How to Choose the Right Siding Replacement Company?
Your home needs good protection. It needs to look nice, too. That’s why picking the right siding replacement company is so important. The work they do will stick around for many years. Here’s something interesting: when you hire professionals to replace your siding, you can get back about 76% of what you spend when you […]
How to Prepare Your Siding for Wisconsin Winters: What to Inspect & When to Replace
Why Wisconsin Winters Can Be Brutal on Your Siding If you’ve lived through a Wisconsin winter, you know how unforgiving it can be — the snow piles up, temperatures swing wildly, and icy winds seem to find every weak spot in your home’s exterior. Your siding plays a huge role in protecting your home, but […]
Your Roof vs. Wisconsin Weather – How to Fix the Most Common Damages
Living in Wisconsin means your roof deals with a lot all year long — snow piling up in winter, strong winds in spring, heavy rain in summer, and leaves covering it in autumn. All these weather changes slowly wear your roof down. If you notice missing shingles, small leaks, or dark spots on your ceiling, […]
How to Choose the Right Wisconsin Roofing Company?
When it comes to fixing or replacing your roof, hiring a professional roofing company is essential. Wisconsin’s harsh weather, brutal winters, and ice dams on roofs can affect the roof of a house. That’s why it’s essential to choose skilled and experienced roofing contractors in Wisconsin who understand local roofing needs. With so many companies […]
Top Reasons Why You Should Care About Home Performance
In a previous post, we discussed that home performance is about making buildings to work together as a complete system. Let’s explore deeper why this concept is so important. Think about when a home is first built and all of the different teams involved and their responsibilities. For example: Someone decides the overall shape of […]
Top 3 Common Roofing Mistakes Homeowners Should Avoid
There are things people do to or on their roofs that may seem like the right thing to do at the time but really are not. Here are three common activities to avoid 1. Pressure washing your roof Maybe your neighbor replaced their roof, making your roof look old and dirty in comparison. Short of […]
Why An Energy Audit Could Save You Big This Winter
When it is cold, it is human nature to crank up that thermostat. And, then you get your utility bill, which can take that “warm and fuzzy” feeling away. Conducting an energy audit is one of the easiest steps you can take to help protect your home year round. Air leakage contributes significantly to home […]
How To Get Rid Of Mice In Your Home Forever
With colder weather quickly approaching, we’re all trying to stay warm – including the critters that live outdoors. Over the last few months, we’ve done a few basement insulation projects and have found that our air sealing and basement insulation services actually helps eliminates unwanted critters from entering the home. If you’re like me, I […]
How to Improve Your Home’s Energy Efficiency the Right Way
Just as new home construction has issues that are often overlooked, existing homes also can suffer because of a lack of a home owner’s manual or a single resource ensuring your entire home performs as a complete system. You’d be surprised – some of these issues are more common than you may think. The primary […]
How to Avoid Water in Your Home This Spring
Water damage. A very scary issue that most homeowners associate with being very expensive to remedy. However, with these few simple tips, you can minimize costly repairs. Most water issues are first noticed in the basement – water seeping through the cracked brick in the basement walls. Other areas that you may notice water issues […]