5 Ideas to Make Your Driveway Attractive

You want the front of your home to be inviting – to be beautiful! Your happy with the garage door; you’ve updated it and it looks just right with your house. Now, what about that big path of concrete that lead to it. 

Here are 5 Ideas to Make it an Attractive Part of Your Décor

1. Go Green. You know you can plant a hedge or some flowering plants along the sides and that goes far in making it more attractive, but take one extra step! Make it a living driveway. Do away with the concrete and line up pavers (plastic or cement) that have holes in the middle. Now plant those holes with a low growing grass. It’s a beautiful idea and if you get an oil spot on the grass you can just replace it. Easier than trying to get it off concrete.

5 Things Firefighters Know About Fighting a Garage Fire

Knowing how firefighters approach a fire in an attached garage will probably give you an idea of just how dangerous a garage fire can be. Here are 5 concerns, firefighters express when they look at the best ways to put out a fire in an attached garage.

1. Firefighters Expect The Worst. When they enter a garage fire, they know that they may be met with a flammable-liquids fire, a release from a gas cylinder or even a rocketing aerosol can. Gas struts and drive shafts from vehicles can also take flight. Firefighters may knock down the garage fire and let the contents cool a bit before they enter to avoid these hazards.