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Homes are the most important place to go to. Our home is where we go to lay our heads at night and where you find solace after a long day at work. Since our homes are where we are supposed to go to feel the most relaxed and at ease, it means that it should also be the place that makes us feel safe and keeps all of our belongings safe. There are so many accidents that can happen in the home that can be completely avoidable with a few safety features like the standard door size installed in the home.
Below are a few basic safety features that every home should have to make sure that it is as safe a home as possible for everyone living there.
Get covered by insurance
It is impossible to express just how important it is to get covered by a home insurance plan as soon as you move into your home. This insurance will protect you and your home if, forbid, there was something disastrous that occurred such as someone breaking into your home and stealing your valuables, your roof caving in, or someone getting hurt on your property and trying to sue you. This is the number one thing to get for your home before you even move in so that you are safe should any of these or other disasters occur.
A well-packed first aid kit
You more than likely already have a well-stocked medicine cabinet in your home with cold medicines and pain relievers and probably a few band-aids, However, you never know what might happen one day that could cause you to get really hurt. It is always smart to be prepared for any emergency by having a first-aid kit that has all of the medical things you could need. Make sure it includes wound cleaners, gauze, burn care, tweezers, medical tape, ointment, an aluminum blanket, etc.
Carbon monoxide detectors
Before you move into a new home, make sure that during the initial inspection they find a carbon monoxide detector and that it works. Carbon monoxide is extremely dangerous and can kill you quickly. It is important to have a detector to tell you if there is a leak in your home so you can get it fixed as quickly as possible.
Fire extinguisher
Grease fires and fires that are caused by a fireplace, a candle knocked over, or electric sockets sparking happen in the home more often than you would think. Fires like this can happen at any time and can spread very rapidly once they get going. It is extremely important to have a fire extinguisher in different parts of the home and to make sure that it is not expired. You should make sure everyone in the home knows how to use it. It is usually recommended to have a fire extinguisher in the kitchen and close to the fireplace if you have one.
Smoke detectors
Speaking of fires, you do not always know when there is a fire in your home. You could be sleeping at night and have no idea that there is a fire happening in your kitchen. You could be in a different room and not realize that there is a fire happening after you started something in the fireplace. It is essential that you have a smoke detector in your home which will detect smoke that you may not detect. It will chirp loudly in order to let you know of a fire. You would then be able to get your family to safety and get the fire out before there is too much damage done to your home.
An exit plan
Exit plans are important for adults in the house, but they are especially important if you have children. Should something happen like a fire, tornado, break-in, earthquakes, etc., you and your kids need to know where to go or how to get to safety. You also need to know where to meet after evacuating the house so you can all find one another easily.
Having to think through things like this can be scary, but it is absolutely vital to be prepared so that you can handle anything that life throws at you!
I am glad to say that I have all these things listed. We renewed our insurance and I recently make sure all of our smoke and carbon monoxide detectors were working and with fresh batteries.