There are so many things to look forward to about Thanksgiving that, for some people, they can be hard to count. This being Thanksgiving, 2015, let’s start with college football. On Friday, the 28th, you have SMU vs. Houston to watch or attend. Not much at stake for the Mustangs, unfortunately, but the Cougars could…
How to Cut Your Home Heating Bills
The autumn chill is here and those cold winter temps will be in our midst before you know it. And that can only mean one thing – higher home heating bills. But you don’t have to bundle up from head to toe to stay warm and still keep your heating bill in check. Here are…
“Should I Repair or Replace My Furnace?”
That can’t exactly be called an age-old question, but if your furnace is 15 going on 20 years old, it is might relevant. It must be: if not, why would you have sought out this blog in the first place? Because, chances are, you either have an aging furnace or one with a repair problem,…
How to Reduce Your Home Heating & Cooling Costs
Add up your utility bills, write down the amount on a sheet of paper, and then draw a circle around it. You know, your basic pie shape. Now, neatly dissect that circle in two any way you like: horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Then, on one side of the line, jot down these words: “Heating &…
Signs that You Might Need a New Furnace
It’s been with you through thick and thin, has weathered many storms, and managed to keep you safe and warm through each one of them. But lately, you feel like you’ve been getting the cold shoulder. As such, you might be asking yourself if the relationship is worth repairing, or if it might be time…
How to Prepare Your Home for Winter
With the dog days of summer officially behind us, it’s time to start getting your home ready for fall and the colder weather that follows it, especially from December – February. Just for the record, the average low temperatures for those three months are 37, 35, and 40 respectively. So, you can shudder in anticipation,…
5 Benefits of Heating Preventative Maintenance
We’re going to share a little secret with you. But unlike most secrets, we’re not going to ask you to keep this one to yourself. In fact, we’d like you share it with anyone you think might benefit from what we’re about to relate. The sad fact is that, despite all the evidence to the…
How to Keep Your Family from Harm
An accident or injury can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time. But did you know that your home can actually be one of the most dangerous places you’re likely to encounter? And while many household hazards are quite obvious, like that toy car left on the stairs or sharp knife on the counter, others…
5 Home Maintenance Warning Signs
Isn’t it great to get a little advance notice before something is about to go wrong? Like the little light in your car telling you to schedule an oil change before it gets dangerously low. Or the bars on your smartphone indicating you had better charge it before the battery dies. Well, your home gives…
5 Key Benefits of Air Conditioning Preventative Maintenance
Not that it’s etched in stone anywhere – at least not to our knowledge – but typically annual preventative maintenance is performed in the spring. Versus, let’s say, now in August when this blog is going to press. Why the spring? Because that’s the time of year when it’s warm enough to perform this very…