One of the biggest surprises for first-time homeowners is just how expensive owning a home can be. The monthly mortgage payment is just the beginning – once you add on insurance, utilities, repairs and maintenance, and taxes, it seems that half of your paycheck is gone before it even reaches the bank. With that in…
Tag: Winterization

Brrrr, It’s Cold in Here! Time to Replace Your Home’s Insulation
Winter in Michigan is cold. Is that breaking news to you? Probably not. Even those who have only lived in the Grand Rapids area for a single year understand just how cold the weather can be in December, January, and February. To ride out the winter comfortably, most residents in West Michigan spend a lot…

Homeowner’s Guide to Winter Preparation – Part 2
In the first post of our ‘Homeowner’s Guide to Winter Preparation’ series, we discussed the importance of insulation in keeping your Grand Rapids area home warm in the winter. While insulation is certainly a crucial part of the equation, there are a number of other factors at play. Specifically, air sealing, windows, and HVAC tune-ups…

Homeowner’s Guide to Winter Preparation – Part 1
You don’t need us to tell you that fall has arrived – you surely noticed for yourself when you stepped outside this morning for the first time. It won’t be long before these brisk autumn days turn into frigid winter nights, so it would be wise to make sure your home is ready for the…

It’s Not Too Early to Think About Insulation
Though summer is still with us (for a few weeks more, anyway), it’s not to early for West Michigan homeowners to start thinking about those cold winter months. Was your home drafty and chilly last winter? How are you going to make your home more comfortable this season? Local insulation specialists will do a thorough…
Are You Ready for Winter? A Checklist to Prepare
Cooler temperatures, gusty winds, and changing leaves mean a beautiful October is in full bloom. Which can only lead in one direction: winter. Last winter, we saw a very atypical season, where the number of days with a high temperature below 20 degrees far surpassed the decade of winters before — and all before…