Category Archives: Home
Help Your Landscape Deter Burglars With These Changes
You might dream of landscape improvements to raise your home’s value or make it the envy of the neighbors. However, your changes could also keep burglars and other intruders at bay. Try these strategic changes to improve home security from the outside in. Visibility Wins High trees and dense hedges block out the view of
Home Security: Easy Tips to Stay Safe
While it seems that thieves have moved to online crimes, home break-ins are still a major problem. With these tips, you can easily improve your home security, as well as your general comfort. The best thing you can do is to ensure that burglars cannot get access to your keys. Leaving a key in the
Contact Your Insurance Agent During Remodeling Projects To Adjust Your Coverage
Time to complete that home remodeling project to make your dream home a reality. One of the major projects you want to change is the kitchen, as you are having the old 1960s tile counter removed and placing in a nice granite countertop. Before you pay off the workers and sit down for a nice
Create Your Own Home Inventory Checklist
You should always create a home inventory checklist for the benefit of your homeowners insurance policy. There are a few ways that you can create your home inventory checklist. You can choose to store it on your computer or you can choose to keep a written checklist. If you decide to keep a written checklist,
Going out of town? Make your home look occupied!
A vacant home is a home at risk of being robbed — at least if burglars know you aren’t there. Many would-be intruders do research ahead of a break-in to make sure they know what to expect, and vacant homes are particularly appealing because they won’t risk confrontation with the homeowners. If you’re leaving your
If a Tree Falls on my House Am I Covered?
When it comes to trees and insurance, the short answer to the question is: it depends, but more than likely. You’ll want to double-check with your insurance agent to be sure, but your homeowners insurance policy normally covers damage to your home from fallen trees or limbs. That’s the good news. The bad news is
Remodeling your Home? Make Sure you are Properly Insured
Remodeling your home not only sounds like a great idea, but you know that with the renovations will come new ways to appreciate and enjoy your home. However, when you remodel your home, especially if you’re making significant improvements, your homeowners insurance may need to be renovated as well. When you remodel your home, most