Five Ways to Prevent Mold in Your Home
Prevent Mold in Your Home With These 5 Steps Mold is a nightmare for a home owner. It gives the air a musty odor and can be unhealthy if left unchecked. While bleach and water will usually do the trick to get rid of mold, the best advice is to prevent it from getting a […]
Asbestos: Banned but not Forgotten
Peak Construction would like to extend a very warm welcome to our guest contributor Don Swanerbury, our very own Operations Manager. With 43 years of service as a volunteer fire fighter, he currently holds the position as a safety officer and safety instructor. He also has 38 years of industrial and corporate safety which include […]
Puff Backs: A Clean Home’s Worse Nightmare
If you were to ask a homeowner what problems they could foresee in their home, most would answer with water damage. What most don’t think about or even know about is puff backs. Puff Backs and What Causes It When thinking of a puff back, think of when a car backfires. It makes a loud […]
Fireplace Safety Tips
Cold winter months are right around the corner and utilizing a fireplace can be helpful in keeping your family warm and providing a cozy setting for the holiday season. Unfortunately, this time of year also brings an increase in the number of avoidable home fires. Keep your home safe with these fireplace safety tips: Keep […]
Three Siding Tips To Ensure Your Ready For Winter
The leaves are changing colors and the temperature is dropping, there is no question that this might be one of the best times of year in The Hudson Valley. This is a beautiful time of year for getting re-adjusted to the school schedule and planning holiday trips and events. As most New Yorkers know the […]
12 Facts About Mold You Might Want To Know
September is “National Indoor Toxic Mold Awareness Month”, established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The goal of Mold Awareness Month is to educate home and business owners about the adverse economic and health-related effects of indoor molds and toxins. Often, mold problems can stem from water damage, and just compound a home […]
Cold Weather and Burst Pipes: A Hudson Valley Homeowner’s Nightmare
Did you know that a burst pipe in your home could cause $10,000 in damage? Nationwide and Allied Insurance calculated that average, and between 2009 and 2011 there were more than 30,000 claims by homeowners with more than $2.1 million in costs. New York was one of the top states for frozen pipe claims between […]
Ice Dams: Protect Your Hudson Valley Home
An ice dam might sound like something that works to protect your home from ice, but actually, an ice dam can cause severe damage to your home. It makes sense to prevent them from occurring. You may notice that icicles are hanging off your home, and it might be hiding a damaging problem: an ice […]
Outsmarting Winter Snow Shoveling in Hudson Valley
The latest weather reports might have you a little worried about how you are going to deal with all that snow as a homeowner. Unless you’ve decided you’re done with living in areas that seem to get hit by a snowmageddon every year or have lots of kids to pass the dreaded task off to, […]