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Safe Ways to Fight Bedbugs

If bedbugs are munching on your skin while you sleep, you don't have to use strong chemicals and pesticides to eliminate them. Instead, use safe, natural items to kill bedbugs.

Ant Repellent Plants

Keep ants off your plants with fragrant herbs.ants & aphis image by Marek Kosmal from Fotolia.comAnts are resilient household and garden pests and not easy to eliminate. Besides, since there are so many species of them, one control method that works for one group doesn't necessarily kill...

The Basic Qualities of Top Home Security Systems

Trying to decide if a home security alarm is right for you property? No matter what the situation, the answer, when it comes to protecting not only your belongings but your family and loved ones, should always be "yes." As an investment not only to your happiness, health, and well being bu

How to Reset a Schlage Door Lock

Schlage is the maker of home security products including door knobs and security systems. Many of Schage door locks include a keypad that allows a user to program a personal identification number, or PIN, that can be used to unlock the door instead of a physical key. If you’ve forgotten the co

Tips on Moving Into New Construction

Moving into a new home that has just been constructed is exciting. You hope your builder has completed all the details on your "punch list" (the list of items needing attention in the final walk-through) and that he has agreed to come back for "touch-up painting" after you move in. It takes time and

How to Get Rid of Rust With Coke

Most people think of Coca-Cola as simply a beverage. Coke has many other uses, including household cleaning. Getting rust off of something, whether it's big or small, can seem like an intimidating job but with the aid of the phosphoric acids that are found in this popular drink, cleaning rust can be

How to Get Ready for a Garage Sale

Getting ready for a garage sale can be very stressful. Being organized will make getting ready for a garage sale less stressful. Collecting everything unwanted in the house and putting it in a large pile in the garage can be very over whelming. Using these steps will help to make getting ready for a

Herbs That Kill Maggots

A maggot is a fly larva, an infant fly. One approach to getting rid of maggots is eradication of flies before they have a chance to lay eggs. Several herbal compounds found in plants repel flies and can effective in killing their larvae (maggots.) Flowers, leaves and other parts of these plants can

How to Store Lemons & Limes

Lemons were originally cultivated in China and limes in India, although most people don't think of them as Asian fruits. Like many other fruits that don't grow in colder climes, lemons and limes often have high price tags, making them an expensive kitchen commodity. To get the best value for your p

Big Investments Need Real Protection, Like Your Home

There are few investments in most people's lives as significant as their home-assuming they own one (which, in today's market, is iffy).A home is almost always the biggest investment a person will ever make, and it is virtually guaranteed to be the most cherished; but, what is the point in

How to Make Survival Traps

Shelter, water and food are the big three when it comes to to an outdoor survival situation. Once a shelter is established -- and water is located -- it is time to consider sources of food. Traps are used to capture a variety of animals such as rabbits and squirrels. A snare trap is adaptable for us

C7 & C9 LED Differences

Light emitting diodes, or LEDs, are used in a growing number of applications. They provide light intensity equal to conventional bulbs with 80% lower energy consumption, they produce less heat and last much longer. LED's are used in underwater flashlights, marine navigation lighting, automotive tail

How to Use a Lemon Juicer

Lemon juice is a useful ingredient. The juice of a lemon can be turned into sweet, refreshing lemonade on a hot summer day, added to savory foods to give a hint of bitterness and stirred into tea to help you get your daily dose of vitamin C. Lemon juice can be purchased ready made in most grocery st

Safety Tips For Maintaining Home Security

While investing in a reliable home security system is the most effective means in combating home theft and burglary, there are other things to implement and keep in mind that can largely reduce the risk of your home being targeted. Given the high rates of home theft, every little thing you do and ev

Cop Car Lights - Distinctive Emergency Lights

Emergency vehicles such as ambulances, cop cars and fire trucks needs to have bright lights that can alert the people and vehicles around to make place through heavy traffic and move ahead. Cop car lights made of LED bulbs can prove to be great value-adds to these vehicles since they serve the inten

How to Install a Chimney Wind Cap

Wind caps are placed over chimney flue openings to prevent high winds from entering and blowing smoke back into a home. The caps also prevent small animals such as raccoons and birds from setting up home inside the flue. These blockages can cause smoke to come back into your house and may even start

What to Consider When Child Proofing a House

For any responsible parent, ensuring their child is kept safe and away from any harm and danger must be a top priority. This means that before your child starts to crawl, walk and become a ...

Why You Should Get Hi-Tech CCTV Camera Systems

One solution to burglaries and vandalism is to get CCTV for home use. However, you should buy only a high quality CCTV camera system. Buying cheap CCTV camera systems is a mistake. This article highli