Remember, There’s No Weather Offseason In Iowa Through snow, wind, rain and more rain, we endured to reach the Promised Land. After a spring only a fish could love, weather-weary Iowans have finally reached sweet summertime. While our only weekend thoughts may naturally be to cue up the stereo, fire up the barbecue, crack open […]
How To Spot A Deck In Trouble Before Disaster Strikes There’s no better view of summer on a sunny day than a backyard deck. It’s the stuff dreams and Norman Rockwell paintings are made of. Unfortunately, there are few scarier feelings than standing on a rickety, creaky deck. For as the Reading (Pa.) Eagle’s Karen […]
As everyone who’s ever lived a day in Iowa knows all too well, the weather can go from pleasant to crazy without a second’s notice. Iowa’s famously unpredictable spring weather and its often fierce rain, wind and hail storms can ravage unprepared houses. Fortunately, a simple, smart, inexpensive storm defense system can enable your home’s […]
In your front yard, once mighty snow mountains are melting. In the side yard, ice glaciers are turning to watery mush. In the back yard, hardy early spring rains are naturally constructing a small river. The thaw is on in full force. The signs of changing seasons are everywhere. Exiting Stage Left is the lousiest […]
As winter 2019 turns your block into a snow globe yet again with another one of its “greatest hits” and your back screams in pain with heavy lift, it’s only natural – trust us, folks – to yell “Enough Already!” to Old Man Winter. If only the pain of this Iowa Winter of Discontent ended […]
As the thermostat plunges further toward zero, the nervous Iowa homeowner prays to St. Sebaldus, the Patron Saint of Fighting Cold Weather, that her home’s aging water supply pipes can withstand the latest polar plunge of a relentless Iowa winter. For many Iowans with older homes, this is a heartbreaking fact of brutal Iowa winters. […]
These Easy-To-Keep 2019 Efficiency Goals Will Keep Money In Your Wallet & Out Of Your Bill The invisible dollars we don’t see floating from our homes and out of all wallets can be mind-blowing when we finally sit and break down what our home’s energy usage is costing us. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports […]