Fire in the Chimney

Last week a family a few blocks over had an unfortunate incident in their home, they had a chimney fire. Luckily, everyone got out of the home safely, but the damage to their home was awful.  We found out the fire was due to a dirty chimney, if only they had their chimney cleaned this could have been prevented. We looked up chimney sweeps in Pasadena, CA and found a company that was able to come out that week. Our chimney is now clean and we can relax knowing our family is safe.

Winter Time... Plumbing Issue Time

I live in an old house, and every winter our plumbing starts to get finicky. The bathtub and sink faucets start to leak! It stars with a couple of drops, and before you know it, it’s a full stream of water coming out. Needless to say, it’s already gotten cold here in Plainfield IN and thus our plumbing has already started to have an issue. The plumber in Plainfield IN came out to take a look at everything (like they do every year), and the leaking stopped. Here’s hoping it lasts the rest of the season!

Annoying Falls

Living in Richmond VA, I get satisfaction of experiencing all four seasons. Being a kid back in the day, autumn was hands down the best. The leaves we jumped into were the most fun of any season. However, no one tells when you get older and own a home, the leaves can get rather annoying and while your kids are jumping in leaves, you’re cleaning out the gutters. After living in our home for many years and getting out my trusty ladder to clean out the leaves, we realized it was time to get some gutter guards in Richmond VA. Originally, when I lived in a one-floor home, it wasn't a pain to get up there and clean the gutters. When I moved into this bigger two-story home to start a family, things changed. Thankfully, since I got these gutter guards installed I haven’t had to get up there!

Asthma Attack

My daughter has terrible asthma and plays soccer. Whenever we got home from a game or from practice, she would still have to use her inhaler. I didn’t understand why until we realized that it could be due to the vents in our home. Unfortunately, my husband and I didn’t know how to fix the issue until we read an article about energy efficient homes in Bakersfield CA. The article detailed rooms being too hot or too cold, asthma acting up and worsening allergies. When my husband and I spoke to an HVAC company they let us know that more energy efficient options could help our daughter through air filtration options. We saw that most energy efficient upgrades can help your overall quality of life.

Parents Home Also Getting Older...

My parents’ home in Montgomery AL has recently started showing its age, starting with the plumbing. The pipes started leaking and the faucets started dripping. I’ve tried to get them to call a plumber in Montgomery AL to come out and take a look at everything, but they insist that their plumbing is fine and just needs to be tweaked in a few places. I’ll be down there visiting in a couple of weeks – we’ll see how it is!

Break In

I just opened up a new convenient store in Chicago after moving here from Seattle. I never needed video surveillance at my old store in Washington because I lived above it and knew that the locks were the same ones I used on my home! When I moved, I needed to install my video surveillance in Chicago IL.  I was lucky that I did, too. Two days after the installation, these children broke into my store and vandalized the entire place! I wouldn’t have been able to file a claim or get any kind of retribution had I not had these cameras and seen who had committed the crime!

Holiday Season!

It’s holiday season! Family, food and holiday parties are what it’s all about. And how could I forget, it gets a bit chillier even out here in Los Angeles, California. I don’t know about you, but my house is the house to get together with family and friends. Our family has a lot of kids in it, so during these holidays they love to see our fireplace going, even if they’re not cold! Our fireplace is a big hit so we have to make sure it’s all set to go before the holidays start. Before we start to prep for these parties, the first thing we do is look for the best chimney service in Los Angeles. Luckily we found one that can inspect it for us, even if we don’t see any problems ourselves! This is one of our top priorities when the holidays roll around. Did I mention they had a Fall special too? We were able to get our chimney swept and inspected, plus they repaired the outside of our chimney so our house even looks better! We were able to get our chimney inspected, fixed all of the problems, and saved money. Happy Holidays!