Put the laundry room anywhere but the basement. It’s probably just a marketing tool to sell more washing machines, but one major manufacturer, Whirlpool, has been pushing the concept of what I call the “super laundry room.”
The size of the discount is typically determined by the sophistication of the equipment, regardless of whether it is connected to a central monitoring system at the bur-glar alarm company, and the distance from the house to the nearest police or fire station.
According to federal crime data, 38 percent of assaults occur during a burglary. Houses on corner lots are more likely to be burglarized. If your home has had a burglary, the odds of it being burglarized again increase dramatically, because burglars correctly assume that the items they appropriated have been replaced with new items.
A security system protects your investment and saves money. Since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on 9/11, home security firms nationwide have been reporting a surge in interest in alarm systems.
Most kitchen appliances require their own electrical circuits. Ground fault interrupter circuit (GFIC) outlets should be installed in normally damp areas to reduce the risk of electrical shock.