What Style is Your House: Italianate
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Inspired by farmouse designs of the Italian countryside, the Italianate house either looks like a cube with a shallow hip roof or it is asymmetrical.
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Inspired by farmouse designs of the Italian countryside, the Italianate house either looks like a cube with a shallow hip roof or it is asymmetrical.
Record Repair Demands After Heavy Snow & Inspections
Landlords and homeowners are experiencing record delays from repair people in response to the repair demands after extreme winter weather conditions.
Ford’s Pest of the Month: Bats
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A colony of bats can produce pounds of guano (bat droppings) that can stain through ceilings or even worse, break through and contaminate your living space.
What Style is Your House: Colonial Revival
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What Style is Your House: Stick Style Houses
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The Stick style flourished between 1850 and 1876. Stick Style architects wanted to express “truthfulness” by revealing the supporting posts & beams
Tips to Eliminate Moisture Problems
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Moisture problems are the key ingredient for mold, one of the costliest issues to resolve. Moisture problems commonly result from plumbing:
Goodbye, Small Water Heaters
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New Department of Energy standards prohibit the manufacture of water heaters that don't meet guidelines. New water heaters are taller & wider.
Advice from a Housing Court Judge
We recently spoke with a housing court judge about the eviction process and other areas of the law. Here are some things we learned:
What Style is Your House: Second Empire
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The Second Empire style, often called the Mansard style because of its unique roof design, is one of the easiest to identify.
A “How To” for Better Tenant Screening
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This detailed case study shows one landlord's tenant screening process. We evaluate the process and advise how they could do it better.