Do you ever have those experiences that, in the moment, feel incredibly stressful and overwhelming? This story was one of those moments for me. I can laugh about it now, only a few days later, but in the moment it was almost the final nick in the fragile dam that was holding my emotional well-being together.
Candles would be properly blown out before going to bed at night. Unfortunately, we don't live in a perfect world, and we often forget to take care of one small detail. The resulting fire damage is enough to change our lives forever. Accidents happen and there will always be a need to put these flames out.
I was sitting at the kitchen table getting some work done and the kids were in the other room playing quietly when a loud knock rapped on the door. I got up and walked to the door expecting a neighbor's child asking to play with the 4 year old. Instead, when I opened the door, I was immediately overwhelmed by the smell of natural gas.
Standing in the doorway was an animal control police officer. "Do you smell that natural gas?" he asked. "Well, now I do. I couldn't smell it before I opened the door." "Well, I'm going to take a look around. Is anyone else at home?" "I've got two small kids here with me." "Okay. Stay inside and I'll let you know what I find."
3. Call Around You should be calling around and finding your loan before you have begun looking at houses. This gives you more time to negotiate with banks and reduce the pressure you may feel. Now that you are actively seeking a deal you need to 4-5 different lenders. Call these different lenders and act for different quotes. In order to get the most accurate quotes from lenders you need to give them the most accurate information.
The USFA believes strongly that the routine maintenance of your fire alarm could protect more lives than just those of those in the home, and reducing fatalities from fire damage is the USFA's number one goal.
I hurried to grab shoes, the diaper bag, my computer, and snacks for the children. I went into the room where they were playing and took each of them by the hand and walked out of the house suddenly feeling like a homeless bag-lady with two small kids. The neighbor generously offered to let us come to her home while we waited for the response team to show up.
You are much more likely to hear the alarm if it's blaring in your ear, not when it quietly enters your dreams from down the hall. Test these alarms monthly. They also recommend installing ionization and photoelectric smoke alarms (or dual sensor smoke alarms).
Two fire trucks, three ambulances, a police truck, the original animal control officer's truck and the truck of another animal control officer (who was bored and in the area) were all parked in front of my house.
Ultimately the fire fighters found the leak outside the home, checked the home to make sure it was safe to be inside, and called the gas company to come out and fix the line. (After their initial inspection of the leak on the day of, they didn't fix until a week later. But that's another story for another day.)
6. Authorize and Sign After having looked at all of the details you are ready to make your decision. If the details have changed be ready to walk away unless they give you what you agreed upon. Authorize the pull on your credit. Let the bank write up the agreement and make sure to read it in depth.
Many general contractors try and work their way around the tight regulations but these laws are strict and there have been many law suits in the past because people tried to bypass them. Safety should be everyone's #1 goal.
Candles would be properly blown out before going to bed at night. Unfortunately, we don't live in a perfect world, and we often forget to take care of one small detail. The resulting fire damage is enough to change our lives forever. Accidents happen and there will always be a need to put these flames out.
I was sitting at the kitchen table getting some work done and the kids were in the other room playing quietly when a loud knock rapped on the door. I got up and walked to the door expecting a neighbor's child asking to play with the 4 year old. Instead, when I opened the door, I was immediately overwhelmed by the smell of natural gas.
Standing in the doorway was an animal control police officer. "Do you smell that natural gas?" he asked. "Well, now I do. I couldn't smell it before I opened the door." "Well, I'm going to take a look around. Is anyone else at home?" "I've got two small kids here with me." "Okay. Stay inside and I'll let you know what I find."
3. Call Around You should be calling around and finding your loan before you have begun looking at houses. This gives you more time to negotiate with banks and reduce the pressure you may feel. Now that you are actively seeking a deal you need to 4-5 different lenders. Call these different lenders and act for different quotes. In order to get the most accurate quotes from lenders you need to give them the most accurate information.
The USFA believes strongly that the routine maintenance of your fire alarm could protect more lives than just those of those in the home, and reducing fatalities from fire damage is the USFA's number one goal.
I hurried to grab shoes, the diaper bag, my computer, and snacks for the children. I went into the room where they were playing and took each of them by the hand and walked out of the house suddenly feeling like a homeless bag-lady with two small kids. The neighbor generously offered to let us come to her home while we waited for the response team to show up.
You are much more likely to hear the alarm if it's blaring in your ear, not when it quietly enters your dreams from down the hall. Test these alarms monthly. They also recommend installing ionization and photoelectric smoke alarms (or dual sensor smoke alarms).
Two fire trucks, three ambulances, a police truck, the original animal control officer's truck and the truck of another animal control officer (who was bored and in the area) were all parked in front of my house.
Ultimately the fire fighters found the leak outside the home, checked the home to make sure it was safe to be inside, and called the gas company to come out and fix the line. (After their initial inspection of the leak on the day of, they didn't fix until a week later. But that's another story for another day.)
6. Authorize and Sign After having looked at all of the details you are ready to make your decision. If the details have changed be ready to walk away unless they give you what you agreed upon. Authorize the pull on your credit. Let the bank write up the agreement and make sure to read it in depth.
Many general contractors try and work their way around the tight regulations but these laws are strict and there have been many law suits in the past because people tried to bypass them. Safety should be everyone's #1 goal.
About the Author:
MBA Construction, a general contractor in Salt Lake City Utah provides all types of construction. We specialize in design-build, build-to-print and commercial construction in the energy, industrial & medical industries.
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