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Home Repairs Before Home Study?
My husband and I have been contemplating adoption for a while and are now considering becoming foster parents, but we want to do a few repairs to our home before we have the home study. One of the things that my husband thinks is fine, I think we should take out. In 2 of the bedrooms of our older house there is baseboard heating units for supplamental heat. We only turn them on few times a year to make sure they work without issue other wise they are off. I think we should remove them as they could be a safety risk for a young child, but he says they are fine.
Has anyone been through a homestudy with baseboard heat? Should we remove them?
I know that homestudies aren't looking for perfection, but I don't particularly like these heating units any way and we don't really use them.
What do you think?
1 Answer
- RosieLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Foster parents? Yay! We need more good foster parents!!
Let your home-study people know ahead of time what your concerns are and don't tear your house up without a good reason. Most stuff will be fine.
Toddlers love dials. They'll turn them on themselves and camp up near them with their blankets and teddy for warmth. Radiant water filled heat can be turned down to prevent burns. The other kind are worrisome.
Lead paint in an older home is going to be a big issue. How are your windowsills? Is the paint intact and sealed?
Do you have blinds with the old style strings that can hang a toddler. The cords need to be put out of reach of little necks.
5 gallon buckets? They topple into because they are curious and top heavy. They can't get out and drown in a few inches of water.
Got carpeting? Pull up a corner and look at the filth trapped in the cushioning below it. and ant nests. wow what a mess.
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My son was able to open any safety lock by two. Electrical outlets? the plugs are easy to get off for prying fingers.
Children thrive in older homes. Gives them something to think about and challenges their immune system so they develop nicely.
