Unseen Hazards: 3 Household Risks That Are Too Often Overlooked (And How to Fix Them)
A home is a hard-earned sanctuary for you and your family, but that doesn’t mean it is automatically safe by design. In fact, there are many risks in the average American home that go overlooked by homeowners until it’s too late. Therefore, it’s a good idea to know...
5 Steps Every Homeowner Should Take to Get Ready for Spring
With the change in seasons, homeowners should consider taking steps to prepare their homes for the year. But spring cleaning is about more than just scrubbing the floors and cleaning the windows. It includes a whole lot of maintenance work around the house, checking on major systems to ensure smooth function year-round.
Home Water Damage: What to Look For and How to Prevent It
Water is the giver of life, but it’s also the destroyer of homes. According to property & casualty insurance company Travelers, water damage is as much as 10 times more common than fire damage in American homes and causes, on average, nearly 30% of all household property claims. In 2015, water damage and freezing caused more than 45% of all homeowners insurance losses, nearly double the second-most-frequent type of damage, according to the Insurance Information Institute.
What a Dry Winter Could Mean for Colorado in 2018
It is no exaggeration to say that the winter of 2017-2018 so far is one of the worst many on the Front Range can remember. Snowpack is at historic lows, even at the higher elevations, and according to some researchers the state is on track for its worst winter in terms of snow in at least 60 years, with numbers that area barely 10% to 20% of average.
Do I Need a New Roof? Here Are the Signs
“The roof caving in” and “keeping a roof over your head” aren’t idioms for nothing; it’s because roofs are one of the most—if not the most—essential parts of your home. Aside from the obvious perils of a roof collapse, a compromised roof can cause all sorts of other...
Understanding Colorado’s Unique Expansive Soil
Expansive soil can be found in all 50 U.S. states and, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers, as many as 25% of U.S. homes are at risk. In fact, expansive soils cause more financial losses for insurance companies in a typical year than all natural disasters combined.
After the Flood: Cleaning Up After Water Damage
Hurricane Harvey wasn’t a surprise. The eighth named storm of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, Harvey became the first major hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Wilma in 2005, snapping a record-setting 12-year calm streak. The city of Houston,...
10 Things All Homeowners Should Know About Toxic Black Mold
Few things strike fear into the hearts of homeowners as intensely as mold. Even the very name of it – toxic black mold – sounds horrible and deadly, a scourge of even the neatest, cleanest homes. In truth, mold really is everywhere. According to the Centers for...
Flooding in Colorado: What History Tells Us About the Future
Flooding is the risk that’s all around us. Nationwide, it is estimated that as many as 20% of American homes are at risk of flood-related damage and, on average, more than 80 people die each year in floods in the U.S., making this the second-most deadly weather event...