subject: Home Disaster Repair: Weighing the Options [print this page] Home Disaster Repair: Weighing the Options
One of the things all homeowners eventually have to deal with is damage (and repair) to their homes, a lot of times the damage may come at some of the worst times in our lives. One of those things that seems to bring a most climatic end to an extremely stressful week is a fire, or rather the damages that fire causes. Here are some tips to know a danger zone when a fire is a danger, as well as some food for thought for fires.
Don't leave any open flames on in your house if you are going to leave it for longer than fifteen minutes. Especially if there are still children under the age of 8 for they may not know what to do should the worst come
Try not to leave the stove on when you leave the home.
It only takes a few seconds for a small flame to erupt into a raging mass of flame which is nearly uncontrollable. That said, matches and lighters as well as lighter fluid should be kept way out of reach from the kids so that there is no chance that they can get the matches without permission and present a risk of fire to the family.
The little commercials that used to air about having family plans in the event of a fire were right. It is a good idea to provide for the kids escape plans in case your house goes down in flames, as well as a meeting place so that you know everyone escaped without having to search around the outside of the house, taking precious time, making it less likely to find family once every child but one is accounted for.
After a fire the recovery can be tough as well. If it's a small kitchen fire that stayed on the stove and caused very little damage to the surrounding appliances and wood, the repair and recovery could be done fairly easily by the home-owner. Sometimes however, you need a quick response to the damage and repair, so it's best you call someone, one such service that does home repair is: complete restoration
