When you’re working, wrangling the kids and generally living a full life, it’s easy to let taking care of your home fall to the bottom of the priority list. But you need to stay on top of maintenance chores if you want to keep your home and all the good things in it functioning smoothly.
As fall approaches, it’s time to start thinking about a top-to-bottom inspection to check for any damage and to prepare for the upcoming cold winter months.
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Fall is upon us, and it won’t be long before you look at your roof and see snow piling up. While that isn’t an image many people enjoy, it reminds us that it is a good time to check your roof to make sure it is ready to handle the harsh winter weather.
While fall is often a time when homeowners focus on some indoor home improvements, one of the most important home improvements may be putting on a new roof (see if this is covered under your home warranty ). …

You’re away on vacation, enjoying the peace and quiet. Unknown to you, the compressor motor on your refrigerator at home suddenly burns out. Within hours everything in your refrigerator begins spoiling. Everything in your freezer melts. The refrigerator starts leaking a gooey mess all over the floor. You come home two weeks later to a horrible stench that can only be described as…indescribable. At least you have insurance that will pay for a new refrigerator…or do you?
If an appliance breaks down – no matter how expensive that appliance is to …