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Durable Kitchen Floor Options Kitchen floors get put through quite a lot! Between all of the dropped utensils, the spills and drips; being one of the most used rooms in a home, your floors need to handle kitchen hazards and look good doing it. A large variety of floor materials won't be an ideal fit for the kitchen because of this. Below, I'm listing my favorite kitchen floors that help with maintaining low maintenance, and keeping a balance between style and functionality.  CERAMIC TILES Ceramic tiles can be a great fit for the kitchen because they are resilient, hard, and impervious to stains and water. It also helps that they are resilient to heat and breakage, under normal conditions, that is. They came in a variety of colors and even faux finishes to add a beautiful, yet smart, addition to your kitchen.  DURABLE CONCRETE Concrete is a great option for ground level kitchens and are a long lasting option for homeowners. Sometimes, concrete sla

Save Your Home From Dryer Fires Every year, more than 2900 home fires are started by clothes dryers. The leading cause of these fires are from a build of up lint from lack of maintenance. The removable lint filter unfortunately doesn't catch all of the cloth and fabric particles, so maintenance requires a little more than just emptying the filter after each load. Whether you live in your own home or plan to purchase in the near future, it's important to have safeguards in place for the utilities that you use that could put your home at risk. You want to make sure that the lint that gets trapped in crevices and in the hose on it's way outside are thoroughly cleaned.  Here are a few warning signs to look for that may indicate your dryer is getting clogged up by lint: Clothes are taking a lot longer to dry, and sometimes not even drying all the way. Clothes may be hotter by the end of the cycle. The outside of the dryer starts to get really hot.