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Winter Maintenance

Safely Hanging Holiday Lights

If you’re like us, you like to get festive around this time of year and there’s no better way to show it than with a beautiful display of holiday lights on your home.

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Fall Maintenance

Inspect Attic Insulation

While an attic is often used only for storage, it doesn’t mean it should be left unattended or overlooked. Attics should be inspected at least once a year to identify any problems or potential threats to the overall safety of your home. Common issues that attic inspections can bring to light include fire damage, water […]

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Summer Maintenance

Replacing a Broken Piece of Siding

Siding is not only an exterior protection for your home, it also is a vital contributor to curb appeal. Although it is very durable, is not indestructible. Whether your siding is cracked after a harsh storm or, damaged due to pesky insects, a siding replacement is the perfect fix. The replacement can be done in […]

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Do it Yourself Summer Maintenance

Inspecting Your Home’s Attic and Basement

Inspecting your attic and basement is more than just walking through and looking for trouble spots. It requires looking at very specific areas and aspects of your home’s structure and being able to immediately identify red flags that an issue is occurring. Often times, the attic and basement are areas of the home that are […]

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Do it Yourself Spring Maintenance

Cleaning Your Vinyl Siding

Vinyl siding is amazing. It has truly lead to a revolution in how today’s homes look and are maintained. The U.S. Census Bureau says that vinyl siding has been the most popular exterior cladding since 1995 and that shows no signs of changing in 2018. It lasts much longer than wood or metal and requires […]

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Spring Maintenance

Checking Your Sprinkler System

It seems like spring may never arrive here in Michigan, with the late snow and ice we’ve seen recently. But if we’re allowed to be optimistic for a minute, we need to remember the upcoming spring weather and maintenance that we need to do to prepare. One of the most common issues with spring weather […]

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Spring Maintenance

Checking Your Home’s Foundation

Foundation problems are a big deal – they can lead to some of the most costly repairs you could ever make to your home. Potential buyers will surely steer clear of any house that has foundation problems, so what can you do to prevent issues with your foundation from arising and how can you check […]

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Home Maintenance

Bathroom Ventilation and Attic Issues

If you use an exhaust fan in your bathroom, you are trying to reduce the moisture build-up in your home from taking a shower. But do you know where that wet, warm air gets pushed? We find dozens of issues related to this very problem: disconnected, broken or improperly installed exhaust fans from bathrooms can […]

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