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Notes on Treasure Valley homes.
What we see on site visits around the Treasure 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.