Home Owner Links

These informational links are intended to provide home owners with the information they need to keep their homes safe and to retain their value.  We hope they will help you.

About Homes - An interesting site with all sorts of home owner and home buyer information.

Lint fires from clothes dryers - The cause of 50% of home fires, and so easily avoidable.

Deck Failure Directory - Good source about how to build safe decks and about the causes of wooden deck failures.  A must read if you have a deck or want to have one.

Do-It-Yourself Network - A good resource for do-it-yourselfers.

System and Appliance Life Expectancies - Freddie Mac's Life expectancy chart.

Basic Home Electrical Information - All about your house's electrical system.

Pipe Corrosion Information - Learn what causes plumbing pipe problems and how to correct them.

How Air Conditioning Works - Good explanation of how Air Conditioners work, including a video clip.

All About Radon - What is it, why is it dangerous, how does it get into your house, how to prevent it.

State Farm Insurance Consumer Tips - From home disasters to choosing a new roof to seasonal maintenance tips.  Great to print out the pages and include in your reports.

Toilet Information - Everything you always wanted to know about toilets.

Gallery of Common Home Defects - Hundreds of photos of common problems found by home inspectors and their descriptions.