Keeping up with deteriorating or maintenance intensive siding can be a chore. There is nothing worse than standing on an extension ladder fully extended with one hand clinging to the roof and the other with a scraper in hand, looking upside down underneath the soffit scraping and sanding. Forget the sand particles that get into the eyes and nose, just …
Don’t Wait for 30 years before you replace inefficient windows
Over the past number of years occasionally I have bumped into a few customers who bought their homes knowing their windows were bad but took 30 some odd years before they did anything about them. Don’t make the same mistake as they did. Our energy efficient windows will pay for themselves in short order, commonly within 5-7 years, depending upon …
Up to 45% of a home’s energy loss is through the attic
According to the US Department of Energy, up to 45% of a home’s energy loss is through the attic, but the amount of heat actually lost will depend on where you live and how cold your attic gets. Therefore, homes in colder climates require higher insulation values. Recommended attic insulation levels range from R19 in the southern most parts of …
Price of electricity hit record for October; up 42% in decade
As utility rates rise the ability of average homeowners to pay for these increases are shrinking. When one accounts for the added costs of inflation the average Americans income cannot keep pace. Just to demonstrate how inflation erodes the dollar, take an average utility bill of $100, add an inflationary rate of 5% over 15 years and one’s bill would’ve …
Did you know your insurance company can drop your insurance with too many claims?
It doesn’t quite seem right that we pay in for sometimes years for our insurance premiums only to find out that when we need to use it we can be cancelled. Another problem is that even if you don’t use it, if you live in an area like some of us in Colorado where hail commonly damages roof’s, you can …