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Insurance

Why Your Homeowners Insurance Canceled After Inspection

As of February 2021, 65.8 percent of people own their homes. When owning a home, you need homeowners insurance to go with it. However, sometimes the insurance company will drop the policy after an inspection. …

Duane AtkinsonApril 3, 2021

Electrical

How to Reset Circuit Breaker With Test Button

Due to storms and other shorts that can happen in a home, it is important to have circuit protectors, AFCI’s or GFCI’s or both. AFCI’s are Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters and GFCI’s are Ground Fault…

Duane AtkinsonMarch 24, 2021

Plumbing

What is a Gas Line Sediment Trap

If you have a gas furnace or gas water heater, then you should have a short, vertical gas pipe on the front. It may look like it isn’t useful or goes anywhere, however it is…

Duane AtkinsonMarch 7, 2021

Chinese Drywall

All About Chinese Drywall Inspections

In 2005, Florida saw the most active hurricane season along with a housing boom. This made for a short supply of building materials, so 250,000 tons of building materials were shipped over from China. Over…

Duane AtkinsonFebruary 26, 2021

Landscaping

Landscaping to Keep Water Away From House

Most homeowners love landscaping so they can make the yard look nice and inviting. In some neighborhoods or towns, there are competitions to have the best landscaped yard. Landscaping is not too difficult and often…

Duane AtkinsonFebruary 12, 2021

Home Maintenance

How to Clean a Window Air Conditioner Without Removing It

Window air conditioning units can be a lifesaver for those who live in high-rise buildings or in homes that don’t have a good flow of air from a central HVAC unit. You also may need…

Duane AtkinsonJanuary 25, 2021

Home Maintenance

How to Tell if Anode Rod is Bad

Anode rods are found on standard tank style water heaters and protect the middle lining of the water tank from possible explosion and corrosion. They are screwed into the top of the tank. Eventually, they…

Duane AtkinsonDecember 23, 2020

Home Maintenance

How to Tell If Recessed Lighting is IC Rated

Recessed lighting is very popular in homes and in new builds, it may be standard or may be an upgrade. This type of lighting is aesthetically pleasing as it sits flush against the ceiling and…

Duane AtkinsonDecember 10, 2020

Home Maintenance

Why Does My Shower Drain Smell?

When we step into our shower, we anticipate a nice and clean smell. The shampoo you use smells nice and the bar of soap has a great scent. However, we don’t realize that the hair…

Duane AtkinsonNovember 18, 2020

Home Maintenance

Air Conditioner Fan On or Auto – Which Is Better?

Living in the southern half of the U.S., where the weather is warm enough to need the air conditioning on most of the year, we wonder if there is a way to save any money…

Duane AtkinsonNovember 5, 2020

Realtor

Why Your Homeowners Insurance Canceled After Inspection

How to Reset Circuit Breaker With Test Button

What is a Gas Line Sediment Trap

All About Chinese Drywall Inspections

Landscaping to Keep Water Away From House

How to Clean a Window Air Conditioner Without Removing It

How to Tell if Anode Rod is Bad

How to Tell If Recessed Lighting is IC Rated

Why Does My Shower Drain Smell?

Air Conditioner Fan On or Auto – Which Is Better?

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