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Make Sure Your Home Repair Is Built to Last
Every home needs maintenance from time to time. Regular upkeep and maintenance prevent serious damage that can be costly to repair. If you do have a home repair project that needs your attention, you should tend to it right away. Often, addressing repairs now means saving money in the future. Maybe it’s a small patch…
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Take These Steps to Keep Ants Out
Know Where to Look for Ants in Your Home If you know where to look, you’ll be more likely to spot an ant problem early. Ants like to hang out in the kitchen. This is where they can often find easy sources of food and water. Bathrooms can attract ants for a similar reason, so…
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Create a Smooth Experience While Selling Your Home
The process of buying or selling a home can feel stressful. That’s because the stakes are high for all parties involved, and the paperwork is often copious. Everyone involved in buying and selling a home wants to have a good experience, so why does it have to feel adversarial or tense? Some of the stress…
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Termite Season Is on the Horizon
Fall brings a cooling in temperature with it, and that’s a welcome change after so much heat. However, as the seasons change, it prompts a change in the type of pests that you see around your home. Fall is also termite swarming season. That means that as the calendar pages continue to turn, your home…
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Rat Populations Around Your Home Can Grow Quickly
Seeing a rat scurrying across the floor can create a visceral reaction for many people. Rats are one of the most common rodent pests. You’ll find them ubiquitously in large city environments, but they can also take up residence inside your home. Rats are a pest. They can cause damage to wires and infrastructure inside…
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Are You Spraying for Spiders in and Around Your Home?
The summer months see a spike in the number of spiders and their activity. Spiders don’t typically come after the resources in your home, but they will still intrude to set up shop in a climate-controlled environment, making them pests. Inside your home, some spiders can effectively cut down on the number of other bugs…
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The Pests of Summer Are Here. Are You Ready?
Summer brings a change in the weather that is accompanied by a change in the activity of the wildlife around you. That goes for the animals in the wild, parks, and the pests that invite themselves into your home. Many insects are dormant during the colder months, but summer is their time to shine. You’re…
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Don’t Let Mosquitoes Bother You This Summer
You’ve probably been looking forward to summer because it means more time outside in the sun. Whether it’s a pool day, backyard barbeque, or hiking adventure, getting some outdoor time is good for your health. However, it’s also good for mosquitoes. These dreadful pests bite and feed on your blood. The itchy bumps they leave…
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Don’t Go Into the Attic! (Let Us Do It)
In horror movies, the attic is often where things start going wrong for the ill-fated homeowners. There’s always some sort of horrifying relic or haunt in the attic that soon unleashes terror on the rest of the home. The attic can be a real source fright for you too, but not because of ghosts or…
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Rebuild the Damage Caused by Pests
Pests can cause serious damage to your home. Whether it’s bugs or critters, uninvited wildlife don’t make for great houseguests. They can spoil your food, create biological hazards, and harm the infrastructure of your home. This last side effect is particularly troubling. Termites can work their way into the base of your home. They eat…
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