With the summer season on us cottage, cabin and other vacation property owners are beginning to ‘summerize’ their vacation homes and get them ready for the season. Whether you rent out your vacation home or not, it’s important to keep tabs on it even when you’re not there, but even more so if you’re planning
Spring is just around the corner, and with it the springs melt and spring rains. A big change in home use over the past 50 years has been the increased use of basement areas as valuable living space. This has changed what were historically large, empty areas, bare of valuable items to becoming just as
Water damage is responsible for more homeowner insurance claims then fire, storms, and theft. Any water using appliance (dishwasher, washing machine, toilet, water heater etc.) should be looked at with a high degree of suspicion, don’t kid yourself they’re trying to take you down! Hoses can rot and fail, or lose their connections. If this
Water leaks in unoccupied or low occupancy condo and hotel towers leads to extremely costly water damage and insurance claims. Many resort style or vacation condominium towers are largely empty throughout the off-season, this leaves them especially vulnerable to water damage due to a broken pipe fitting, failed connection or any other common plumbing problem.
The New Wireless Sump Pump Alarm Dialer is a great way to have added protection in the event of a sump pump failure. The Sump Bobber is able to be attached to any pipe or inside the sump well with a simple stainless steel hose clamp. It will monitor rising water levels and alert the
