Our neighbors have just built a bedroom above their garage (and we’re a bit jealous!), but is it safe to do this? Building a bedroom above your garage is safe and very common, and is known in the trade as a finished room over (a) garage (or FROG for short). Insulation between the garage and the FROG means car …
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We mainly use the kitchen faucet or drink bottled water in our home, but is it safe to drink water from the bathroom tap? It’s likely not safe to drink water from the bathroom faucet, especially if your home has old pipes which can mean your water is contaminated with harmful lead, Legionella, asbestos, E.coli, …
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We’ve got three young children and a puppy, so cleaning the carpet can become a daily event. But are household carpet cleaning chemicals actually safe? Many carpet cleaning chemicals are not safe to breathe and can cause skin irritation, especially in babies, young children, and pets. Many of these harmful chemicals can stay in your …
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We’ve just had new tempered glass shower doors fitted in our ensuite bathroom and guest bathroom. But are all shower doors tempered glass? Shower doors have to be made from safety glass, and the most common type is tempered glass. This is four times more durable than regular glass and can withstand a minimum surface …
We’re in the market for some new mattress toppers but have heard they have fiberglass in them. Is this true? Some but not all mattress toppers have fiberglass in them which acts as a fireproof layer. Others have wool or thistle fibers instead, while some use salt or silica. By law, mattress toppers must have …
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We’re thinking of putting up some wall decals in our young daughter’s bedroom, but are they tacky? Wall decals and stickers are a popular way of transforming a wall without the hassle of paint or wallpaper, and definitely go in and out of fashion. However, if you personally like them and want to use them …
We’ve always had a medicine cabinet in our family bathroom, but are they going out of style? Medicine cabinets are not out of style, and apart from being very useful pieces of bathroom furniture, you can now buy a range of attractive designs and colors out of the box to suit your taste. Older medicine …
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Want to find out more about the Prepac furniture brand (like we did when furnishing our home renovation)? Then this article should help. Prepac was founded in Canada in 1979, and the firm still has its HQ in British Columbia. The company spread south into the US, and in 2021 they opened a large manufacturing …
We use wooden spoons all the time in our kitchen. But are they sanitary, and is this even a safe and hygienic thing to do? Wooden spoons are perfectly sanitary to cook with because wood is naturally antibacterial. They are also coated with mineral oil which acts as a barrier against bacteria too. So cooking …
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Every year at Thanksgiving we oven cook our turkey, which can leave it a bit dry. Frying is another option we’ve never tried, but is this safe? It is safe to deep fry a turkey, but only if you use a specially designed turkey fryer and never deep fry it from frozen. Peanut oil is …
