5 Holiday Safety Tips for Your Home
The holidays can be the most wonderful time of the year, but it can also be a dangerous time for fires and burglaries. The Mike MacGuire team can help you find your perfect Colorado home, but we also want to help you keep safe during this time of the year. Here are a few tips to remember as you decorate and celebrate during the Holiday season!
Inspect Your Holiday Lights
As you're decorating your home, be sure to check every strand of bulbs for fraying and splitting. When your lights start to show signs of age it's time to replace them to avoid any fire danger. Another way to decrease your chance of fire is by turning out all holiday lights when you go to sleep, or will not be home.
Meet Your Neighbors
Whether you're new to the neighborhood, or you've been there for a while, the holidays are a wonderful time to meet your neighbors. Introduce yourself to the people surrounding you on every side and down the street. The more you know about your neighbors, the better you can help with neighborhood watch. You can learn what suspicious activity looks like if you know who lives there. Help your neighbors out this holiday season.
Test Your Smoke Alarms
The Federal Emergency Management Agency suggests that you should check your smoke alarm once every month and replace the batteries once a year. Fire alarms can be the best defense against losing your life in a home fire.
Be Safe When Decorating Outside
A very important safety tip to remember when decorating is to not connect more than one extension cord to another. Make sure that your cord can reach your outlet safely without too much slack. Be careful when you climb up on the ladder to hang lights, and always use plastic hooks to hang your lights and not metal nails.
Best Colorado Real Estate Agent
Whether you're relocating to Colorado Springs, or you're ready to upgrade your home in Colorado, Mike MacGuire and his team are ready to find the perfect home for you. We have a passion for excellence and we want to exceed your expectations for finding your home. Give us a call today to find your dream Colorado home.
Mike@BuyWithMike.com
As you're decorating your home, be sure to check every strand of bulbs for fraying and splitting. When your lights start to show signs of age it's time to replace them to avoid any fire danger. Another way to decrease your chance of fire is by turning out all holiday lights when you go to sleep, or will not be home.
Whether you're new to the neighborhood, or you've been there for a while, the holidays are a wonderful time to meet your neighbors. Introduce yourself to the people surrounding you on every side and down the street. The more you know about your neighbors, the better you can help with neighborhood watch. You can learn what suspicious activity looks like if you know who lives there. Help your neighbors out this holiday season.
Test Your Smoke Alarms
The Federal Emergency Management Agency suggests that you should check your smoke alarm once every month and replace the batteries once a year. Fire alarms can be the best defense against losing your life in a home fire.
A very important safety tip to remember when decorating is to not connect more than one extension cord to another. Make sure that your cord can reach your outlet safely without too much slack. Be careful when you climb up on the ladder to hang lights, and always use plastic hooks to hang your lights and not metal nails.
Best Colorado Real Estate Agent
Whether you're relocating to Colorado Springs, or you're ready to upgrade your home in Colorado, Mike MacGuire and his team are ready to find the perfect home for you. We have a passion for excellence and we want to exceed your expectations for finding your home. Give us a call today to find your dream Colorado home.
Mike MacGuire
Colorado Springs Real Estate Agent
The MacGuire Team
6760 Corporate Dr
Ste 300
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
719-536-4324 or 719-660-6793
Mike@BuyWithMike.com
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