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One of the most destructive elements in nature is water, especially when it comes in the form of flooding. Every year, more and more people deal with the effects of flash flooding, which can destroy property and even personal items that can be never be replaced. Even though no area is safe from flooding, only [...]
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National Flood Safety Awareness Week Tips
March 13th, 2012 
admin Natural disasters often happen without any advanced notice, giving you little time to prepare and protect your home from any destruction. Consider the tornadoes that tore across parts of the Midwest just last week – many people were not ready and were left with rubble where their homes once stood. Although tornadoes may not be [...]
Get Your Home Ready for the Spring
March 8th, 2012 admin It’s hard to believe that we are still in the winter season, considering that we haven’t seen much snow this year. However, this warm weather should remind you that spring is fast approaching, bringing a number of homeowner concerns with it. Before you start your annual spring cleaning, here are a number of things you [...]
Protecting Your Home or Commercial Property in Winter
December 28th, 2011 admin Winter in the Northeast can be a pretty nasty experience, especially if you are faced with any damage from the ice, sleet and snow that Mother Nature throws this way. In Connecticut alone, the average snowfall every year falls between 35 – 50 inches, less along the coastline. Regardless of where your building is located, [...]
Make a Fire Escape Route
December 21st, 2011 admin As the biting cold begins to hit Connecticut, the main focus of many households is how to stay warm. We spoke about fire safety a few weeks ago for a number of reasons. For one, the number of house fires goes up exponentially in winter due to poorly placed space heaters and other heating elements. [...]
Holiday Party Safety Tips
December 14th, 2011 admin With the holiday season in full swing, it is time to start thinking about what you are doing on New Year’s Eve. The list of options goes on and on, with some people staying home and others going wild in Times Square. However, your best choice for the evening may be having your own shindig [...]
Protecting Your Home from Fires in the Winter
November 30th, 2011 admin As you already know, CT homeowners insurance premiums have been steadily increasing over the last few years, with some homeowners seeing drastically higher bills from their insurance companies. Last week, we shared some information about what you can do to possibly alleviate some of the pricing hikes, like replacing your current home fire alarms with [...]
Protecting Your Home When Premiums Increase
November 21st, 2011 admin Home insurance is absolutely essential when you consider protecting your investments. In the current economic state, you do not want to risk having any damage occur to your home without some sort of insurance coverage helping you in the aftermath. However, this has become more difficult for many homeowners, especially those with home insurance in [...]
All-Around Safety Tips for Winter
November 10th, 2011 admin As you know by now, Connecticut was hit particularly hard by a strangely-timed Nor’easter just a few weeks ago. I have discussed what you should do in case of such emergencies in the past, so let’s look at this storm from another angle. Although uncommon, this snowstorm certainly reminded a lot of us what regular [...]
Trick or Treating Safely This Halloween
October 18th, 2011 admin In just a few weeks, children (and some teenagers with a hankering for sweets) will dress up as their favorite superheroes, princesses and other characters and go door-to-door asking for candy from neighbors. As the age-old tradition goes, if you as a homeowner do not give kids the candy they ask for, they will trick [...]
