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These home safety tips will help you keep your family safe during storms, prevent home fires and show you how to work alone safely.

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Fact or Fiction: Is Your Tap Water Safe to Drink?

Clean, safe water is vital for drinking, cooking, bathing and more, yet most people barely give it a thought. Here's what to know.

Fact or Fiction: Is Cheese the Best Bait for Mice?

It may seem natural to bait mouse traps with cheese, but experts say you'll have...

What the Different Types of Winter Storm Warnings Mean

Keep yourself safe this winter by learning the subtle differences between winter storm advisories, warnings...

How to Keep Your Kids Safe Outside This Winter

Part of winter's beauty is having fun in all that snow. Get the whole family...

Guide to Antimicrobial Home Hardware and Housewares

A wide range of antimicrobial home hardware and housewares may make the high-touch surfaces in...

10 Products You Can Buy at Home Centers That Actually Violate Building Code

As a DIYer, you need to know which products meet building code and which ones...

15 Things Home Inspectors Wish You Knew

These things home inspectors wish you knew can help sellers prepare for a home sale...

8 Best Home Security Lights

Don't be left in the dark! You'll know exactly what's going on around your home...

Should You Have Air Quality Monitors in Your Home?

An indoor air quality monitor can detect dangerous gases, chemicals and particulates in your home....

Dirty Facts About Winter Clothing (and Tips for Keeping It Clean)

Keep safe and healthy this winter by cleaning your cold-weather outerwear more often to stop...

What You Need to Know About Egress Windows

To convert your basement into a bedroom, you'll need an egress window. Discover what they...

Why You Should Always Trim Candle Wicks Before Lighting

Here's why the simple step of trimming a candle's wick before lighting will help you...

10 Potential Holiday Dangers for Your Dog

The holidays bring good cheer, which we all need, but they can also present some...

Shop Local with These 10 Holiday Gifts From Small Businesses

From handmade pottery to cutting boards, smudge sticks and a customized Xbox gaming station, local...

13 Things That Become Fire Hazards Without Proper Cleaning

Continually putting off cleaning these items around your house can actually be dangerous.

Halloween Health and Safety Tips for 2020

COVID-19 presents new Halloween health and safety concerns and emphasizes the importance of some old...

You Need to Check this Home Safety Feature Before Winter

Before you've got a house full of guests, be sure to check this home safety...

The Best and Worst Face Masks for COVID-19 Protection

Wearing a face mask can help stop the spread of COVID-19, but some masks are...

New Countertop Appliance Claims to Kill Coronavirus on Household Items

Luma and Luma Pro aim to deliver 99.9 percent effectiveness in killing germs, bacteria and...

Best Kids Masks for the New School Year

Face masks are an important back-to-school item during this unusual year. Find the best kid...

Identifying Bug Bites: How to Figure Out What Bit You

What are all those mysterious red itchy spots that turn up in summer? We asked...

How to Make 3 Different DIY No-Sew Face Masks

Looking for an easy way to make a mask without breaking out the sewing machine?...

Do it right, do it yourself!

How to Safely Remove Disposable Gloves, According to the CDC

Who knew there was a right and wrong way to remove disposable gloves? Follow these...

Watch Your Step: Stepladder Safety Basics

Ladder accidents cause 160,000 injuries and 300 deaths per year. Stay safe by taking a...

How to Make a DIY Face Mask

Keep yourself and others safe and healthy by wearing this DIY face mask.

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