Emergency Plumbing Hacks Every Homeowner Must Know
Picture this: It's 2 AM on a Sunday, and you wake up to the sound of water gushing somewhere in your house. Your heart starts pounding as you stumble out of bed, following that dreaded sound. By the time you find the burst pipe under your kitchen sink, there's already an inch of water on the floor. Now what? After 12 years in the HVAC industry I've seen my share of plumbing disasters. You know why?...
Air Duct Cleaning Benefits: The Allergy Relief No One Talks About
People think air ducts are just hollow tubes. Clean metal pathways for air, right? Nope. They're more like the junk drawer of your HVAC system. Last month, I cleaned a system in a nice suburban home. Family of four,...
Tree Pruning Secrets That Prevent Disasters!
After two decades of emergency callouts - usually at 2 AM during storms - I can tell you this: The trees that fall and destroy homes aren't usually the dead ones everyone worries about. It's the "healthy" ones nobody...
What Mold Companies Pray You Never Find Out
My phone rang at 11 PM last Tuesday. Homeowner in tears. She'd just paid $12,000 for mold remediation, and guess what? The mold was already coming back. Twelve. Thousand. Dollars. Want to know the worst part? The problem that...
7 Red Flags Tree Service Companies Won’t Tell You
Three weeks ago, I watched a "tree service" crew absolutely butcher a beautiful 60-year-old maple in my neighborhood. The homeowner? She'd hired them because they were $500 cheaper than everyone else. That maple's dead now. And she's out $1,800...
Why Most Air Duct Cleaning Services are Overcharging People
Last month, I watched a neighbor shell out $895 for air duct cleaning that should've cost half that. The worst part? She thought she got a deal because the company's "original price" was $1,200. Look, I've been in homes...
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Lauren Collins
Home True North helps everyday homeowners feel confident by turning confusing house issues into clear, honest, and relatable advice.