by Andrew Balfour | Mar 30, 2017 | Home Maintenance Budgets, Home Maintenance Management, Seasonal Home Maintenance
For many, buying a home represents one of life’s defining moments and provides a backdrop for many of our most important memories. However, homeownership does not come without costs and responsibilities. A house is an expensive investment that requires significant...
by Andrew Balfour | Sep 28, 2016 | Home Maintenance Budgets, Home Maintenance Management
Keeping your home well-maintained can pack a big financial punch if you are not prepared. Developing a budget for home maintenance and repairs can help prevent the overwhelm that comes along with unexpected maintenance costs. So, just how much money should you budget...
by Andrew Balfour | Feb 8, 2016 | Home Maintenance Budgets, Home Maintenance Management, Plumbing
A drip here. A drop there. What’s the harm, right? Now imagine if you were to stand at the top of your stairs and pour 27 gallons of liquid through your house every day, on the floors, through the vents, down the walls. Of course you wouldn’t! And yet the EPA...
by Andrew Balfour | Oct 28, 2015 | Ask The Expert, Home Maintenance Budgets, Home Maintenance Management
My wife and I have a running joke (okay it’s not really funny) that whenever we take our car in for preventive maintenance it ends up costing us $1,000 no matter how well the car is running. Many homeowners have that same concern when it comes to paying for...
by Andrew Balfour | Mar 18, 2015 | Ask The Expert, Featured, Home Maintenance Budgets, Home Maintenance Management
For most people the home is a refuge, a place to escape from the stresses of everyday life. However if not cared for properly, your home can turn into one of the biggest stressors of all. From unexpected repairs to shady contractors to honey-do lists that never seem...
by Andrew Balfour | Jan 23, 2015 | Ask The Expert, Featured, Home Maintenance Budgets, Home Maintenance Management
One of the reasons we launched Hassle Free Home Services was out of frustration with some of the common contracting practices that we encountered in our own homes. Contractors not showing up or failing to deliver promised estimates convinced Jim that there had to be a...
