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The Radon Problem

May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

You can’t see radon. And you can’t smell or taste it, but it may very well be a problem in your home. It is estimated to cause many thousands of deaths each year. Radon is a cancer-causing, radioactive gas, and when you breathe air containing the gas, you can get lung cancer. In fact, radon [...]

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Tags: home maintenance

How to Select a Burglar Alarm

May 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Burglars dislike noise - it attracts attention. A barking dog is the best deterrent in preventing burglaries. However, a watch dog cannot always be depended upon. Some professional burglars have been know to carry delectable “dog snacks” in their pockets - and with a full stomach, some watch dogs make friends easily and forget their [...]

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Tags: diy · home maintenance · home security

How To Burglar-Proof Your Doors

May 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The majority of devices mentioned in this report cost very little. All of them will help reduce burglary and make your house or apartment more secure.
Begin with a home “security” check. Start with the front door and work clockwise around the entire inside of your home, finishing with a back yard, fence and shrubs, gates [...]

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Tags: carpentry · home security

How to Burglar-Proof your Windows

May 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Many burglars enter homes by simply breaking glass windows. A good deterrent is to have better quality glass installed at vulnerable points around the perimeter of your residence. Most burglars avoid attempting to break the following types of glass due to the fear of attracting attention:
Laminated Glass is made by a vinyl or plastic interlayer [...]

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Tags: glass · home security

Eyeglass Cleaner

May 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Another useful remedy for cleaning glass. Not for food or drink glass containers.
Mix together 8 oz of ammonia and 32 oz of denatured alcohol.
Useful to sell at garage sales, etc.
Lee Porter an author and entrepreneur for HealthSufficiency, a continuing health, personal development and life dynamic education and business development company helping people [...]

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Tags: cleaning formulas · glass · home maintenance

Insect and Roach Exterminator

May 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Mix the following: 1lb Borax and 6oz powdered sugar. Add 1oz cocoa powder and 2oz sodium fluoride. Mix well.
Sprinkle around places pest are known to frequent.
Keep away from children and pets.
Supplied by: The Master Healer
Lee Porter an author and entrepreneur for HealthSufficiency, a continuing health, personal development and life dynamic education and business development company [...]

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Tags: cleaning formulas · home maintenance · how to

Keeping Chimney Flue Free of Soot

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Mix 1 cup salt with 1 cup zinc oxide powder (available at ceramic shop or drugstore) and sprinkle on hot fire. This will help keep the chimney flue clean.
Lee Porter an author and entrepreneur for HealthSufficiency, a continuing health, personal development and life dynamic education and business development company helping people to be meet their [...]

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Tags: home maintenance · how to

Mirrors – How to Silver and Re-silver Mirrors

May 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Solution No. 1:
Nitrate of Silver (pure) . . . . . . . . 40 grains
Nitrate of Silver (pure) . . . . . . . . 32 grains
Distilled Water . . . . . . . . . . . . ……1 pint
Ammonia, 26% . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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Tags: glass · home maintenance · how to · repairs

Eighty uses for an Old Newspaper

May 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

1. Use as umbrella when caught in rain.
2. Protect car seats from muddy or wet clothing.
3. Spread over outdoor benches to protect clothing.
4. Put into loose shoes to tighten.
5. Stuff in leather shoes to preserve shape.
6. Stuff in wet shoes overnight to dry and deodorize.
7. Crumple and place in suitcase for couple of weeks to [...]

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Tags: home maintenance · paper arts

Water conservation begins at home

May 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

I believe if we tried we could cut our water use in half. There are many more ways other than the ones I have in my report. If you have any ideas of your own, please contribute your comments to the post for all our HealthSufficiency family and friends to share. Sometimes some things [...]

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Tags: home maintenance · plumbing