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What is the HERS Index? Why it is now included in MLS listings

The HERS (Home Energy Rating System) Index was established by the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) in 2006. It is the nationally recognized scoring system for measuring a home's energy...
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Photoelectric Smoke Alarms Should Be Installed In Every Home

Photoelectric smoke alarms are the only smoke alarms you need. Forget dual-sensor smoke alarms, and forget ionization alarms. I recently read a very informative article in the ASHI Reporter by...
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What Can A Professional Do For Your Air Conditioner?

When an HVAC tech performs a maintenance check on an air conditioner, they'll typically have a long list of stuff to go over. Perhaps the most important item on this...
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Top Home Improvements to Increase the Value of Your Home – Part 2 of 4

We are making our way through the countdown of the Top 20 Home Improvements to increase the value of your home. In Part 1 of this series I gave you...
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Diamond Pier Foundation Systems

There's a cool new product in town that's making deck footings way faster and easier to install; it's called a Diamond Pier® Foundation System.
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Top Home Improvements to Increase the Value of Your Home – Part 1 of 4

As my last two blog posts mentioned, there are many Home Improvement that can actually be bad and decrease the value of your home. So now lets take a look at those that...
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This small piece of metal can prevent major water damage

Kickout flashing might be one of the most important details to get right when it comes to preventing major water damage to a building. Kickout flashing is a simple little...
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“Can I trust you?”

I recently read an account from a home remodeler who said he was always curious about why people ask several different remodelers for bids. He said he has learned that it...
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