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Three Fall Home Maintenance Musts

November 14, 2011
Fall Home Maintenance

Fall Home Maintenance Items That You Can’t Ignore After years of working in the home repair business, I’ve whittled down the most common causes of expensive, yet preventable home repairs to a few basic maintenance categories.  Just like the common wisdom of nutrition, sleep and exercise for our personal health, the following three items addressed [...]

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Custom Siding Repair: Cost-Effective Alternative to Siding Replacement

July 25, 2011
Custom Siding and Soffit and Fascia Repair

Should You Replace Your Entire Siding? Have you ever found the siding on your home in disrepair?  If so, don’t feel bad, as this is not unusual on today’s homes.  With many homes now using aluminum, wood or vinyl siding, damage from weather or animals to these materials necessitate the need for a repair. This [...]

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5 Spring Maintenance Musts to Prevent Expensive Home Repairs

March 21, 2011

Running a home repair business is analogous to being a cardiologist. Just like heart disease, most of the problems with expensive home repairs are preventable. Unfortunately we Americans aren’t known for our being proactive. Every spring I get to see the evidence of this, as my phone rings of the hook from all the preventable damage that homeowners discover.

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Cincinnati Homeowners – It’s Deck Cleaning and Sealing Time!

March 16, 2011

With daylight savings behind us and warm weather ahead, it’s time to get excited about finally being outdoors again! There aren’t many things I enjoy more than relaxing with my family out on the deck, grilling steaks and having a few beers. With the grilling season upon us, it’s time for folks to get out [...]

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Repair Skylights and Stop Roof Leaks That Damage Drywall

March 7, 2011
repair skylights and stop roof leaks that damage drywall

If you have skylights on your roof and have been noticing any leaks or water damage, this post is for you because those skylights are likely the cause of your problems. We find that skylights are the root of a lot of ceiling and drywall problems because water seeps in through the cracks and down [...]

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Roof Repair Prevention | Cincinnati, Ohio Case Study 2 of 4

February 28, 2011

If you missed the first part of this story, feel free to catch it here: Roof Repair Overview | Cincinnati, Ohio Case Study 1 of 4. The short story is that even a 4-year-old roof can fail quickly if improperly installed. To salvage the roof, we first had to identify all the defects and potential [...]

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Roof Repair Overview | Cincinnati, Ohio Case Study 1 of 4

February 23, 2011
Roof Repair Cincinnati

Roofs of any age can suffer from leaks and roof damage. ProMaster of Cincinnati shows how roof maintenance and periodic roof repair can extend the life of your roof. In this four part series, Don Kennedy, President of ProMaster Home Repair & Handyman of Cincinnati uses his own roof repair story as an example.

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Avoid Costly Winter Home Repairs with 5 Simple Steps from ProMaster of Cincinnati

January 17, 2011

Prevent expensive home repairs by following these 5 simple steps. Ice, rain, snow and wind wreak havoc on roofs, soffits, gutters, siding, windows and doors–causing water damage and wood rot.

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How to Reduce Gutter Cleaning by Installing Downspout Screens and Gutter Guards

November 10, 2010
Reduce Gutter Cleaning - ProMaster Cincinnati

Proper gutter maintenance and function is critical to health of your home and will avoid costly home repairs later. This video and article will show you two simple products that will extend the interval between gutter cleaning–saving you time and money.

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How to Prevent a Basement Leak by Winterizing Your Hose Bibb or Exterior Spigot

November 2, 2010
How to Winterize a Hose Bibb or Sillcock

Cincinnati area homeowners need to remember to winterize their exterior hose bibs (also called spigots and sillcocks) before freezing weather can cause a pipe to burst.

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