When it comes to building your dream home, you want to be sure that it can withstand any weather and serve you for the longest period. Whether you live in a hurricane zone or an area prone to wildfires, you need to take precautions to ensure that your home is safe. From building a strong foundation to adding outdoor support, here are the six main tips for building a home that can resist the weather:
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Depending on where you’re spending your summer, there are plenty of activities to undertake, whether you’re spending it at home or on vacation. If you’re looking to spend summer at home, whether it’s a wide-open backyard or a simple fire escape patio, here are 10 ways to enjoy your home outdoor summer experience.
Read MoreEp 009 – What to Expect as a First Time Homeowner
SHOW NOTES:
When it comes to homeownership, first-time homeowners often have challenges. These challenges often surround home maintenance. Understanding the types of home maintenance that are necessary to manage a home and why home maintenance is important to keeping a home operating properly. If as a first-time homeowner, you need to hire someone to help with these tasks, how do you contract and interview these service providers? What can first-time homeowners look for when it comes to home management? Listen as John and Beth share their experience and tips for first-time homeowners.
IN THIS EPISODE:
● [01:46] Things first-time homeowners will need to be aware of
● [04:38] Types of maintenance first-time homeowners should be aware of
● [08:26] Smart home technology pros and cons
● [13:06] Costs for managing a home
● [18:40] Finding the right professionals to help with home maintenance
● [22:52] Paying attention to small inconsistencies in your home
● [26:43] First-time homeowner action items
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
● No matter what your age, no matter what generation you’re in, no matter where you live, you still struggle with the same things as a first-time homeowner.
● The specifics of maintenance fall into five categories: seasonal maintenance; maintaining the health of your home, like air quality; maintenance that keeps your home safely functioning; energy efficiency maintenance; and outdoor maintenance
● Preventive maintenance is extremely important in avoiding unexpected maintenance costs.
● When hiring maintenance professionals, first-time homeowners can utilize helpful platforms like Angie’s List, Porch, or others to find high quality professionals.
● Action step: Create a schedule for preventive home maintenance
LINKS MENTIONED:
www.homezada.com
BIO:
Elizabeth Dodson is a focused technology entrepreneur with successful skills in business development, sales, marketing, and finance with over 20 years of successful management of revenue producing partners. With great organizational skills balancing multiple roles and responsibilities as an entrepreneur and the drive to increase company revenues and user growth for a consumer technology solution with a partner solution to support the homeowner market.
John Bodrozic has start-up entrepreneur experience beginning with boot strapping, profitable growth, securing venture and corporate venture funding, acquisitions of technology companies, and selling a business to a publicly traded company.
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A hidden expense to owning a home is the combination of preventative maintenance tasks and smaller fix it and repair tasks. These costs include buying replacement parts and materials where the homeowner does the installation work themselves or the cost to hire a service contractor to do the maintenance and repairs. When a contractor performs the work, the costs will include parts, materials, and labor.
Read MoreImportant Maintenance Tips for Metal Roofing Materials
Metal roofs are a gorgeous addition to any home. But if you expect to keep them beautiful, a certain level of upkeep is required. You may be wondering what maintaining your metal roofing materials will entail.
Moreover, you’re likely pondering whether the right kind of care will make that much of a difference. Luckily, we’ve put together a shortlist of the most crucial maintenance tasks for metal roofing tasks and how they protect your roof from damage.
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