Like a growing number of Americans, you may be interested in having solar panels installed on your home. You love the idea of generating your own electricity while slashing your utility bill and doing your part to preserve natural resources. There's just one problem: you love the trees in your backyard, too. They provide shading in the summer and help keep your home cool, which helps keep your utility bills in check. However, the branches and leaves block sunlight from your roof, and since you know that direct sunlight produces the most energy for solar panels, you're in the midst of a full-on quandary: should you trim or remove trees for solar panels?

Read More

As with many of our essential home systems, roofing systems can be prone to a variety of issues. However, if you catch roofing problems when they first arise, you can and save money in the long-run as early repair is much less expensive than replacing a roof that wasn't properly tended to. The following is a quick look at a few of the more common roofing problems that all homeowners should be mindful of:

Read More

Summer is fast approaching in Las Vegas, bringing with it higher temperatures and even higher electric bills. If you find yourself turning on the AC far too often during the summer, the problem may lie with your attic insulation. Too little insulation leads to uneven temperatures between rooms in your home and results in expensive cooling bills. Blown in attic insulation can improve the overall performance of your heating, cooling and ventilation systems.

Blown in insulation involves blowing loose-fill insulation into your attic using an electric blower unit. The insulation is commonly made with fiberglass, cellulose or both.

Read More

To best protect against thieves, you have to think like a thief. Understanding how they think and what they look for when surveying homes will help you understand what steps to take to keep yours from becoming a target. The following home security tips will help you think like a burglar:

Read More

You don't have to take a course in Home Ownership 101 to know that water streaming from a second-floor ceiling signifies a leak in your roof. But your roof doesn't have to be leaking water to be waging a bid for your attention. Remain alert to six other roof problems that warrant a call to the professionals.

Read More