Properly Equipping Your Home With Smoke Detectors

The new year is fast approaching, and we resolve to do many things to better ourselves – but have you thought about protecting your home as well? Making sure your house is properly equipped with smoke detectors is one way to ensure the safety of yourself, your family, and your property.

Take a look at these home safety tips regarding smoke detectors:

• Location, location, location: Have a smoke detector on every level of your home – after all, a fire can start anywhere. More is better, but be aware that some locations, such as the kitchen, can trigger a false alarm.
• Working order: You need to make sure that each detector works properly. Replace batteries regularly and test the alarms to make sure they work as they should.
• Out with the old: How old are your smoke detectors? If you have had them for more than 10 years, you need to replace them to ensure that they won’t malfunction. Check the back of each detector to see when it was made.

Installing smoke detectors is quick, inexpensive, and can save lives – installing and maintaining smoke detectors should be on your list of tasks for the new year. Stay safe! Be sure as well to get in touch with us at Parker Young Construction if you have any concerns about home safety.