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Taking precautions to ensure your home is safe while you're away is important - be it for a week or for a few months. Many of the following tips are simple tasks that you can do to prevent break-ins and minimize damage:

An image of a young family walking out the front door, in the beginning of summer vacation.



  • For long vacations, unplug all electronics and shut off the main water valve. This will significantly reduce your utility bills while you're away.
  • Test your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors before leaving. Replace batteries if necessary. 
  • Make sure all of your windows and doors are properly closed and locked. This includes basement windows, garage doors, and shed doors. 
  • Avoid leaving any valuables out, where one could see them by peering in the window. Closed curtains and blinds are an obvious…

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When it comes to the home, most people want to stay in it for as long as possible. Trouble arises when their home doesn't age as well as they do. Take the bathroom, for example. A study released by the CDC in 2020 showed that falls are the leading cause of injury in adults over the age of 65, with 3 million ER visits per year. 79% of those falls take place in the bathroom. Despite these numbers, many homeowners resist changes that would make the room safer for fear that it would look too clinical or remind them of a hospital. Even those selling their home resist these kinds of changes for fear of affecting their ROI. 

But now, that's changing. The things designed to make the bathroom safer, like large showers, higher toilets, grab bars, improved…

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