Your circuit breaker panel protects your home from problems caused by external power surges, circuit overload, and short circuits. A breaker cuts off the power to a circuit by tripping when it detects a circuit overload. If your circuit breaker panel fails, the electrical wires can get so hot that...
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Is Your Home Safe Using Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing?
What is Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing? CSST is a flexible, stainless steel pipe used to supply natural gas and propane in residential, commercial and industrial structures. Coated with a yellow, or in some cases, a black exterior plastic coating, CSST is usually routed beneath, through and alongside floor joists in your...
Preventing Child Drownings
Each year, thousands of American families suffer swimming pool tragedies. The majority of the incidents involve drownings and non-fatal drownings of young children. These pool and spa injuries and deaths involve young children, ages 1 to 3 years old, and happen in residential settings. These tragedies are preventable. This article...
Does Your Home Weep?
Most homes with a brick veneer exterior should weep or “exude liquid” from behind its exterior brick cladding through small holes or gaps in the mortar around the house.
What’s Trapped in Your Gutters?
Big problems can arise directly from the moisture that becomes trapped on the roof coverings and in the gutters and downspouts.