More seniors than ever before are living healthy independent lives well into their golden years. And a vast majority want to remain in their homes as long as possible, according to the National Aging in Place Council.
Kris Kircher steps carefully around the things she’s sorted out on the basement floor: pots and pans, shirts and coats, a box of Harlequin romance novels, a wooden plant stand.
The winter chill hits your home, so you turn on the heater – but what if it doesn’t turn on or heat properly? Avoid this inconvenience by maintaining your heating system before it breaks down, while reducing your next energy bill.
“We encourage homeowners to take the necessary steps to prevent heater problems – large or [...]
OMAHA - As we welcome the chilly fall nights, more than one-third of Americans use fireplaces, wood stoves or other fuel-fired appliances as a primary heat source in their home. As much as we enjoy the warmth the fireplace adds, the U.S. Fire Administration notes that heating fires account for 36 percent of residential home fires in rural areas each year.
Crofton, Neb., native John Zavadil has come home. Along with working as a researcher in California, Zavadil was a “house flipper” in his spare time. He would buy homes, totally renovate them while living in them and then resell them.
Being homeless can kill you. Living on the street can shave 25 years off a person’s life. And death can come within seven years when being homeless is paired with one of eight risk factors, including age, disease and multiple emergency room visits.
The drive for energy-efficiency is hitting home in Omaha, Lincoln and around the Midlands. Spurred by a desire to go green and save money on their utility bills, owners of existing homes and people building new houses are upgrading their energy-efficiency. Insulation is in, along with Energy Star appliances and higher-rated furnaces.
After months of sunshine, cookouts, beach-going and outdoor entertaining, it can be a little disappointing to realize the cool bite of fall is on its way. But warding off those cold-weather blues can be as simple as redecorating a room (or a few) to create a hideaway that you can enjoy until spring arrives. With a little time and creativity, you can create a fresh space that will outlast the dreary weather of the coming months.
As Americans head outside to tend to their lawns and repair their houses, it’s just as important to consider what might be happening out of sight, deep inside the home. Termites, which are found in every state except Alaska, live in colonies that eat continuously. These wood-destroying pests eat homes from the inside out, making their presence difficult to detect. Termites annually cause more than $5 billion in damage, and the destruction termites cause is not normally covered by homeowners insurance, leaving owners to pay an average of $3,000 in out-of-pocket costs for repairs, according to Terminix.
As summer winds down, heat and drought may have left your grass a little tired. Soccer, picnics and chasing fireflies have likely taken a toll. Luckily, because of cooler temperatures and an increase in precipitation, fall is the best time for lawn rescue.
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