A few minutes with the hedge clippers could save your life, and your house.
Homeowners often forget where their gas meter is located or where their main electrical panel is located. Often homeowners let their landscaping grow up over these items making them difficult to find and access in an emergency.
Keep all vegetation and obstructions well back from these areas at all times. Spending a few minutes pruning the plants or removing stored items from these areas may make all the difference.
To learn more about common items that homeowners fail to maintain or that sellers often fail to correct before a home inspection go to www.beattheinspector.com
A hidden gas meter. You smell gas but can't find the meter!
Electrical panel behind the Rose bush. In an emergency do you want to fight with the Rose bush? How about in the dark or in the rain?
Go ahead do some trimming, it will be good to get out and do something productive with your hands!
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