Iowa’s Gorgeous Leaves of Fall No Friend of Gutters The leaves of an Iowa fall are gorgeous, a falling rainbow of colors and a stunning marking of the changing of seasons and times in Midwestern America. They also can be pure hell on a home’s most essential water drainage system. The Hawkeye State is home […]
“The best friend on earth of man is the tree.” – Frank Lloyd Wright They are treasured, beautiful landmarks accenting your home’s property and landscaping. They are living history, tracing their lineage back dozens and even hundreds of years. They are loyal providers of shade on hot summer days and a child’s best friend when […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Autumn ‘most vital time’ for inspecting your home’s hardest-working element The secrets hard-working roofs keep could fill, well, a roof. Tibetan monks sworn to silence do more talking. Triple deep cover agents have been known to spill the beans more about what’s ailing them than a roof. Roofs plead the fifth more often than a […]
Observation Is Key To Knowing When To Say Goodbye Your 3-year-old daughter starts using the loose hallway floorboards as a teeter-totter. Your beloved poodle Max mysteriously disappears one day while eating his food on the kitchen floor. The dining room floor caves in. Unfortunately, aging floors in need of replacement are rarely this obvious. It’s […]
New State Law Requiring Detectors Designed To Give Homeowners Safe Guard Against Silent Killer No warning. No trace. No odor. No chance. Like a grim reaper in the night, carbon monoxide claims the lives of 430 unsuspecting Americans per year, according to U.S. Centers for Disease Controls statistics. Thankfully, Iowa homeowners will get protection against […]
