Preparing for a Disaster or an Emergency Starts with a Plan September is National Preparedness Month, a time set aside yearly to promote family and community disaster planning. This year’s campaign theme “Prepared, Not Scared,” is a reminder for all Americans to...
EMF (or ElectroMagnetic Field) is a term used to describe electric fields generated by charged particles, magnetic fields generated by charged particles in motion, and radiated fields generated by devices such as televisions, radios, microwaves, and motors. What are...
Some environmental pollutants begin their lives as common household items. A metal used in household wires or a compound used to treat furniture may seem innocuous, but over time these pollutants find their way into human bodies where they can extract lasting effects...
When you’re buying that dream home with the beautiful open floor plan and updated kitchen, you’re also buying any potential problems lurking in the basement or behind the walls. A home inspection is a standard — and important — part of the home buying process that...
Need some help updating your home but don’t know where to start? I spoke with some leading home inspectors and here are the top 10 things they say they find wrong when doing inspections… It’s summer and you have the urge to fix up your house, but don’t know...
Q, For the past two weeks, a strong foul odor has permeated our guest bedroom. We were sure an animal had died under the house, but the subarea has been thoroughly inspected and nothing was found. Each day, the smell seems to grow worse and soon will be...
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