Archive for January 2008
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Got Stuff? Take a Home Inventory
Every homeowner’s insurance policy includes some coverage for loss of your stuff. You know, your furniture, your clothing, your music, your dishes. Your Stuff. But you can’t claim it if you can’t show you had it. The Insurance Information Institute has a great little tool for taking an inventory of [...]
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- In Kitchen Design, Appliances Come First
January 31st, 2008Here’s some advice from appliance.net a great site for learning about household appliances.
If you are planning a kitchen remodel, take your time making design decisions, the kitchen is a complex room with many different elements to consider.
Here are a few things to consider in your planning:
•Pick your appliances first — everything gets built around [...] - Mold, its not just ruining your bread
January 30th, 2008Molds – a type of microscopic fungus – are found in virtually every ecosystem in every climate on earth. They have existed in the natural environment for hundreds of millions of years and humans have co-existed in the presence of mold and other fungi throughout the entirety of their evolution. Molds and other fungi are [...]
- Should you add Flood Insurance to your HomeOwner’s policy?
January 30th, 2008For 200 to 1000 per year, you can add flood insurance to your home. Is it for you? Check out this video to hear what FEMA thinks.
- Tree Falling on Neighbor’s House
January 30th, 2008You’ll have to read our article “Am I covered” to figure out whether this home owner is going to be covered when the tree falls on his house.
- Am I covered?
January 30th, 2008Here is a great little article from the Insurance Information Institute discussing typical homeowners insurance policies. They assume the standard coverages in a Homeowners-3 policy. (the most common in the US.)
Question # 1: Am I covered for direct losses due to fire, lightning, tornadoes, wind storms, hail, explosions, smoke, vandalism and theft?
Yes. The [...]
