Perform Weekly Perimeter Checks Walk around your home every week to inspect the locks on all the doors and windows. Also inspect the frame around each door and window to ensure there is no rotting, warping or any other condition that makes the entry easier to breach. Check the sensors on each door and window too. Adhesive usually holds them in place, so the sensors need re-fastening occasionally. Wireless sensors are battery-powered, and the batteries require testing and the occasional changing as well....

Birthday Party Planning Checklist Here are the basic tasks you’ll need to accomplish when considering how to plan a birthday party for kids, teenagers, and even adults. Determine your budget. Choose a theme. Pick guests. Send invitations. Arrange food. Acquire decorations. Plan activities.

For heavy or bulky items that you can’t bring indoors, anchor them to something solid the best you can with rope, chains, bungee cords, or other strong materials. If you’re very short on time or have nothing to anchor your items to, you can attempt to shelter them in a swimming pool where winds might be less likely to pick up the items and toss them around. Lower the water level no more than 1 to 2 feet if you wish....

Here are some tips for putting your garden to bed for the winter. Cutting Back Most perennials can be cut back in the fall, though some prefer to remain standing to help insulate the roots from cold weather. Do some research on which of your species should be pruned in fall and which should be pruned in spring. For instance, some perennials to prune in fall include irises, begonias, clematis, and daylilies....

How to Remove Vomit Stains on Clothing Try the following steps to remove vomit stains from washable clothes. For dry-clean-only garments, follow step one below, then blot the stain gently with a clean, white cloth dampened with cold water. Blot the area with a dry cloth and take the garment to a dry cleaner as soon as possible. How to Remove Vomit From Carpet The trick to removing vomit from carpet, as with other bulky stains, is to work from the outside toward the center of the stain to prevent spreading out the stain....

What Bowed Basement Walls Are Bowed basement walls are masonry walls that bow or curve from the outside to the inside. If standing inside the basement and looking at the bowed wall, you should see a convex or bulging wall. This problem is sometimes called inward deflection. Bowed basement walls often are cracked, too. Either vertical or horizontal cracks may be present, but mostly they are horizontal due to the direction of the bend in the walls....

Gas dryers use either natural gas or propane as a heat source. Both types of fuel sources require a dedicated gas hook up. If no hook up is available in the space you plan to place the dryer, it will be necessary to hire a professional technician to install the line. How to Select a Gas Clothes Dryer Before you begin shopping for your gas dryer, you should have the answers to each of these questions:...