Home Safety

Prevent accidents and make your home safer by fixing these five common code violations—bad GFCIs, an improperly located smoke alarm, an incomplete handrail, bad bathroom venting and missing deck flashing.

Follow this expert advice on how to buy, operate and maintain a gas powered electrical generator so that it's safe and ready to go when the power goes out.

A wet carpet in a flooded basement may be salvageable, depending on the water source, but you have to work fast before mold starts growing. Here's what you need to know.

Replace smoke alarms before they fail. It takes only about 10 minutes to replace a hard-wired type safely.

Wiring problems and mistakes are all too common, and if left uncorrected have the potential to cause short circuits, shocks and even fires. Here's what to look for and how to fix what you find.

Once established, mold around a bathtub or shower can be hard to get rid of, but using these techniques for eliminating bathroom moisture can help keep it under control.

Don't assume that you need heating and cooling ducts cleaned unless you actually have excessive dust and debris or mold in them. Unless you have a problem, cleaning the ducts sis not likely to improve air quality.

If you do any work with a router, planer, table saw or other noisy woodworking tool, protect your ears with good hearing protection. There are a wide range of options available.

We'll show you handy tips and techniques for using your table saw. Use these accessories to help you make clean, straight and safe cuts on your next woodworking project. You'll be able to cut extra long, extra wide and extra thick wood...Read more»

Failsafe ways to dispose of old batteries. Tape exposed contacts to prevent discharge or recycle them.