Home Maintenance

May 31, 2022

Is Your Home Ready For Summer?

It's summertime, and the living is easy...isn't that how the song goes? Before too much of the season gets ahead of you, it's important...

May 2, 2022

How To Make Your Tub/Shower Shine!

I've spent a lot of elbow grease and a lot of money on chemicals to try to get the tubs and showers in my home to sparkle. Between the...

Mar 28, 2022

What's New For 2022?

Every year it seems there are new trends, designs, color and floor plans that are trending in the home building and designs. Sometimes...

Mar 22, 2022

You Get What You Pay For...

How many of you have heard that term...you get what you pay for? I know that I have, and as I have more and more experience I have come...

Mar 2, 2022

How To Fix A Leaky Faucet

Is it time to finally fix that leaky faucet? Leaky faucets are a common maintenance item for homeowners. If not taken care of soon, the...

Feb 24, 2022

Spring Home Maintenance Checklist

The countdown is on...Spring is on the horizon! We all know it's been a long and brutal winter, and many of us are anxiously looking...

Feb 17, 2022

Des Moines Home & Garden Show

It's coming, can you feel it? I'm not talking about Spring, although we are marching towards that, and I think we are looking forward to...

Jan 26, 2022

How Baby Boomers Are Aging In Place

Baby boomers...what does it mean to age in place? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines aging in place as: “the...

Jan 24, 2022

Smart TV Or Beautiful Picture?

We talked last time about our smart home, and how technology continues to evolve and change at a rapid pace. We took a look back at the...

Jan 5, 2022

How To Thaw Frozen Pipes

We knew it was coming! Winter in Iowa. It's cold, windy and brutal!

Dec 15, 2021

Home Ownership - Protecting Your Investment Part 1

I'd like to share with you in the next few blogs some suggestions, ideas, tips and tricks on how you can improve, protect and preserve

Dec 1, 2021

Home Maintenance Checklist

I’m a big proponent of preventative maintenance! Your home is your biggest financial investment, and with regularly scheduled maintenance...