By Greg Vanden Berge
Walking up and down the stairs in the dark could become a
safety issue. If the stairs in the house are not that old, there should
be a light switch at the top and a light switch at the bottom of the
stairway.This is a three way switch and is
designed to allow you to turn the stair lighting on as you walk up the
stairs and then turn the stair lighting off, once you've safely reached
the top of the stairway. And vice versa as she walked down the stairs.
If you don't have a light switch, there are motion sensor lights that
are battery operated and can be installed easily in the stairway. These
lights can provide you with peace of mind, while protecting your family
from accidents.
Stairway accidents are nothing to joke about, I lived in a two-story
house with four other people and was the last one to fall down the
stairway. None of us got seriously injured and the stairway was built to
meet local building codes and was inspected by a building and safety
inspector.
The stairs were built correctly and the stair lighting
was no problem, but people still fell down the stairway and it always
happens in the evening.
During the day time there were two windows that let plenty of light into
the stairway and in the evening the stairway became quite dark, rarely
was the stair lightning ever turned on. This could have been outright
laziness but nevertheless, it was rarely used and eventually became a
safety issue.
Lighting your stairway might not end all of your problems but it can and
some of your problems. There are plenty of stair lighting systems
available on the market today and some of the battery operated stair
lighting systems can be installed by most homeowners.
Think safety always and do your best to solve your stair lighting
problems as soon as possible to prevent injuries or accidents.
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