For millions of American homeowners, this is a beautiful time of year: Tax return season. While it’s only natural to have dreams of new cars, new wardrobes, summer baseball vacations and new grills, one of the smartest moves any homeowner can make with their return is deposit in a home maintenance savings account. But exactly […]
Nothing says summertime than grilling out or relaxing on an outdoor deck. Fewer home improvements add better aesthetic or financial value to your home than a stylish, stunning new deck. Alas, like Rome, no smart, good home deck is planned and built in a day. And with Improvenet.com reporting the average cost of adding a […]
Summer is primetime for home improvements. For every homeowner’s best intention of improving the livability, quality and value of their home comes a hard truth: Most American homeowners can’t afford to swing and miss on a major home improvement project. While two-time NBA world champion Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors can afford to […]
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, […]
When washing machines go to the dark side, they usually go bad, super bad, a cat trying to keep its footing during a tornado bad. We’re not just talking about wet laundry here. We’re talking about a flooded house. According to a Roto-Rooter study, most household floods and water damage are caused by plumbing or […]
Every American homeowner would love to make their home’s energy use smarter, greener, more efficient, and mostly importantly, cheaper. The sometimes Rubik’s Cube-like problem: Not nearly enough Americans know how far simple home energy source changes can go in saving their home and wallets unnecessary energy costs. And you don’t have to go all Jack […]
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 […]
From Anne and Bill Allen: A year ago last January when our state was in a deep freeze we received a phone call from our neighbor that we had a water pipe break. I did not understand the extent of damage 34,000 gallons of water could do until receiving pictures. Our insurance company contacted 380 […]
Winter has a bad habit of sucking the life out of everything, including your home’s energy savings. The calendar’s coldest month can put a deep freeze on your home’s energy efficiency. And with El Nino cooling off and the National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) expecting temperatures to be much colder this winter – 17 […]
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, […]
