It falls out of the sky faster than an Aroldis Chapman fastball often without warning and with no regard for the property and personal damage its about to inflict on its unsuspecting victims. Asteroids – which at least provide fair advance warning of their intentions – show more concern for the objects in their path […]
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 […]
“No winter lasts forever. No spring skips its turn.” – Author Hal Borland We’ve weathered the snow storms, endured the cold and survived the woes of the calendar’s cruelest months. Even the notorious winter-loving Punxsutawney Phil has shed his shadow and is saying bring on spring. The sun will soon rise on the year’s most hopeful […]
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 […]
No house built on a shaky foundation has a solid future. It’s a harsh truth and sinking feeling many American homeowners discover every day. Shifting soil can lead to an avalanche of foundation issues and costly home repairs. A recent New York Times study found that stabilizing and shoring up foundations costs homeowners more than […]
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 […]
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” ~ Benjamin Franklin If only winter’s wrath stopped at slick sidewalks, frosted windshields and shoveling the driveway. Last year winter-caused insurance catastrophes put a $2.3 billion hurt on American home, auto and business owners according to the Insurance Information Institute. That migraine-enducing and checkbook-numbing […]
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 […]
“Winter is not a season, it’s an occupation.” ~ Author Sinclair Lewis From the bitter winds of fall to the chilly rains of November to the snow storms and blizzards of December and January to the brutal arctic freeze of February, winter’s wrath can do a number on homes. And no homes feels winter’s bitterly […]
When the temperatures sink below 15 below zero during brutal Midwest winters, it’s not just people who are endanger of getting frostbite. Extreme winter temperatures are extremely hard on pipes and leave homes vulnerable to water damage. Exposed pipes, heating system failures and bitterly cold weather can cause your water pipes to freeze. Severe cold […]
