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Featured In Redfin’s Guide to Condo Inspections

Check out the recent Redfin article we were featured in: Buying a condo can be a smart investment—offering lower maintenance and access to shared amenities without the upkeep of a single-family home. But assuming the homeowners association…

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Is A Freon Leak In Your Home Dangerous

Home Maintenance

Homeowners have many items that need maintenance or replacing. Over the years, it is best to maintain a consistent home maintenance checklist. This can save you time and money over long periods of time. No homeowner wants to put their family's…

Can Hear Water Running But Can’t Find Leak

Plumbing

Imagine that you are sitting around the house and trying to relax from a long day. As you lie on the couch and attempt to fall off into a nap, you hear some water running. Immediately, you begin to think, this couldn't possibly be true. There…

Do Gutters With Gutter Guards Need To Be Cleaned

Home Maintenance

Spring cleaning can be a very challenging situation. Consider the long list of items that need to be handled once the weather turns nice again. Cleaning your roof and the materials attached to your roof are definite tasks on the list. This…

How To Get Rid Of Mold Spores In The Air

mold

Most homeowners neglect the area of air quality. This is not an area typically thought about. If you begin to notice mold growing in your bathrooms or kitchen, you might have a mold problem. Keep your ac air filter changed regularly. A dirty…

How Does Radon Enter A Home

Home Maintenance

The last thing homeowners ever think about regarding their home is testing. Most homeowners attribute the word "test" to their educational backgrounds. Homeowners rarely think a home needs to be tested. Believe it or not, your home requires…

What Is Head Pressure in HVAC

HVAC

Regular maintenance is needed on our HVAC units if we want them to make it through the winter and summer seasons. When in all of your time as a homeowner have you worried about the phrase "head pressure?" In fact, when have you ever heard…

How To Change Light Bulb In High Ceiling

Home Maintenance

Unfortunately, the majority of materials in your home do not last forever. Light bulbs are no different. For some, they are lucky homeowners as their builder went with the longer-lasting LED bulbs. For others, light fixtures are outdated and…

Why Does My Toilet Whistle

Home Maintenance

The unexpected whistling of your toilet can come about at the most inopportune time. Imagine flushing your toilet in the middle of the night and it happens to begin whistling at you. Clearly the result of some damaged parts. Unfortunately,…

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Featured In Redfin’s Guide to Condo Inspections

Is A Freon Leak In Your Home Dangerous

Can Hear Water Running But Can’t Find Leak

Do Gutters With Gutter Guards Need To Be Cleaned

How To Get Rid Of Mold Spores In The Air

How Does Radon Enter A Home

What Is Head Pressure in HVAC

How To Change Light Bulb In High Ceiling

Why Does My Toilet Whistle

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