Protect Your Home this Holiday Season

Protect Your Home this Holiday Season

Protect Your Home this Holiday Season: The holiday season is already filled with lots of stress. Whether it is gathering and buying gifts, ordering holiday cards, or getting your home ready for family and friends to visit, adding anything to your to do list can seem overwhelming. However, a terrible unplanned event such as frozen water pipes, a burglary or a kitchen or electrical fire can be expensive and can ruin even the most carefully planned occasions during the holidays. There are some basic precautions that we can take to not only protect our house, but even more importantly – our love ones.

Ice Dam Prevention and Information

What is an Ice Dam and How to Prevent it

Ice damming is a maddening problem that afflicts homeowners in cold climates. According to the Insurance Information Institute, the average home insurance claim for water damage and freezing (which ice dams can cause) is $3,098.