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Advice on Dealing with Rodents in Your Apartment

Mice Mice like to come indoors when it is cold, hot, or if they don’t have a good food sup­ply outdoors. They can squeeze in through the tiniest cracks, so make sure your home is sealed up tightly. If you find where they are getting in, close up the area and block it with wire, steel wool, or other means covered with caulk, wood,
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3 Common Home Emergencies and How To Deal With Them

Flooding 1. Stop the source of water. If it’s from a burst hose or a sink riser, use the individual shut-off valve. If the water is from inside a wail, use the main shut-off. If it’s from an act of nature, try to plug up entryways, like under doors or around windows. If it’s a roof leak, see if you can plug the hole
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13 Commensense Home Security Tips

1. When you leave, even for a few minutes, lock the house and set your alarm if you have one. 2. When you’re outside doing yard work, lock all entry doors. 3. Do not leave a ladder or any tools outside that might help a burglar do his thing. If there is no storage space for a ladder inside, chain and lock it to
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Home Security Tips

Home security is an interesting topic. It’s something we all think about, but don’t usually talk about much. Generally it’s not that hard to safely secure your home. Burglars have a few simple things in mind when checking out a potential break-in. Is the house easy to break in? Is it private? Is there anything worth stealing? One of the best and most obvious
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