Consider for a moment what you spend a couple of hours doing: two hours watching a movie, more than a few hours going to a sporting event with the family, a couple hours window shopping at the mall, etc. If you’re like a lot people these days, you spend two hours surfing the Web! These are all activities that most people don’t think twice about spending a few hours doing.    Keeping that in mind, wouldn’t you be willing to

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With tornado season right around the corner, a question you might want to ask yourself is, “Does my homeowners insurance cover all tornado related damage?” The answer is NO.  While the image of a tornado striking a residential home may be of a swirling wind tunnel ripping off a roof, tornadoes can cause all sorts of damage to your property – from water damage to uprooted trees.  So What Is and Isn’t Covered?  What’s important for homeowners to be aware of

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Here are 10 ways to lessen the impact of increased gas prices: 1. Condense your small trips.  Try to plan your day so that you can accomplish everything in one trip rather than several smaller ones. 2. Minimize your idle time.  Any time you’re stopped at a light for more than 10 seconds, you’re better off stopping your engine and then restarting it. You’ll save more gas! 3. Accelerate from stops at a slow and steady pace.  Quick, rapid acceleration

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You can count on your roof to keep you warm and dry from the elements. And it does a good job. However, unless you have good gutters, your home can still fall victim to Mother Nature! Gutters are the unsung hero of your roofing system. They direct the gallons of rainwater and other precipitation that fall on your home every year away from your foundation. If you have aging gutters and notice that they’re beginning to break and not work

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