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I teach people how to build their own homes so they can save a lot of money in labor costs. It has helped many people in the past to gain more equity in their homes. There are a few cases in which I make strong suggestions about certain types of installations. One of these areas has to do with safety in the home. When we choose doors and windows for our homes, there are a few guidelines that all homeowners need to be aware of. A slider makes a poor entry door. Back in the 1970’s many homes built sliders as entry doors. There are still a few around, but not many. Sliders are great for back doors though. You can also use French doors as a back door. Regardless of which of the two you choose, make sure that they have tempered glass. I can’t believe that there are still plenty of cheap glass doors without tempered glass out there. It should be a code requirement everywhere. When my wife and I went to buy our downstairs slider, and our French doors upstairs, my wife made it clear that they would be made of tempered glass. I never gave it much thought before that. The doors with tempered glass cost quite a bit more than those without safety glass. We bought the doors with safety glass and I installed them. About two years after moving into our house, my wife and I came home one night to find someone had been in our house while we were gone. It must have been a child or children because the secured glass door of our slider had been hit from the inside. An indented hole about four feet up the glass was the obvious center of contact. It was about the size of a child’s head and it was hit hard. The entire door was cracked up, yet not one piece of glass broke free. We never found out who was there that day and that’s just fine. Kids will be kids and it doesn’t matter if you have children or not, you need to have safety glass installed. Every home I design, remodel or build, I specify safety glass in the detail requirements so subcontractors will know it’s mandatory. One home can have several owners over the years. Some preventative steps could save a careless child, clumsy adult, or even a family pet. Larry Angell This Article Was Written By: housebuilder
Larry Angell is the author of SWEAT EQUITY, a book that teaches how to build a house for less than half the cost. His website is a step by step guide for homeowners to build homes with high equity while enjoying low monthly payments. www.make-my-own-house.com Article Source: http://www.the-landscape-design-site.com/diy Please Rate this Article Not yet Rated Click the XML Icon Above to Receive Home Repairs Articles Via RSS! Additional Articles From - Home \| Home Repairs Freezing Pipes \| Why You Should Prevent Frozen Pipes - By : Flora Richards-Gustafson Flooding \| Cardboard is Not Waterproof and other things Learned from a Flooded Basement - By : Nicole Krueger Hurricane Damage Prevention: What You Should Know - By : Flora Richards-Gustafson Water Damage: Preventing Frozen Pipes This Winter - By : Flora Richards-Gustafson What You Need to Do with Your Leaky Kitchen Faucets - By : Lena Kavhovsky 1-800-Repiping.com: How to Tell If You Need to Repipe Your Home - By : Jeff Butler Cordless Power Tools or Electric Power Tools? - By : Chris Nicholas Essential Tips to Keep Home Improvement Costs Down - By : Kristi Cole Fatigue And Safety For Do-It-Yourselfers - By : housebuilder Changing a Toilet Wax Ring - By : Mark Donovan Free Landscaping Ideas Free Landscaping Pictures Directory Pictures Of Backyard Landscaping Buy Landscape Fabric Backyard Landscaping Ideas Front Yard Landscaping Ideas Landscaping Plan Landscaping Plans Lawn Care