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March 14, 2018
Caring For Your Hardwood Floors
Hardwood floors are a beautiful feature for any home, and a flooring choice that can last more than one generation. The last thing you want is an investment like this to become damaged or scratched, taking away from both the visual appeal and the overall performance. Lucky for you, maintaining your hardwood floors is very
March 17, 2016
Cleaning Your Gutters
Cleaning Your Wisconsin Home’s Gutters This Spring You cleaned your gutters in the fall before the snow came (hopefully!), and now as spring peeks around the corner here in Wisconsin, your gutters are probably the farthest thing from your mind. But now is a good time to check them again, as the fall winds and
March 16, 2016
Do-It-Yourself Screen Replacement Tips
Time To Think About Screen Replacement Spring is within reach, and that means checking your Northwoods home for necessary repairs. One thing that homeowners often forget to check are the window screens. Luckily, screen replacement is a fairly easy do-it-yourself home maintenance task. Sometimes, the splines – the black rubber strips that hold the screen
December 14, 2015
Reducing Water Waste
Down the Drain When your faucet isn’t working properly, and it is constantly dripping, you pay the price. At first, this may seem like a minor problem that can be ignored or put off for a while, but a leaky faucet can waste five gallons per day or more! Not only that but it can
December 11, 2015
Insulation: R-Values and Heating Costs
How is your Home Performing? Do you ever feel like you are heating the outdoors in the winter and cooling the outdoors in the summer? If you answered yes, then your insulation most likely needs inspecting. This may not be something you spend a lot of time thinking about, but it is important that your
December 12, 2014
A Healthy Home Equals a Healthy Homeowner: Part 2
Improving Indoor Air Quality In the first segment of this article, we discussed the effects of poor indoor air quality and what factors contribute. Indoor pollutants, poor ventilation and high levels of moisture all come together to create what is a called a sick building. And sick buildings lead to unhealthy occupants. But what can
November 27, 2014
A Healthy Home Equals a Healthy Homeowner: Part 1
Understanding the Importance, Affects, and Control of Indoor Air Quality for your Northern Wisconsin Home The term “sick building” is a relatively new one, and rather frightening sounding. How can a building be sick? The fact is that you should be concerned with the health of your home because if you are living in a
October 29, 2014
Controlling Moisture in Your Northwoods Home
You may be reading the title of this blog and thinking to yourself, “but moisture is good, right?”. Well, that’s not entirely true. Although a certain level of moisture in your Northwoods home is necessary for health and easy breathing, too little or too much moisture can be a big problem! Before discussing how to
October 21, 2014
Preparing for Winter in Northern Wisconsin: DIY Shingle Repair
Your roof plays an essential role in protecting your home from the elements, and when your shingles start to deteriorate, your home becomes vulnerable. The last thing you want is to discover a leak in the middle of the winter. Which is why now is the perfect time to inspect your roof for damaged or