How To Protect Yourself When Doing Diy

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When working with a lot of different kinds of DIY materials and tools, you almost always want to be wearing goggles
When you love DIY, it can be very difficult to stop doing it because everywhere that you look, you can see a new project! In many ways DIY can completely take over your life, and yet it can give you such a buzz when you look at something in your home and remember that you were the one who made it, put it together, and now uses it every day. However, that does not mean that DIY is something that you do not have to worry about taking too seriously: some DIY tasks can be incredibly dangerous, and you should always ensure that you are taking the relevant precautions. Not sure how? Well, here are some tips that should help you be able to protect yourself when doing DIY.


Goggles


When working with a lot of different kinds of DIY materials and tools, you almost always want to be wearing goggles so that you can make sure that nothing – big or small – falls into your eyes and damages them. You will still be able to see what you are doing, so they won’t restrict your view, and you will find them a lifesaver especially if you are using drills. You may wish to take them off for less intense parts of the projects, but in many cases you simply cannot be too careful.


Gloves


Even if you have got fiddly work to do, you can almost always benefit from wearing gloves. As well as keeping your hands and fingers paint free, you’ll prevent any nicks and graves from going into your skin, and there’s nothing more satisfying than taking off a pair of DIY gloves after the end of a long project. On very hot days it may feel horrible and unnecessary, but keep them on to keep yourself safe.


Awareness


This is key, and something that many people do not even consider when they are embarking on a new DIY project. Awareness is central, not only in the way of being aware of what is going on around you – so not leaving out paint pots on the floor when you’ve got a toddler – but also awareness of the rest of your home. You don’t want to be that person who drills into a wall and straight into a water pipe . . .


Mouth guard


You would be surprised how many emergency dentist patients that someone like Dr Woods, a dentist in San Diego, sees every month, just because they were not protecting their teeth as they did DIY. In some cases it’s because they fell of a ladder, some people had a piece of wood fly into their face, and still others slide on a bit of wallpaper glue or paint and smack their faces into the wall. Whichever way it could happen, prevent all of them by wearing a mouth guard.


Music


There’s no greater way to keep yourself motivated in the middle of a big project than putting on some of your favourite tunes! Make sure that you have a radio or Bluetooth speaker in the room where you are working, and keep the music going all through the project. Not only will this continue to help you keep going when you are starting to get tired and flag, but whenever you hear that album in the future you will always think of this project!


Those are our five tips for protecting yourself when you are doing DIY, and if you follow all of them to the letter then you should be able to finish that project without having to worry about your safety.


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