How a Carbon Monoxide Detector Can Save Your Life

Every year 10,000 people in the United States are hospitalized due to carbon monoxide poisoning, about 15%, (or 1,500 people) die in the process. Carbon monoxide, the deadly gas created from partially burned fossil fuel such as heating oil, gasoline, natural gas or propane is called the “silent killer” because the victim never sees it […]

Safety Precautions When Using Ladders

There’s a gambling superstition that if you pass under a ladder on your way to the casino, you should turn back and go home. It’s considered bad luck. Many would shrug it off as nonsense, but the number of accidents caused in the vicinity of ladders seems to confirm the myth. Ladders and stepladders are […]

That Perfect Log Cabin…Or Trailer?

That little log cabin in the middle of the woods surrounded by flowers, trees, and wildlife is a dream for many people. There’s not a lot that sounds as relaxing as putting your feet up inside of a beautiful cedar structure at night while a fire crackles in your midst. While such a dream home […]