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Let me be blunt: When your foundation is in trouble, it’s bad news. Foundation damage, whether caused by a wall that has bowed or rotated inward or by one that has dropped due to soil shrinkage, can cause serious damage to the rest of your home. When this kind...
Hammond may be best known outside the Midwest as the place where Ralphie almost shot his eye out, but it’s actually a thriving city of 80,000, bordering Chicago on the east and enjoying a small slice of Lake Michigan shoreline. It’s one of the oldest cities in Indiana, with...
Mount Prospect typifies the northwestern suburbs of Chicago – a bedroom community where most residents are commuters, with solid schools and local government and a majority of homes built in the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s. There are 23,000 homes in Mount Prospect and the representative one is a three-bedroom...
Spring in Chicago – whenever it shows up and however short it may be – means a lot of things. Gardeners are out digging and weeding and planting. Joggers and cyclists are working off the rust of a long winter. Cubs fans are getting their hopes up. Homeowners, though, often...
When your home suffers structural foundation damage, it’s pretty serious business. It’s not a repair you can put off because the damage to your foundation – and the rest of your home – can only get worse. It’s also not a repair you will want to trust to just...
Chicago has a number of notable suburbs but the one that is known around the world is Oak Park. Much of its international renown comes from the town’s association with two giants of American arts, Ernest Hemingway and Frank Lloyd Wright. Closer to home, Oak Park is known to Chicagoland...
People often talk about how they love the sound of rain falling on the roof or pattering on the leaves of trees. For homeowners, a more reassuring sound when it rains may be the “whirr, clunk” of their sump pump expelling water from under and around their foundation that...
If your home’s foundation has dropped significantly, you’ll see lots of warning signs: cracks in drywall, stuck windows and doors, stair-step cracks running through exterior brick facing. When you go into the basement, the signs are even clearer: major cracks in walls and floors, gaps under support beams, etc. Obviously...
Unless you live in the deep woods or a bunker somewhere you probably have a few neighbors. If you live in Valparaiso with its population of nearly 32,000 you surely have some and, like neighbors everywhere, they undoubtedly have some impact on your life, family and home. One of the...
Arlington Heights is a very diverse community when it comes to housing. Some of its 75,000 residents live in historic homes dating back to the 19th Century when the town was founded; others in modern homes built in the 21st. There are ranches, split levels, colonials, Arts & Crafts...
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