Winter Is Coming: Home Maintenance Tips to Tackle Now

Winter Is Coming: Home Maintenance Tips to Tackle Now

Tips, Water

We’ve come to accept (or not) that fall has become synonymous with pumpkins and pumpkin spice, the crunch of leaves underfoot and the crackle of a well-made fire in the fire pit. In autumn, the exterior of our home is our priority. Here are a few simple things you...
Keep your pipes from freezing in the winter

Keep your pipes from freezing in the winter

Tips, Water, Water Repair

Ice storms, winter storms, freezing temps–aside from hoarding all the milk and bread your grocery carries, one important thing to do is to keep your pipes from freezing. Insulate your pipesGo to the hardware store and purchase pipe insulation. For a great DIY on how...

What To Do When Your House Floods

Water, Water Repair

It’s hard to keep your head straight when a pipe bursts and your home is starting to fill up with water. Worse still when it’s 2am in the morning. Here’s 4 steps you need to take when this happens: Turn Off the ElectricityTurn off the power in your home before wading...

One Thing Every Homeowner Needs

Blog, Tips

In case of a flood emergency where a pipe bursts and your home is starting to fill with water, it helps to know: Where your shut off valve is (usually outside, with a heavy iron cover over it) How to turn it off. In the case of No. 2, the valve requires a curb key...