Don't store Christmas decorations in the attic
Created: 01/24/2022, 16:26
By: Janine Napirca
What do you store in your attic?
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Do you store your Christmas decorations in the attic?
Read here why this is absolutely not a good idea.
You often
don't have enough space
in your own four walls to store all your belongings.
That is why many use
the
attic as a
storage location
.
Especially for things that you don't need often.
For example, the Christmas decorations are only brought out once a year.
Here's why you shouldn't keep them in the attic the rest of the year.
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Attention fire hazard - do not store Christmas decorations in the attic
Of course, it is only too understandable that you need to store your
Christmas
decorations
somewhere
when you no longer need them.
Because when the party is over, Christmas balls, tinsel and the like are banned from the apartment and only brought out again next year.
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However, the attic is not a good place to tidy up the deco.
Because Christmas decorations often consist of delicate materials that can easily break in the attic.
In addition, there are materials that catch fire quickly and in the summer it often gets very hot in the attic.
It is therefore better to store your Christmas decorations
in a cool place
, for example in the basement or in the garage.
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Also, don't store painting supplies in the attic
You should also not store painting materials in the attic if you have leftover paint from the last renovation
that
you are reluctant to throw away but would like to save for the next painting.
Especially not when it comes to oil-based paints.
This is
highly flammable
and if things go really badly, your roof truss will catch fire on a particularly hot sunny day.
You should also not put other colors in the attic, as they can decompose and become
unusable
.
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