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 […]
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: […]
As the late, great Don Henley would say, “the heat is on.” Outside, the weather is, in a word, sizzling. It’s so hot the devil has the AC on. A dog is chasing a rabbit and they’re both walking. Even the sidewalk is sweating. “Summer weather has arrived in eastern Iowa,” CBS 2 Cedar Rapids […]
Aunt Bethany: “Is your house on fire, Clark?” Clark Griswold: “No Aunt Bethany, those are the Christmas lights.” National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Alas, The Grinch That Stole Christmas isn’t just a timeless Dr. Seuss classic. It’s the heartbreaking true story thousands of American families will suffer through this holiday season Residential house fires are more frequent, more […]
Many a distracted frantic American vacationer leave their homes each day without so much double-checking to see if they locked the front door or turned off the kitchen lights. While not as absent-minded as Peter and Kate McAllister famously leaving their son Kevin “Home Alone,” many U.S. travelers are so naturally consumed with preparing and […]
How To Unravel The Confusion & Problems Posed By A Complex & Faulty Home Wiring System A week after moving into his new house, Bill Anderson opened the aging light fixture wire box and immediately thought he was in a scene from an action movie. Electrical Wires, yellow, red and white, crisscrossed everywhere above the […]
Even The Mightiest Oak Tree Needs The Occasional Haircut There’s few more welcoming and soothing features in American yards than a mighty oak, dogwood or maple tree offering shade, comfort and beauty to your home’s landscape. Having a beloved generations old tree older than your home is having your own living Norman Rockwell painting. Alas, […]
Many a home owner has wondered, “If these walls could only talk?” The truth is, our homes talk to us every day. We just need to listen to the stories, worries, and problems the old gal is telling us. Anyone can be a house whisperer. By listening to the noises our houses emit, we can […]
No fair warning, invisible to human senses, no mercy on unsuspecting families. The vicious traits of carbon monoxide make it one of one of the most ruthless and dangerous threats to American families. Known as the invisible killer, CO is an odorless, colorless gas created when fuels such as gasoline, wood, coal, natural gas, propane, […]
