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 […]
Don’t Sit On Buying Flood Insurance For Your Home, the NWS Warns An optimist would see Iowa’s chances of enduring major flooding this spring as a glass half empty. The Good Lord willing, the Hawkeye State’s creeks and rivers won’t rise too mightily this spring. But the National Weather Service and weather experts are warning […]
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 […]
In the fine print of most every homeowners insurance policy are these potentially terrifying and expensive words: “Policy does not cover water damage caused by maintenance problems.” While accidental water issues like burst pipes are covered, neglected pipes will be left out in the non-covered code in case of a winter home water damage disaster. […]
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 […]
Don’t Let Your Family Become A Tragic Holiday Statistic The heartcrushing headlines could come from Any Town, Iowa. December 23, 2017 DAVENPORT, Iowa: Kelsey Clain and her four children perish when their mobile home catches fire. Authorities report the Clain family had no working smoke detectors in their home. Christmas Day, 2017 BLUE GRASS, Iowa: […]
Resealing Key To Valuable Energy Bill Savings It’s money. If you close your eyes, you can literally see your home’s air leaks lifting money out of your wallet one twenty dollar bill at a time. And the last thing any family celebrating Christmas on a budget wants to think about is having to reserve extra […]
Forecasters predict ‘teeth-chattering cold’ and ‘plentiful snow’ for Hawkeye State Beware and prepare, for the Weather Grinch is back. Winter is coming in like a lion in Iowa, leaving many owners of older homes wondering if their houses will hold up like fierce lions, or tap out like lambs. Old Man Winter rarely goes easy […]
