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Fall Home Maintenance Tips
Fall is upon us. That means colder temperatures, leaves that are changing color, and seasonal home maintenance! In fact, while spring gets a lot of attention each year, it’s fall maintenance that will have the largest impact on the long-term condition of your home and how comfortable it is during those cold winter months. Here…
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The Critical Importance of Environmental Testing in Schools
Keeping Our Children Safe from Hidden Hazards As guardians of the next generation, it is our collective responsibility to ensure that schools are not only places of academic growth but also havens of health and safety. Environmental testing in schools plays a pivotal role in identifying hidden hazards that can adversely affect students, teachers, and…
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The Importance of Basement Waterproofing
Protecting Your Home from Water Damage and Mold Water damage is a homeowner’s nightmare, and one of the most vulnerable areas in a house is the basement. Not only is groundwater intrusion in basements common, but it also isn’t covered by most insurance policies, making prevention important to avoid costly problems that are caused by…
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What to Do If There’s an Insurance Claim at Your Apartment: A Guide for Renters
Your Step-by-Step Guide to Handling Insurance Claims and Understanding Your Rights as a Renter As a renter, dealing with an insurance claim affecting your apartment can be a daunting and confusing experience. In fact, one of the most common questions we receive is what this process looks like for renters and what their rights may…
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How well did your home weather winter?
The cold temperatures, snow and ice accumulation, and strong winds that accompany winter across much of the country can have a serious impact on our homes and properties. In addition to wear and tear, your property may suffer sudden damage such as missing or damaged shingles or siding, leaks or water intrusion, and pipe breaks. …
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Does Renters Insurance Cover Water Damage?
As a renter, you may wonder what happens if you experience water damage such as a pipe break or roof leak in your apartment. Is your landlord responsible? Does your renters insurance cover these damages? Does the cause of the water damage affect whose insurance coverage pays for the damages? These are understandable questions. As…
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How to prevent mold from coming back
Mold issues can occur for a variety of reasons, from water leaks to high humidity. All these mold problems have one thing in common however – that you want them to go away and not come back. That’s why it’s so important to address the underlying cause of a mold issue as part of a…
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What to do if you experience Water Damage
Arriving home to discover a pipe break or hot water heater rupture is not something anyone wants to experience, but every year more than 1.5 million homeowners find themselves in this exact situation. Not only is this stressful for the obvious reasons, but most homeowners aren’t sure what they can (or should) be doing to…
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Tips for preventing frozen pipes
Frozen pipes can go from being an inconvenience to a disaster in no time at all. Here are some tips for preventing your pipes from freezing! When the temperatures drop, frozen and broken pipes often follow. This can be particularly problematic for plumbing that is in exterior walls or that runs through unheated areas of…
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Understanding Your Insurance Policy
With the unpredictability of life, sometimes things happen. When they do, you’ll be glad that your home is properly and adequately insured. But are you? With the unpredictability of life, sometimes things happen. When they do, you’ll be glad that your home is properly and adequately insured. But are you? Do I need an Insurance…