For home roofs, there are no off days, no offseason and no halftime intermissions. Roofs work every day tirelessly to defend our homes and families from the worst weather nature hurls its way. Roofs simply are the hardest working structures in America. But when should a roof retire after a long career? Like a star […]
In what may unfortunately seem like wet déjà vu all over again, apprehensive Iowa homeowners are again bracing for potentially severe flooding this spring. In a word, the National Weather Service calls Iowa’s spring flooding forecast “grim.” The NWS is predicting a strong threat for potentially serious flooding in eastern Iowa. From the Mississippi River […]
Winter treats our homes with all the tenderness of a sledgehammer slamming into drywall and a hungry shark devouring a meal. For some seasonally unreasonable reason, winter has a grudge for our homes. When reached for comment, Old Man Winter declined, saying he was too busy plotting another winter storm to hurl on Iowa. Mother […]
Friends, welcome to January: The month of great hope, the month of great goals, the month of great dreams and the month of resolutions. Unfortunately, the harsh, time-tested reality of February states we will have forgotten most of our ambitious plans for the new year by 2020’s second month. But for homeowners, the new year […]
When Old Man Winter goes cold this winter, don’t go colder, or you might find yourself unexpectedly living in a frozen Arendelle that Queen Elsa can’t even break you out of. When we get that first costly home heating bill of the winter, the natural reaction of any homeowner – especially those with older homes […]
Few air home leak problems are as obvious a a stiff autumn breeze (complete with leaves) roaring through your living room. Weak seal leaks in your home can be harder to detect to the naked eye than a deep cover spy in Moscow. As the U.S. Department of energy stresses, “Reducing the amount of air […]
No, you’re not crazy. It is literally raining cats and dogs these days in Iowa. Welcome to what climate experts gravely predict is “the new normal.” The Hawkeye State’s bummer of a fall has seen torrential rain pour down in buckets in most parts of Eastern Iowa. Dubuque has weathered a full 50 inches of […]
It sounds like a bad joke you tell when you don’t have any plans for the weekend. “Whatcha doing Saturday night?” “Nothing much, I’ll be home changing my HVAC filters.” But if you do have a free night, or even just 5 free minutes, changing your HVAC filter isn’t a bad idea. It’s actually a […]
Homeowners Insurance: State’s Insurance Health Good By Clete Campbell As any Iowan can tell you, in the Hawkeye State, you can go from unbearable winter to sweet summertime in a matter of hours. Iowa homes fearlessly stand up to any and all weather bullies: From January blizzards to April Super Rainstorms to June tornado threats […]
September 12 was a lousy, but tolerable rainy Thursday night in Dubuque as the Rauen Family weathered a torrential thunderstorm that was pouring down an inch of rain an hour on Iowa’s Key City. The Rauens huddled inside the comfort of their sure-fire rain repellent 15-year-old home in Dubuque’s midtown. Then water came cascading down […]
