of your home equity dollars to finance home improvements. Not only will the additions make your home more attractive and pleasant to live in, but certain projects will bring a significant return on investment when the time comes to sell your home. The following 5 projects have been proven to add extra dollars to the average home resell prices Continue reading →

Need for home remodeling
The need for home remodeling is on the rise as many people like the neighborhood they live in and the affordability of their existing homes. By incurring a little cost they can remodel their old houses to increase space and add new amenities. The need for remodeling is detailed below.

Financial gains
While home remodeling can be an expensive affair, it is reasonable as compared to purchasing a new house Continue reading →

A property in a very sought after location was on the market. This property was a two bedded town house. The owner considered that because of its location he would have no trouble selling it and therefore it was not worth time or money in rectifying its defects.

The house had previously been let. The tenants had disappeared in the middle of the night owing several months rent. Rather than re-let the property the owner decided to put it on the market Continue reading →

(ARA) – The statistics surrounding fire-related deaths and property damage in the United States are staggering. More than 500,000 household fires occur in this country alone each year, resulting in 5,000 deaths — an average of 14 per day. The majority of those who die are children, the handicapped and the elderly, often because they are unable to quickly escape a burning structure.

In fact, the fire death rate among people over the age of 65 is twice as high as the national average, according to the United States Fire Administration (USFA) Continue reading →