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Avoid Christmas Tree Syndrome

December 9, 2022

Avoid Christmas Tree Syndrome

Don’t let dusty holiday decor ruin your festive celebrations Each year, millions of Americans use the long Thanksgiving weekend to pull out their stored ...

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Your Winter Home Maintenance Checklist

December 5, 2022

Your Winter Home Maintenance Checklist

If you haven’t yet prepared your home for the winter months, there’s no time to waste. From checking weather stripping and sprinkler systems ...

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Keeping Your Home Healthy for the Holidays

November 8, 2022

Keeping Your Home Healthy for the Holidays

As you begin to prepare for the holiday season, your mind may be filled with images of baking cookies and unwrapping gifts. These are wonderful traditions, but, as any parent can tell you, some of the most memorable moments can also be some of the messiest ones.If you’re ...

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Prepare Your Home in Advance for Holiday Guests

October 25, 2022

Prepare Your Home in Advance for Holiday Guests

The holidays are quickly approaching! It's time to start planning for parties and family gatherings. Planning for gatherings in your home goes deeper than cleaning and decorating all the spaces people see when they arrive. In a residential home, the air connects through duct systems that circulate air from ...

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How to Prepare for High Winds

June 1, 2022

How to Prepare for High Winds

Spring and summer usher in picnics and backyard barbecues, but these months are also the months most associated with tornadoes and severe thunderstorms. When sections of warm, humid air have yet to rise and wind up lower than cool, the air becomes unstable. Then a difference in air density causes ...

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Don’t let Christmas Tree Syndrome Ruin Your Holidays

November 9, 2021

Don’t let Christmas Tree Syndrome Ruin Your Holidays

How to avoid creating a dusty environment this year Millions of Americans use the long Thanksgiving weekend to set up their Christmas tree and retrieve other holiday decorations. Unfortunately, these seasonal items can cause respiratory problems for many people, as we breathe in the mold and dust they have collected ...

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A complete fall maintenance checklist for your home

November 10, 2020

A complete fall maintenance checklist for your home

When the summer draws to a close and the temperatures begin to cool, it's time to tackle getting your home ready for fall. You want to make sure that your home is ready for colder weather when you can't comfortably go outside anymore to work. If you don ...

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Spring Thaw Tips

March 19, 2020

Spring Thaw Tips

Thank goodness spring is almost here! That’s probably great news for your morale after a long, gloomy winter, but the seasonal transition can create some costly problems for your home . But don’t worry! We’ve got some simple tips to help you ensure that the place you live ...

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How to Make Your Home Guest-Friendly For the Holidays

November 8, 2018

How to Make Your Home Guest-Friendly For the Holidays

Holiday guests, whether family, close friends, or neighbors need to feel welcome from the moment they enter your home. The smell of fresh-baked apple pie or sugar cookies will only go so far if your house is a disaster zone. But after all your cooking and baking, how do you ...

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Holiday Cleaning Tips: Your 7 Day Checklist

December 16, 2016

Holiday Cleaning Tips: Your 7 Day Checklist

Holiday Cleaning: Tips for a Guest-Ready Home Before you start inviting holiday guests to your home this holiday season for nights of dancing and prancing in Jingle Bell Square, you might want to tidy up a bit. We've come up with a seven-day Holiday Cleaning Tips for a Guest-Ready ...

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Christmas Tree Mold: 5 Tips to Reduce the Effects

December 1, 2016

Christmas Tree Mold: 5 Tips to Reduce the Effects

Christmas Tree Mold There's nothing quite like finding that perfect, if not maybe a bit-too-big, Griswold-family-sized Christmas tree to mark the beginning of the holiday season. But be careful - according to The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI), the Christmas tree mold on your pine-scented evergreen might be ...

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Don't Be an Energy Guzzler: 4 Holiday Energy Saving Tips!

December 14, 2015

Don't Be an Energy Guzzler: 4 Holiday Energy Saving Tips!

4 Holiday Energy Saving Tips As you staple the last of the 25,000 twinkling lights to the outside of your home this holiday season, consider this: according to Wired, running that many lights just for four hours costs about $11 a day, or $0.04 per minute. To help ...

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Mold Growth in Winter?

August 21, 2013

Mold Growth in Winter?

The climate and activity changes during colder months can actually increase the likelihood for mold growth in winter. Our indoor and outdoor environments can create conditions that foster increased spore activity. What Can Contribute to Mold Growth in Winter? We tend to close up our homes once it starts getting ...

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