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If someone in your family suffers from allergies or asthma, here are 21 tips to help you allergy-proof your home. READ ARTICLE: https://brysonbumstead.home-wizard.com//article/art_allerg

When watering your lawn, be sure that sprinklers are pointed away from your home. LEARN MORE: https://brysonbumstead.home-wizard.com/social/tip/tip_lwn_1

When planning home improvements, especially ones that require building permits, consider that they may increase your tax assessment for the entire time that you own your house. LEARN MORE: https://brysonbumstead.home-wizard.com/social/idea/TAXR_10

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If you do not plan on staying in your house for very long, then refinancing may not make sense. LEARN MORE: https://brysonbumstead.home-wizard.com//tip_home-refinanci

Evaluate the phone features that you are currently paying for, and get rid of the ones that you are not using or don't really need. LEARN MORE: https://brysonbumstead.home-wizard.com//t/tip_phone-rates

If you have an older home, you should check to see if you should upgrade your outside water faucet to a "frost-free" anti-siphon style faucet. LEARN MORE: https://brysonbumstead.home-wizard.com/social/idea/OWF_10

To keep water away from your home's foundation, make sure that all roof gutter joints are properly sealed. LEARN MORE: https://brysonbumstead.home-wizard.com///tip_gutter-joint

Here is how programmable thermostats work and the right way to use them. READ ARTICLE: https://brysonbumstead.home-wizard.com//article/art_progra

To protect your fine wood furniture and keep it looking nice for many lifetimes, here are the things you should do to protect and care for your furniture. READ ARTICLE: https://brysonbumstead.home-wizard.com//art_fine_wood_care

A closet is more than a place to store stuff. It's the process for how you interact with the space, find items and manage inventories. READ ARTICLE: https://brysonbumstead.home-wizard.com//art_process_closet

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Especially if anyone in your home has allergies, be sure to use high-efficiency vacuum cleaner bags to trap microscopic particles such as mold, mildew spores, and dust mite by-products. LEARN MORE: https://brysonbumstead.home-wizard.com/social/idea/CPTS_10

Tap water can damage your marble floors, as tap water can contain chlorine, salts, magnesium, potassium, and other minerals. LEARN MORE: https://brysonbumstead.home-wizard.com/soci/tip/tapwater_1

Adding centrally-monitored smoke alarms will usually help lower your homeowner's insurance premiums by 5% or more. LEARN MORE: https://brysonbumstead.home-wizard.com/social/idea/INR_10

Install a water leak detector to alert you if your sump pump fails. Some models can even send alerts to your cellphone. LEARN MORE: https://brysonbumstead.home-wizard.com/social/idea/SPX_10

To improve safety especially if you have children or elderly in your home, add additional LED night lighting for hallways, doorways, steps, and other transition points. LEARN MORE: https://brysonbumstead.home-wizard.com/social/idea/LITE_10

Don't flush solid, non-biodegradable items into your toilets or drains: disposable diapers, sanitary napkins, cigarette butts, plastics, coffee grounds, cat box litter, dental floss, etc. LEARN MORE: https://brysonbumstead.home-wizard.com///tip_toilet-flush

Store gasoline, pesticides, and other toxic materials outside of your home, preferably in a stand-alone shed. LEARN MORE: https://brysonbumstead.home-wizard.com//tip_shed-storage-g

Especially if you have a high-speed Internet connection to your home, you should use a firewall program with strong passwords to help prevent hijackers from gaining access to the computers in your house. LEARN MORE: https://brysonbumstead.home-wizard.com/social/idea/CPTR_10