Helping Seniors During COVID-19 Epidemic
According to Business Insider, “80% of US coronavirus deaths are among people 65 and up”. This should come as no surprise to most...
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What You Need to Know About Radon
• Radon cannot be seen, smelled, or tasted • Adverse health effects of radon – lung cancer - are not immediately experienced • You can...
How to Maintain Healthy Indoor Air Quality – Step 6: Disinfecting the Air
How do you disinfect the air? As discussed, of course, air purification units are helpful. Some people, however, use synthetic air...
How to Maintain Healthy Indoor Air Quality – Step 5: Air Purifiers
One key addition to any modern home is an air purifier. While your HVAC may have great filters, you really need a device to thoroughly...
How to Maintain Healthy Indoor Air Quality – Step 4: Test Your Home for Radon
Radon is a naturally occurring gas that emits from the ground and disperses quickly outdoors. However, radon gas can get into homes...
How to Maintain Healthy Indoor Air Quality – Step 3: Purify the Air with Specific Plants
There are many DIY options you can undertake to keep your indoor air fresh and free of pollutants. Most homeowners don’t realize that...
How to Maintain Healthy Indoor Air Quality - Step 2: Winter Concerns Continued
Ventilation is key to control pollution and moisture in a home. But, what do you do in winter when you want fresh air and opening the...
How to Maintain Healthy Indoor Air Quality - Step 1: Winter Concerns
Poor indoor air quality during winter is more of a serious issue than most people realize. It can lead to long-term illness and greatly...
First Time Home Buyer Series: What is R Value?
R value measures how well a building material can resist heat. The higher the R value, the less the material allows conduction or the...
First Time Home Buyer Series - The Very Basics: The Importance of Insulation and Ventilation
A well-ventilated and insulated attic keeps an attic cool in the cooler months, which prevents ice dams. The insulation will also keep...
First Time Homebuyer Series – The Very Basics: What is Flashing?
Flashing is an impenetrable material, usually made of galvanized steel, but also could be made from other materials such as, lead, copper...
Is Your Floor Insulated?
Most newer homes have some insulation under floors. Older homes may not. If the floor is above a basement, then the basement ceiling...
Why are Chimney Liners Important?
All masonry chimneys need linings. Clay linings are the most common, but chimneys can also have ceramic, poured-in-place or metal conduit...
Good to Know about Mold
adapted from InterNACHI Mold can be tricky to discover, because often times the location of its growth is not readily visible, as it maybe...
Time to Install a Frost Free Faucet?
If you have an older home, you should check to see if you should upgrade your outside water faucet to a "frost-free" anti-siphon style...
Fall Home Maintenance Task #4: Weatherstripping
Weatherstrip entrance doors to the home and garage doors to cut down on any drafts. There may be other doors in the home, such as the...
Fall Home Maintenance Task #3: Check Windows for Cracks
Warmer seasons are the time to check for any air leaks in your windows. On a windy day, hold a candle flame close to the window seams on...
Cap Your Chimney!
For many homeowners, fireplace season means warming cold toes by a crackling fire, safe from the strong winds and chilly weather that...
Winter Storm Preparation Tasks for Your Home
Adapted from Home Advisor Article 1. Trim Branches If there are branches positioned to fall on your home, you'll want to trim them back...
Why Bother Caring for Door Hinges & Hardware?
Let's face it, in the pantheon of routine home maintenance, caring for your door hinges and hardware clearly isn't as high a priority as...
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