Notes on Treasure Valley homes.
What we see on site visits around the Valley: how to look after a house here, and how to hire for it.
Before the first hard freeze: winterizing your sprinklers
Water left in irrigation lines freezes, expands, and splits pipe and valves. Here is what a proper blowout covers, and what to ask whoever does it.
How to check a contractor before you hire one in Idaho
Registration, trade licenses, insurance, references. The same first four checks our Standard runs, and how you can run them yourself.
What a fair quote looks like
A good quote is specific enough that two firms could bid the same job. Here is what to look for, and the patterns that should make you pause.
See what your house costs to look after.
We measure the lot from county parcel records and price each service for it. No account, no card.
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