14 Bad Habits that Can Burn Down Your House
This is worth a quick scan to make sure these hazards don't exist in your home. For a full explanation, here's a link to this important post on Bob Vila's site.
- Piling up oil-soaked rags
- Misusing electric blankets
- Neglecting appliance recalls
- Lingering dryer lint
- Letting your laptop overheat
- Choosing the wrong wattage for light bulbs
- Using too many extension cords
- Performing DIY's you're not qualified to do
- Disregarding dust
- Storing batteries improperly
- Ignoring wire chewing mice
- Forgetting the chimney sweep
- Overlooking the range hood
- Placing furniture too close to wood burning stoves and fireplaces