How to Install Smoke Alarms in Your Home

Smoke alarms are one of the best safety features you can buy for your home. Install at least one smoke alarm per level of your home near the bedrooms, and remember to change the batteries regularly.

Amy: Hey Danny, I’d like to add some extra smoke detectors to my home but I want to make sure they’re reliable. Do I need to have them hardwired? Danny: That’s a very important question Amy and I’m glad to know you’re adding more smoke detectors to your house. The smoke alarms are one of the best safety features you can buy for your home and because there is so mass produce, you can purchase one for a low as $7.00. A new construct smoke detectors are hardwire but for situation like years where you’re adding to an existing home, a battery powered unit like this one is the best and a very simple to install. Now of course the key thing is to remember to change the batteries about twice a year. A lot of people forget about that. The kind you need to get really depends on how much you want to spend. I’ve seen certain models that detects smoke, gas and even have voice alert built right in. Now those were run around $50.00 each but for most homes quite on spending about $7.00 to $15.00 for a decent detector. Now, when you’re ready to install them is recommended that you have one smoke detector per level of your home near the bedrooms and one in the garage.