Home Resolution: Update!
New Years Resolution? Make a Home Resolution This Year and Every Year! This past weekend, we updated our Seller’s Guide and it reminded us how vital it is to regularly update your home. Every year, you should make an update; a #HomeResolution. This is not a repair, or maintenance! This is about keeping your home […]
Hot Water Baseboard? Keep ’em clean!
Simple, thorough vacuuming helps hot water baseboard heat more efficiently and you breathe easy. Many homes in the Boston area are heated with hot water baseboard radiators. Some houses were converted from steam radiators, as their popularity faded in the mid-20th Century and hot water baseboard stole the spotlight by being more discrete. We’ve heard […]
Decision 2018: Lincoln School Building
After comprehensive community collaboration, we will undertake to (re)build and pay for an innovative and attractive $94.9M preK-8 Lincoln Pubic School, meaning a 17-19% increased property tax bill. Property value impact cannot be forecast; it was a decision the town needed to make without market speculation. The project makes it EVEN MORE important to use […]
Preventing Ice Dams
Stained ceilings. Mold in the attic. Peeling and cracking paint. Rotting trim. Staining between clapboards. We see the telltale signs of roof leaks caused by winter ice dams all the time, and it can be very costly for sellers who face major repairs. The only way to prevent the damage is to keep the water […]
