The HeatTrak Homeowner Blog

Keeping Your Home Energy Efficient, Eco-friendly, and Environmentally Safe this Winter

With the rising costs of electricity and home-heating fuels, homeowners are more concerned than ever before about maintaining an energy efficient home. Concerns for safety and for the environment ...

How to Avoid Common Winter Liability Issues On Your Home's Property

Winter brings with it some legitimate concerns for the safety of your family and of your building due to extreme weather events that may arise. It also, however, brings another kind of concern- a ...

How the Different Winter Elements Affect Your Home's Roof

Winter weather can be hard on your home in general, but usually, your roof will suffer more than any other part of your house. This damage can be attributed to particular elements of winter weathe...

Residential Snow Removal Services: What Are Your Options?

Many homeowners opt to hire out their annual snow and ice removal tasks, some for a lack of time to deal with it themselves, others for health and safety reasons. Another factor is the expense of ...

Why You're Paying for Snow Removal Even If You Don't Realize It

Many homeowners, when asked "How much do you pay for snow removal?," are quick to answer, "We don't pay anything for snow removal because we do it all ourselves." Yet, in reality, there are costs,...

Top 5 Questions Homeowners Ask in Winter

As winter approaches, homeowners will be asking numerous questions about how to best manage the cold, snow, and ice. Protecting your property and avoiding unnecessary expenses can often be achiev...

How To Protect Your Home From Winter Roof Damage

Winter storms severely test the resilience of your home, and there is no part of a house more prone to snow and ice damage than the roofing. To help prevent wintertime roof damage, there are a num...

How to Save Money by Preparing for Winter’s Worst

Preparing for the winter season can involve a substantial investment,  but not preparing for it may lead to even greater expenses in the aftermath of a major storm or in continuously harsh winter ...

5 Tips for Adjusting Your Insurance Policy for Winter

Homeowners' insurance can be a major risk-management tool that saves you money in the long run and, even when your premiums exceed your claims, saves you out-of-pocket expenses and interest on loan...

Weighing the Costs of Residential Snow Removal

Homeowners, renters, and landlords alike must deal each winter with the costs and inconveniences associated with snow and ice removal. Safety and health concerns, labor requirements, maintenance ne...

Seven Tips For Winterizing Your Home

Both for safety's sake and to cut down the costs of "winter fuel," taking the time and effort to winterize your home is a worthwhile endeavor. Particularly in cold, northern climates where sub-zero...

7 Ways to Avoid Snow Removal Fines in Your City

Rock Salt Damage and Other Things Your Driveway Should Avoid in Winter

On average, a new 1,000-square-foot (304.8 m2) driveway costs between $2,000 and $5,000 (approximately $2,700 - $6,700 CAD) to install, and a professional resurfacing job on the same driveway will...

Top 5 Reasons your Driveway is Covered in Cracks

If your driveway is covered in cracks, littered with potholes, and spotted with "rash-like" surface erosion, you will have to spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars to repair or replace it. I...