How to Prevent Ice Dams and Protect Your Home Winter’s beauty often comes with hidden dangers for homeowners, and ice dams are a common cold-weather challenge. These frozen ridges form along the edges of your roof, trapping melting snow and causing water to back...
How to Keep Mold Away During the Holidays: Tips for a Healthy Home The holiday season is a time for festive celebrations, cozy gatherings, and decking the halls. However, it’s also a time when hidden mold problems can creep into your home, threatening your holiday...
Insurance Claims – Two Lies and One Truth These are some of the lies and truths we hear while dealing with clients and their insurance carriers. Insurance Claims – Two Lies and One Truth I hear lies all of the time. Sometimes I know it immediately and...
5 Ways to Reduce the Risk of Mold in Your Damp Basement / Crawlspace Whether your home sits on a slab, a crawlspace, a basement (or a combination), your foundation is an essential part of your home. Basements can provide valuable space for storage, recreation, or even...
Understanding How Doctors Treat Mold-Related Illness Differently & Choosing a Doctor that’s Right for You Both functional and conventional doctors aim to improve patient health, but they do so through different methodologies. Conventional doctors are typically...
Why Water is the Number One Enemy of Every Building Water is everywhere and is essential for life, BUT it harbors a destructive power that can silently erode the very foundations of our environment. From ancient monuments to modern skyscrapers, no structure is immune...
Is It Mold or Is It Allergies? Spring Sneezes or Mold Mysteries… Is It Mold or Is It Allergies? As spring rolls in, it’s easy to get mixed up between mold issues and allergy flare-ups, especially when your eyes are so watery everything looks fuzzy. Figuring out...
Is That BLACK Mold in My Attic? We often get these types of questions after an energy audit, home inspection during a real estate sale, or that annual visit to get decorations in December. The discovery of black streaks or spotting and sometimes what may be...
Winter-Proofing Your Home As the temperature drops, the risk of frozen or burst pipes becomes a significant concern for homeowners. Water expands as it freezes, which can lead to pipe damage, leaks, and costly repairs. However, with some proactive measures, you can...
Tackle Mold in Three Important Steps (and TWO things to avoid) Have you ever walked into your basement and been overwhelmed by a musty odor? Or perhaps you’ve moved a piece of furniture, opened a seldom-used closet, or inspected behind the drapes and stumbled upon an...
