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Home Maintenance Tip: Breathe Easier and Protect Your HVAC Equipment
Posted on April 18, 2014

Changing the filters for your heating and air conditioning system is a chore that is easy to forget. Yet, it is one of the most important ways to maintain the health of your family and the health of your expensive equipment. Clogged filters don’t allow adequate air to circulate through your heating and air conditioning

Home Maintenance Tip: Too Much Mulch Can Harm Your Foundation
Posted on April 03, 2014

  Mulch is a great way to keep moisture in the soil, moderate soil temperatures and keep weeds from getting out of control. Mulch can also prevent erosion of the topsoil allowing rainwater to enter the surrounding soil. But problems can occur when too much mulch is used. It’s not helpful for your plants and

Home Maintenance Tip: Test your Smoke Detectors and Replace Every 10 Years
Posted on March 25, 2014

Did you know that on average  seven people die in the United States each day and 12,890 people are injured each year from house fires according to the National Fire Protection Association?  It’s why homes are required to have smoke detectors.  Smoke detectors may be battery-powered or can be hardwired into the electrical wiring of

Home Maintenance Tip: Prune Shrubs and Trees to Protect Your House
Posted on March 14, 2014

Besides presenting a neat, pleasing and welcoming look for your house, there are plenty of reasons to prune bushes and trees that are adjacent to your house. Overgrown trees and shrubs can damage your house.  1.  Even though building materials such as siding, brick and trim, are expected to get wet from rain and from

Home Maintenance Tip: Clean Your Gutters to Protect Your Foundation
Posted on February 22, 2014

You may be wondering what your gutters have to do with your foundation. Gutters function to direct rain water from the roof to downspouts that discharge the water away from the house foundation. When gutters are full of leaves and other debris, rain water from the roof can’t enter the gutters. Instead, rain water running

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