There is no better assessment of a home’s health and present livability and safety condition than a professional home inspection. For prospective home buyers, a home inspection is a must and a great State of the Home Report. Home inspections allow perspective owners to avoid buyer’s regret, offer leverage to negotiate a lower asking price, […]
There’s no heat in Iowa quite like the sizzling, sometimes unmerciful humidity of the dog days of summer. It’s a type of humidity-drenched sun that can drive the devil to Wal-Mart hunting for air conditioners. It’s the type of heat that melt ice cream to the cone in less than a minute. It’s the type […]
The No. 1 Question Every American Homeowner Will Likely Never Ask Themselves This Summer: “Hmmm, Is My Dehumidifier Safe?” With all the things to enjoy in Iowa this summer, it’s easy to overlook one of the most underappreciated of household appliances. Simply put, dehumidifiers are air purifying rock stars. They keep the air we breathe […]
What’s this project worth? It’s a make-or-break question facing every American homeowner weighing diving in on a home improvement project this summer. For there is arguably no greater evaluator of the success of a project than its return on investment. ROI is everything in home improvement. If your project won’t return the money and sweat […]
It’s finally spring in Iowa and construction season is in full swing. With the sweet sights and sounds of life returning to normal post the Coronavirus pandemic comes the very real threat of construction site fires. Like oil and water, red wine and white carpets, and Iowa and Michigan fans, surging spring temperatures and combustible […]
Foundation Definition: The load bearing element of a structure responsible for connecting it to the ground and transferring loads from rooftop to soils. A home’s foundation is much more than the ground we are raised on. It’s the difference between living in a house of cards and a house standing stronger than oak. A house’s […]
Green Mold. If your name’s not Oscar the Grouch or you are not a scientist doing important research on this gross subject, it’s most probably not your jam. Alas, as mold grows in different textures and colors, it offers many different forms of unwelcome moldy intrusions into your home. Mold threatens your home’s livability and […]
White Mold. It’s definitely no one’s favorite word in the English language. Just the term itself is scary, off-putting and uninviting, like moldy bread and black bananas. But what is white mold, and most importantly, is it dangerous to you and your family? White mold is an encompassing term that applies to many species of […]
Reader Advisory: Today we will be discussing a smelly, disgusting and costly subject, but, alas, it’s a grim matter no home owner can afford to ignore, or just plug their nose to. Sewer lines are the all-important channel that removes wastewater from your home. When sewer lines become blocked, the obstruction prevents wastewater from flowing […]
Without question, the most invisible, but very real environmental health threat winter cruelly throws our way each year is ice, ice baby. And a fall on ice is not nearly as ear worm catchy as the Vanilla Ice rap classic, it just cold, hard hurts. Trust us, folks, sitting laid up with a broken foot, […]
