Posts Tagged ‘repair’
10 Ways to Save Some Cool Cash
Before you get the summer parties started, take a moment and make sure there isn’t any damage, or wear & tear from past seasons that could cause you an issue in the future. 1.) Monitor your gutters and drainage. Debris naturally builds up in gutters over time, remove any blockages while looking for signs of bending, damage, and…
Read More10 Bad Habits That Can Cost Homeowners In The Long Run
10 Bad Habits Is your house or business ready for the seasons ahead of us? Do you have a PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PLAN in place? Do certain systems and fixtures show signs of deferred maintenance? Do you sometimes look around and wonder, how did this happen? If you haven’t gotten around to taking care of…
Read MoreHow to Budget for Home Maintenance
It’s the American Dream – owning your own home… you scrimp and save, pay off debts, clean up your credit, maybe even tighten the belt and do without for a bit… and you save, save, save…. finally, with finances in order and pre-approval in hand the dream starts to feel like a possibility. Shopping can…
Read MoreDon’t Forget to Check out the Inside!
Winter, thankfully, is ending. How did you fare? We were mostly lucky, our weather was fairly mild this go ’round. A mild winter is not a hall pass to skip your maintenance checks and move on to Spring. This transitioning season is still a great trigger to check on your property’s preventative maintenance needs… Mostly preventative maintenance…
Read MoreAre You Making the Grade?
“Back to school” conjures up a lot of different images for us all… an end to summer’s frivolities, cooler temperatures, holiday entertaining & spending… How about your property, is it “making the grade?” Is your house or business ready for the seasons ahead of us? Do you have a PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PLAN in place? Do certain…
Read MoreEasier to Ask a Dumb Question than Fix a Dumb Mistake
Recent reports indicate that the age of information may have given rise to mishaps relating to repairs in the home. The perfect storm of entertainment, the interwebs, economic concerns and accessibility is making it easier to try to take on tasks for yourself. But beware, reports of injuries to diy-ers is on the rise! Avoid…
Read MoreAn Ounce of Prevention…
If there is one thing I’ve learned during my 35 years working in homes and businesses, it’s this, it pays to maintain and repair rather than to put small repairs off until another day. It seems most times when that day finally arrives, what was once a small nuisance is often an inconvenient, and costly repair/replacement. For…
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