How to Make Sure Your Pipes Don’t Freeze
Frozen water pipes are a common problem during those frigid New England winters. Freezing can cause a pipe to burst — a crack as small as 1/8″ can allow more than 250 gallons of water to escape in only one day. The flooding can result in thousands of dollars of…
Home Safety Tips for Seniors Who Live Alone
Independence is an important part of living a happy and high-quality life. For seniors, maintaining their freedom can be a joyful experience and allow them to continue living in their home after the passing of a spouse. However, elderly persons living alone also face an increased risk of injury or…
A Homeowner’s Guide to Choosing the Right Security System
There are many types of security and burglar alarm systems from which to choose. Hopefully, this homeowners’ guide to security systems will help you figure out how to choose a home surveillance system. Types of Security and Burglar Alarm Systems One of the first things for you to consider is…
Winter Safety Tips
Anyone living in the northeast region of the United States knows what it means to hunker down for the winter. For most of us, it means turning up the heat, adding fuel to the fire, and adding a blanket on the bed. Mother Nature sure can throw a lot…
Mitigating Holiday Package Theft
The digital revolution has given us many wonderful things — and one of those things is the ability to shop for gifts online during the holidays. Rather than fight enormous crowds in department stores, many people decide to do their shopping from home, letting Amazon or some other website handle…
Preventing Home Fires
Residents throughout Massachusetts know how brutally cold and long New England winters can be, and to keep comfortable during chilly days, many homeowners burn fires in their fireplaces or wood burning stoves throughout the duration of the winter months. While stoking a fire on a cool evening is a great…
Ensuring Your Vacation Home Is Safe While You’re Away
Purchasing a vacation home comes with many perks. Besides tax breaks and increased home equity, a second house diversifies your investment portfolio. However, a vacation home is more than just a monetary investment — it is a priceless space for you and your loved ones to escape and enjoy a…
Fire Monitoring Systems for Apartment & Office Buildings
Why Fire Monitoring Is Crucial for Busy Apartment & Office Buildings If you own or manage a busy apartment or an office building, fire is a constant fear. When you have a large group of people in one area, fires can start quickly, without warning and for many reasons. If a…
Reasons to Install Environmental Monitors in Apartment & Office Buildings
If you own an apartment building, you may already be looking for an environmental monitoring system. If not, you should be. If you are not familiar with environmental monitoring, it refers to a system that your alarm company can set up for you, often paired to a smart home control…
How to Prevent and Handle Employee Theft
Are your employees stealing from you? We’d all like to believe that we have honest employees, but the statistics say otherwise. According to some estimates, U.S. businesses lose $50 billion a year to employee theft. Another study showed that individual businesses are losing over $1 million each year, on average,…
