Bills and expenses come with owning a home, but being house poor wasn’t likely your goal when putting a roof over your family’s heads. Instead, you probably planned on saving for retirement, stashing away money for your child’s education, and having a little extra to take a family vacation now and then. But if the […]
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Get Your Commercial Building Maintenance in Check for Spring
The clocks have sprung ahead, which means a new season adds new maintenance tasks on your commercial property to-do list. Similar to residential maintenance, the spring commercial checklist typically involves cleaning and beautifying the property to wipe away the cooped-up feel following a long, cold winter. Additionally, there are quite a few areas that will […]
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Breathe Easier by Ridding Your Home of Indoor Air Pollution
Spring is just around the corner, we all know better than to get too excited about opening all of our windows and putting away all of our shovels–it is still Winter, after all. Given that much of our time is still spent indoors, don’t neglect your indoor air quality while you wait for the warm […]
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Cold Weather Maintenance Checklist for Commercial Buildings
You already know commercial buildings and facilities require a lot of attention. And the necessary efforts escalate when the temperatures plummet. Snow, cold, ice, harsh winds and other winter elements can be problematic on your properties. Even if you took preventative measures during the warmer months to winterize your commercial buildings, you can’t let maintenance […]
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The Holidays Are Stressful for Everyone–Your Home Included
The holiday season may be “the most wonderful time of the year” for many, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t come without its fair share of stress. With a holiday to-do-list quite possible longer than Santa’s naughty and nice list, the amount of decorating, shopping, traveling, and spending may have your feeling more frazzled than […]
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Before Your Crank Up the Heat, Take These Steps First
It won’t be long until the nip in the air turns downright frosty and has you reaching for the thermostat. Before you put your furnace on the task of making you toasty, take a preventative approach. Doing so may not only help to make sure your furnace and heating systems are running efficiently (saving you […]
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Got Commercial Building Complaints? Blame the HVAC
Owning or managing a commercial building is sure to come with receiving a fair share of complaints. And while it may be your job to respond and solve tenant problems, taking the responsibility for such criticisms shouldn’t always fall personally on you. Sometimes you just need to point your finger at the real culprit: […]
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5 Ways to Prevent Mold in Commercial Buildings
If mold is something you more commonly associate with food that’s hung out in the fridge for too long, then any commercial buildings you own or manage could be in danger. Sticking with the refrigerator analogy for a moment, the fuzzy stuff is attracted to forgotten leftovers because the food is an organic substance on […]
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7 Home Improvement Projects to Finish Before Fall
Labor Day may not be the first official day of fall, but for many it feels likes the unofficial end to summer. While warm days are sure to follow the holiday weekend, they are certainly numbered. Before long the air will turn crisp, the leaves will fall, and snow will be in future forecasts. Take […]
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8 HVAC Tips Energy Pros Want You to Know
As Chicago’s seasonal transition from cool to warm temperatures happens, your heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system has to work in new ways to keep your home comfortable. Instead of eliminating the nip in the air, it now has to help you and your family chill out while also reducing the dampness caused by summertime […]
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