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 […]
The question every homeowner must answer: How solid is your foundation? The foundation of any home or building, the oldest saying in construction warns, must be built on solid ground. These days, it can be difficult for residential home and commercial building owners to know for sure just how strong the foundation holding their most […]
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 […]
Know Signs of Walls At Risk of Collapse “Walls protect and walls limit. It is the nature of walls that they should fall.” – English Author Jeanette Winterson No wall stands forever with weak limbs (ever see the Chicago Bears offensive line come the fourth quarter?). Heck, even the legendary, two-millennium-old Great Wall of China […]
Des Moines. Cedar Rapids. Burlington. Dubuque. Interstate 80. Out of nowhere and without warning, sinkholes are appearing all over Iowa and often swallowing everything in their path. And you thought teenagers had a bottomless appetite. This is no horror movie plot. This is reality for thousands of unsuspecting Midwest homeowners. As hundreds of evacuated homeowners […]
On any given day, the average American home faces numerous potential damage and potential costly repair threats. That means on any given day, the Average American homeowner faces numerous potential damage or costly repair headaches that can’t be fixed by a 1000 milligrams of Excedrin. Keeping your home defended from the many threats it faces […]
What do hospital gowns and insurance policies have in common? You’re never covered as much as you think you are. For homeowners, there are few worse surprises in life than finding out the disaster you think is covered in your home insurance is nowhere to be found in the fine print. We know pursuing […]
