Safety Kit

An emergency kit can be a life saver if you are ever affected by a disaster in your home. Below is a list of items that can be compiled and kept in once place like a rubber tote that you can access at a moment’s notice.   Copy of Family Emergency Plan List of Emergency…

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Removing and Preventing Ice Dam's On Your Home or Commercial Building

Yesterday at my weekly Business Networking International (BNI) meeting our electrical contractor, Kurt St. John of Powerhouse Electrical Services, spent his one minute commercial time speaking about Ice Dams that can occur on your home or commercial building.  Kurt’s topic is especially important because here in CT we have been having one winter storm after the other and ice dams are forming…

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Natural Disasters on Obtaining a Policy

Do you remember Hurricane Sandy, Katrina, or any other large natural disaster. Well if you did you probably saw the devastation it caused and dollar amounts to fix it. In the event of an impending natural disaster it is important to know that most companies will not issue you a policy to protect your property from that…

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Roof Damage

During a snow storm do you ever shovel and realize how heavy the snow is? Then look up and wonder how your roof is supporting all that weight? Well if you have you might want to start.  Ice wedging from melting and freezing of snow causes damage to your house and can cost thousands in…

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Ice Wedging

If you are not familiar with this term it would be very prudent to tune in. Ice wedging is when liquid water seeps into cracks, shingles, etc. then freezes and turns to ice. Now you’re probably thinking,”No big deal” Well it is a very big deal! When water freezes it expands and when it expands…

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