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Let’s Talk About Flood Insurance

Let’s Talk About Flood Insurance

by v4djr4jbef2017 | Jul 22, 2020 | Natural Disasters, Water, Weather

It’s no exaggeration to call flooding one of the most destructive, if not most expensive, types of natural disasters. In fact, in 2017 U.S. insurers recorded more than $8.7 billion in covered losses for flood-related claims. And that wasn’t even the worst...
Preventing Septic System Problems Over the Long Term

Preventing Septic System Problems Over the Long Term

by v4djr4jbef2017 | Jan 14, 2019 | General, How-To, Water

Water is really important to your home. Your faucets, your washing machines, your toilets, and your bathtubs are things that you can take for granted. You do not really think about them too often. You just use the water in your home and move on with your day. But when...
Hail Damage? What to Look For and What to Do

Hail Damage? What to Look For and What to Do

by v4djr4jbef2017 | Jul 17, 2018 | How-To, Natural Disasters, Water

Hail is the scourge of summer in many parts of the country. In fact, over the last five years, hail damage accounted for almost 40% of all insured losses nationally, costing more than $15 billion every year. But determining the level of hail damage to your roof,...
Home Water Damage: What to Look For and How to Prevent It

Home Water Damage: What to Look For and How to Prevent It

by v4djr4jbef2017 | Feb 12, 2018 | General, How-To, Water

Water is the giver of life, but it’s also the destroyer of homes. According to property & casualty insurance company Travelers, water damage is as much as 10 times more common than fire damage in American homes and causes, on average, nearly 30% of all household...
Understanding Colorado’s Unique Expansive Soil

Understanding Colorado’s Unique Expansive Soil

by v4djr4jbef2017 | Nov 16, 2017 | General, Water, Weather

As of 2016, Colorado was the second-fastest-growing state in the nation, adding just over 100,000 residents between 2014 and 2015, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Since 2010, the state has grown by more than 408,000 residents. That puts us in the...
After the Flood: Cleaning Up After Water Damage

After the Flood: Cleaning Up After Water Damage

by v4djr4jbef2017 | Oct 13, 2017 | How-To, Natural Disasters, Water

Hurricane Harvey wasn’t a surprise. The eighth named storm of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, Harvey became the first major hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Wilma in 2005, snapping a record-setting 12-year calm streak. The city of Houston,...
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