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		<title>Rubicon Bat House Driftwood</title>
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<p><span style="font-size: x-small;">&#8220;Bats are a welcome ally to combat mosquitoes and other insect pests. They work while we sleep, eating up to 600 mosquitoes and other night flying insects like cucumber beetles, June bugs, stinkbugs, leafhoppers, and moths in just one hour. Providing them a home on your property during the day will benefit them as well as everyone around you.   The Rubicon Bat House is an environmentally-friendly bat house in more ways than one! First, this 4-chambered bat house provides room for 150 beneficial, insect-eating bats. Because it has 4 chambers, it will hold both males and females in a colony.  The interior panels are grooved to provide easy landing and roosting for the bats.   The Rubicon meet the standards recommended by leading bat conservation groups: each chamber is 1&#8243; deep, and the side ventilation slats are 3/8&#8243; wide. This is important because this eco-friendly bat house is made from recycled plastic!  Exact dimensions are necessary for maintaining proper interior temperature and ven&#8221;</span></p>
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		<title>Rubicon Bat House Hunter Green</title>
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		<title>Document Drying &#8211; How The Restoration Process Works</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When there has been a flood in your home or business, especially one caused by a natural disaster, you will need to remove the most precious and delicate objects first if you want to have any chance at all of salvaging them. Things like paper materials, books, photographs, and computers, or other electronics can be [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When there has been a flood in your home or business, especially one caused by a natural disaster, you will need to remove the most precious and delicate objects first if you want to have any chance at all of salvaging them. Things like paper materials, books, photographs, and computers, or other electronics can be damaged quickly and permanently by water. The sooner you get these wet items out of the situation the better. With some of them, like the paper materials, knowing what to do with them next is essential if you want to be able to restore them.</p>
<p>When paper material like books, documents, photographs, maps, blueprints, or any paper products you might have in the home become wet, there is only a limited amount of time available to get them to a restorer before they become damaged or destroyed permanently. When paper products dry out too quickly, they will stick together or wrinkle terribly. If they stay wet or even damp too long, the ink could become ruined and mold and mildew will also set in.</p>
<p>A document drying company will need to take possession of these materials within 48 hours if at all possible. They can freeze dry them and do whatever other process is necessary to preserve them until the restoration process can begin, In fact, freeze drying can be first step in stopping and correcting the destruction.</p>
<p>Flooding is only one form or destruction that can happen to paper materials and other forms or media and data. Fires can partially burn materials or the heat from the fire alone can be damaging. The smoke and soot will coat these materials and they will have to be meticulously cleaned. Deodorizing is also a necessary procedure in fire damage restoration. Materials that already have mold damage because they were flooded or wet by some others means, must be disinfected to stop the mold from growing any further and contaminating other materials as well. </p>
<p>We all know that there might not have to be a flood to cause mold on paper materials. People will often store items like paper in a damp basement and over time the damage will be done instead of all at once. A dedicated document drying company will do their best to make any items you submit to them be restored to the greatest extent possible. Choose the company you hire based on their past experience and satisfied clients. Ask questions about any procedures or pricing that you may not fully understand.</p>
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		<title>Water Damage Can Be Caused By Leaky Plumbing</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leaky pipes can cause major water and even mold damage to your house. A leaky pipe can come from anywhere like in the walls, under the house, under the sink, and many other places. It can cause the water to soak in the walls, floor, carpet, and your things. It can stain the wall and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Leaky pipes can cause major water and even mold damage to your house. A leaky pipe can come from anywhere like in the walls, under the house, under the sink, and many other places. It can cause the water to soak in the walls, floor, carpet, and your things. It can stain the wall and cause them to warp, and that means that water damage has set in and there might be mold growth. It can stain the walls brown or black, and you could see black mold on the outside of the wall, which can also mean there is a lot of mold in the wall.</p>
<p>If a leaky pipe is from the shower, it can cause the water to run all over the floor, which can flood it and cause it to flood other rooms of your house. It can cause water to run into the bedroom if it is near the bathroom or in the hallway and can cause water to spread out in the walls. It can also cause the water to go through the floor. Water can spray everywhere like all over the walls, carpet, floor, electronics, and on cords. It can cause sparks, and electric currents to flow through the water, which makes it very dangerous. You have to turn off the water for the water to stop spraying and so you can fix the problem, and you will have to replace the pipes or the seal around the pipes. </p>
<p>You have to let the glue dry before you turn back on the water because it can bust off the connecter and you will have a water problem again. You might have to tear out the whole wall to get to the problem because it may be hard to find or hard to get to. Water leaks can also cause low pressure of water coming into your house, and you will have to find the leak fast before it cause more damage. If you cannot find it you will have to call the water company to come find the leak, they might have to go under the house or tear up the ground to find the problem. </p>
<p>A water leak under the sink can cause rotting, odors, and warping of the floor of the sink and the wall that it is connected to, and the sink to bow down. If it is next to the living room or the bedroom, it can cause the carpet to become soggy and mold can grow under it. It can cause damage to the carpet, floor, and walls that are near the kitchen or the bathroom. It can take up to a few hours to get the water up from the carpet and cleaned out of the walls. You will also have to clean the outside of the walls so it will not stain it, or you will have to replace the wall depending on how bad the damage is.</p>
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		<title>Dealing With Fire Damage And Insurance</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are a person who has had a house or car damaged by fire, you may be looking for ways to make reparations. However, this is not always an easy task. However, here are some tips that will alleviate some of the stress that comes with making these repairs, and make the process that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are a person who has had a house or car damaged by fire, you may be looking for ways to make reparations. However, this is not always an easy task. However, here are some tips that will alleviate some of the stress that comes with making these repairs, and make the process that much easier.</p>
<p>The first thing to keep in mind to do is to contact your insurance agency and determine whether or not you are covered for fire damage. If so, then this can save you money on the repairs you need to make. If the damage done to your home is only what you would consider minor, like damage to carpets, you can simply use the insurance money to replace the carpet. If the damage is more serious, the first thing you must do is consult a professional fire restorer. They will help to deodorize your home and clean anything that may have been damaged, but is still salvageable. You may be surprised at what can be saved and what should be thrown away.</p>
<p>If you find that some of the things in your home cannot be repaired, simply consult your insurance company to see if you are covered. If so, then you can simply replace the items lost at their expense. If it is your car, however, that has been damaged, then you need to speak with your car insurance provider. If your clothes have been damaged by smoke, then it should be easy for you to get the smell out with simple dry cleaning. It may take a few times to fully get the smell out, but that should be the extent of the effort you have to put into the cleaning. However, if your clothes still smell like smoke, you should consult an expert fire damage restorer about what sort of cleaning agents you should use to remove the smell.</p>
<p>You should also keep in mind that there are ways to avoid having your home damaged by fire. One of the most common reasons that homes get fire damage is neglecting to test your smoke detectors on a regular basis. You should also have a fire extinguisher in an easy to get to area in the event that there is a fire. You should also keep in mind to check that your oven is off after you are done using it.</p>
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		<title>What To Watch Out For When Looking For Toxic Mold</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As all molds are nasty and some are really dangerous to our health, we really need to watch and make sure that we keep the mold from developing in our homes or anywhere that we might have to spend time at. Some molds can be more toxic to some people, especially the ones that have [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As all molds are nasty and some are really dangerous to our health, we really need to watch and make sure that we keep the mold from developing in our homes or anywhere that we might have to spend time at. Some molds can be more toxic to some people, especially the ones that have breathing problems. If you are like most people, you might not even know that the mold you see is causing your illness. The symptoms will be like having a cold or the flu but if you are having an irritation to the eyes or skin, it could be from the overexposure to this mold.</p>
<p>The best way to tell is by going to your doctor and having tests run and if he says that you have only a cold, you will need to tell him right off that you were exposed to this mold. If these symptoms appear to happen in only one or two rooms of your home, you might have some unseen mold that is on the inside of your walls or imbedded in your carpet of these rooms. If it happens to be in your carpets, you will need to remove this carpet immediately. Make sure that you look over the floor boards real well and if you like the natural wood floor as most people do, you might just want to pull all the tacks or nails out of this floor and leave it a hard wood floor. If you do this, you might want to put down a coat of wax on this floor to keep out water damage or mold from getting into the wood.</p>
<p>To keep mold from your bathroom or kitchen, you will want to have exhaust fans installed, and they will pay for themselves in no time. If there is mold in these rooms, you will need to make sure that you get rid of it. The best places to look other than your bathroom are your basements and attics. These places are the first places to check when looking for mold or mold growth. If you have a musty smell in these rooms, you might have mold that you can&#8217;t see.</p>
<p>If you find this mold, never touch it with your bare skin. Always wear gloves, a mask, and have some kind of protective clothing on. If this mold covers a big area, don&#8217;t try to clean it up yourself. Call in a professional company.</p>
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		<title>How To Clean Up After Smoke Damage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Damage from smoke can arrive at your home by many different methods. It could arrive inside your own home by a back up in your furnace, maybe a fire down the street that has a wind blowing, or even by having too many candles burning at the same time all in one room. In olden [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Damage from smoke can arrive at your home by many different methods. It could arrive inside your own home by a back up in your furnace, maybe a fire down the street that has a wind blowing, or even by having too many candles burning at the same time all in one room. In olden times, we used to heat our homes with old oil burning heaters and fireplaces. The smoke damage from these usually caused the homeowner to have to repaint the inside of their home pretty often, as the smoke would settle pretty heavy all through the home. The woman would be seen washing the walls on a weekly basis.</p>
<p>As we keep changing, so did our in-home heaters as we installed cleaner burning systems. But sometimes we will have some smoke damage by this furnace becoming clogged. This will send a lot of smoke into the home and cause this smoke damage. In some of the newer homes today, you might have a fireplace in the home, and this will put smoke into the home if you don&#8217;t know how to use it right. If you use this fireplace, you will want to find out the right kind of wood to burn so that you have a nice warm fire with the least amount of smoke and make sure when you are done that the flue is closed. The flue is what takes the smoke up the chimney.</p>
<p>If you have smoke damage in your home, the cleaning process can be time consuming and expensive. As this smoke will get into places that most people don&#8217;t even think of, they might forget this area and will still have the smell of smoke. Smoke is something that isn&#8217;t seen by one&#8217;s eyes but you can smell it easily. As our scent of smell is stronger than our sight, you will smell it before seeing it. If the smell of this smoke is heavy or even light, you should call in a professional cleaning crew as they have the appropriate equipment and chemicals to do the job right the first time. </p>
<p>If you don&#8217;t know the right chemicals to use, you could do more damage in the long run. It is always best not to try to clean away this damage unless you know the proper way to do it. As smoke can settle into the ducts and vents of your home, it is almost impossible to clean this part by yourself and you will have to bring in the professionals to clean them because they will put in a chemical sealer into the ducts to permanently secure the smoke into the ducts themselves.</p>
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		<title>Fire From Others&#8217; Smoke Can Cause Damage To Your Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have ever had a fire happen close to your home and you happened to have your windows open, you will end up with what is referred to as smoke fire. It is sometimes referred to this term because you end up with the damage of a fire without having the fire itself. Smoke [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you have ever had a fire happen close to your home and you happened to have your windows open, you will end up with what is referred to as smoke fire. It is sometimes referred to this term because you end up with the damage of a fire without having the fire itself. Smoke damage in itself is bad enough because you have to clean up a lot of the same things that the person that had the fire has to clean up except you might not lose your home. You will probably have to move into a place for some time while the clean up is being done.</p>
<p>This smoke will get into all parts of your home from the ones you can see to the places that you can&#8217;t. You can even end up with this kind of smoke from a back up from your furnace. The best way to prevent this from happening is to clean or change the filters every three to six months to prevent your furnace from having to work so hard. It is also a good idea to have your furnace completely cleaned out every year. If you have separate units for your air conditioning device, have the unit cleaned out either before you turn it on or shut it off for the season.</p>
<p>If you live on or near a dirt or gravel road, you will most likely have to change your filters more often as this dust can travel and settle on or in anything in your home. If you should have this smoke fire, you will have to clean thoroughly your carpets, drapes, clothing, bedding, and floors. Then comes the appliances, knick-knacks, pictures and your walls, which will need to be washed and in some cases might have to be painted. With all of these things, you can see the damage caused by this smoke fire. Then come the areas that you can&#8217;t see like the air quality in your home, which will cause problems to you like dizziness, light headedness, nausea, weakness in arms or legs, or your blood pressure becoming elevated.</p>
<p>Then will come the more intense cleaning and if you have any of the feelings that were just mentioned, you will need to move out of the home and bring in the professionals to clean up the rest of the damage. As they will come into your home with all of the right ingredients to do the job right the first time, they will probably have to clean your carpets again or even remove them. They will know to clean out the ducts on your heating and air conditioning units to remove all of the smoke damage from there.</p>
<p>Aydan Corkern is a writer of many topics, visit some of her sites, like<br />
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		<title>Are Our Water Supplies Really Safe?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all of our coalmines that have to put their waste into holding ponds, they had better do something to make sure that it doesn&#8217;t end up leaking into our fresh water supply and causing water damage to the landscape and the people in the communities around it. We have several hundred thousand mines that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With all of our coalmines that have to put their waste into holding ponds, they had better do something to make sure that it doesn&#8217;t end up leaking into our fresh water supply and causing water damage to the landscape and the people in the communities around it. We have several hundred thousand mines that are abandoned mines in our country alone, not counting the ones that are still in use. With all of these mines working and not working, the damages to us and our way of life are becoming closer to causing us problems by way of our health than any of us know or have even had to think about until lately.</p>
<p>Now, we have had a spill from one of these holding tanks that dumped billions of contaminated water and fly ash onto this small nearby neighborhood community by coating some 300 acres after a dike burst at this retention pond. This community of about 200 or more residents flooded this company with questions about the problem that could arise from this in regards to themselves and their livestock. This company told them that they would see to the clean-up, and the EPA said that they found some elevated levels of arsenic in some of the surface water but that they hadn&#8217;t found any near the intake of their water treatment plant that supplies the town&#8217;s water supply.</p>
<p>All of the mines that we have in our country that were worked in some part of history have left several mounds of waste that most of us didn&#8217;t even know were there. These companies were supposed to have cleaned up these sites but a lot of them are still left in the air to dry up, which means that they are sent into our air and can cause all kinds of health problems for us unknowing people. We have bikers groups that have been trying to find places to just go to and ride their bikes without the problems with too many different drivers invading their space and their fun.</p>
<p>Some of these mines might have been marked off at the time they were abandoned but over time, we have gotten closer to these underground tunnels and the dangers of the ground falling in. Some of the markers may have either gotten so rotten that they fell apart and never got put back up as the owners are probably no longer alive. Some of them didn&#8217;t have any family members to keep watch over the sites so they were forgotten.</p>
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