Monthly Archives: March 2019

Risks to your home with sudden snow melt

This frigid year of 2019, has already given us snow fall somewhere around 35-45” in our general area, and this coming weekend another 6-8” of wet snow may dump down on us, followed by a back-to-back winter storm that is predicted for Tuesday. As we finally are starting to gain hope that the temperature might… Read more »

The Jay Thomas Radio Show

Radio Interview With Jay Thomas From: WDAY 970 AM / 93.1 FM Lars Knobloch joins the Jay Thomas Show to talk about home inspections during the winter and what to do when there are ice dams and water leaking into homes. Lars gives some explanation on the reasons for ice dams, and how to find… Read more »

How ice dams form and how to correct it

Ice dams most commonly occur in older homes as a result of inadequate insulation and/or ventilation. We will cover how ice dams happen in homes built with knee walls, and how it can be prevented. Typically, these types of homes are one and half-stories with an attic on top, and a sloped ceiling resting on… Read more »