Winter Home Safety Starts With a Little Bit of Education

I live in Southern California where it rarely, if everclothing and shoes. You should also keep this area
snows. I built a cabin in the mountains one timeas dry as possible to prevent mold and mildew
during the winter and that was enough winterfrom moisture.
education for me, to last a lifetime. I probablyIf possible, stay inside your home once
know more about winter home safety, thentemperatures drop below 30°. There are all
most people that actually live in the snow andsorts of health hazards, once temperatures start
would like to give you a few pointers andto drop below freezing. If you live in an area
reminders about home winter safety around yourwhere temperatures drop below 0°F, I would
house.advise that you get a little more information
Ice is slippery. I can't say it any better than that,about severe weather temperatures.
so if you have ice on your driveway, sidewalks orWhenever it's cold outside and warm in your
anywhere else around your home, it should behome, you could have problems adjusting to
removed as soon as possible. You should alsothese temperatures. This might be a bigger
inform others who live in your home or areproblem with young children. If you're going in and
coming to visit your home, about the iceout of a warm home into extremely cold
problems you're having.weather, all day long, you could find yourself with
Snow often melts. If the snow is outside, thisa family of sick people.
might not be a problem. However, if peopleYou should also try to avoid running around or
continue to track the snow into your home, itstrenuous activities in cold temperatures also. Well,
could be. Designate a certain section of yourthat's your little bit of education for winter home
home, possibly near the entryway or back doorsafety. I hope it helps and I wish only the best to
of your home, as an area to remove all wetyour family, for this holiday season.