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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Iowa is under siege from rising, raging rivers and thousands of home and business owners are wondering how they are going to survive the floods of 2016. A deluge of rain storms have pummeled the Eastern half of the Hawkeye State and have Iowa’s rivers overflowing their banks and invading towns and cities from Decorah […]
Along the lower Mississippi River todays lies stunning, costly, heartbreaking and immensely painful images of the destruction and devastation floodwaters have inflicted on thousands of Midwest U.S. home and business owners, their families, employees and customers. The Mighty Mississippi’s waters continue to rise to record levels in many low-lying areas in Missouri and Illinois as […]
We all have those special sentimental items that we just can’t part with. They are the keepsake items that mean so much to us: The Teddy Bear that was our best friend growing up, the sports card collections that includes every member of the 1972 undefeated Miami Dolphins and the 1989 Chicago Cubs, our grandmother’s […]
Today, there are life-threatening biohazards and biotoxins living and breathing undetected in millions of American homes and businesses. Unsuspecting home and business owners from coast to coast are unknowingly living and working with dangerous biohazards. Hiding in the air they breathe, hiding in the walls and furniture they use, and extreme cases, the water they […]
The Linn County Public Health website recently published some great information about key principles of a healthy home, and we felt it was well worth sharing.
Life in the gutter isn’t easy, especially if you’re tasked with keeping your home dry and routing rainwater away from your residence. When was the last time you cleaned your gutters? If the answer is only when they become loaded with leaves, that’s the wrong answer. We understand the words don’t scream excitement. Cleaning gutters […]
