You can keep your home in top shape with simple tasks throughout the year. This month, be sure to:

1.   Make sure your gutters stay clean and clog free. It's best to do this before leaves get wet from rain or snow.

2.   Check caulking …

The sunshine in July can bring both joy and woe for the home gardener. With lots of heat and sometimes sparse rain, your carefully cared for lawn and garden can suffer without proper care. Here are four reminders or tips on how you can beat the heat in July …

You can keep your home in top shape with simple tasks throughout the year. This month, be sure to:

1.   Test your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms.

2.   Drain approximately 2 gallons from your water heater to eliminate sediment.

3.   Clean your …

You can keep your home in top shape with simple tasks throughout the year. This month, be sure to:

1.   Take a look at your lawn mower and give it a quick tune up. You'll be needing it soon enough!

2.   Examine the exterior foundation …

Imagine you are a buyer looking at your home. What do you think obviously needs repair?

Money spent on repairs can make a difference in the final sale price for an important reason. Buyers tend to overestimate the cost of performing repairs and will often reduce their offer by …

You can keep your home in top shape with simple tasks throughout the year. This month, be sure to:

1.   Check your basement windows for drafts and/or cracked panes.

2.   Check on supplies around the home that could will be helpful if there's a weather …

You can keep your home in top shape with simple tasks throughout the year. This month be sure to: home in 

1.   Replace or clean your furnace filter.

2.   Clean filters for kitchen exhaust fans.

3.   Drain outside faucets and winterize your sprinkler …

You can keep your home in top shape with simple tasks throughout the year. This month, be sure to:

1.   Make sure your gutters stay clean and clog free. It's best to do this before leaves get wet from rain or snow.

2.   Check caulking …