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Did you know that March was National Poison Prevention Month? You can protect your children from poisonous household substances by locking up pesticides and chemicals in a high cabinet out of the reach of your children.

Did you know that over 1 trillion gallons of water leak from US homes each year and that March 16-20 is “Fix a Leak” week? Faucets, leaky toilet flappers and other valves both inside and outside the house use just a few simple tools and hardware to repair. Save money and water to taking a little time to make the minor repairs.

You should first consider hiring an indoor air quality specialist to set up a blower door on your home. They will pressurize your house and determine from where the air is leaking. Use a professional with the proper training and equipment.

Most areas of air leakage in a home are around the top of the foundation and around penetrations into the attic.

Seal the top of the foundation (rim joist) with caulk or expanding foam

The easiest way to seal the penetrations in the attic is to push back the insulation, and seal the holes around wiring and plumbing stacks and caulk along to tops of interior walls.

Next you need to seal the interior of the house

Use a clear caulk around the window frames where the trim meets the wall and all cracks in the window that aren't operable and add weather stripping where necessary

Install foam gaskets on outlets and switches on exterior walls.

If you have a basement, use clear caulk along the basement where it meets the floor.

Seal around all ceiling fixtures, heat registers, medicine cabinets, bath tubs, kitchen cabinets, drain and water pipes where they enter the wall in kitchen and bath and any other interior wall penetrations.

E-mail Alvin Fuchs (EcoBroker) for additional info, at     alvin@alvintherealtor.com

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