Straight answers about keeping a home standing at 6,000 feet — hail, clay soil, freeze-thaw, hard water, wildfire — plus interviews with the local pros who fix it all.
Why the Front Range gets hit so hard, what hail damage looks like before it leaks, and how to handle the contractors who show up the next morning.
The soil under most Front Range homes swells when wet and shrinks when dry. Here is how that shows up in your walls, and what actually fixes it.
Altitude changes combustion, equipment sizing and how long HVAC gear lasts. What Colorado Springs homeowners should know before replacing a system.
Scale on the fixtures is the visible part. The expensive part is what mineral buildup does to water heaters, dishwashers and tankless units over time.
Colorado Springs crosses the freezing point constantly through winter. That daily cycle is brutal on concrete — and mostly preventable.
What actually protects a house at the wildland edge, why the first five feet matter most, and where homeowners spend money in the wrong place.
Colorado has some of the highest radon potential in the country. Testing is cheap, mitigation is routine, and most homeowners here have never done either.
Why homes a few hundred feet higher than the city get a completely different winter, and what that does to roofs, gutters and attics.
If you moved to Falcon, Peyton or Black Forest from inside the city, your water and waste are now your responsibility. Here is the maintenance nobody tells you about.
The downslope winds that spike our winter temperatures also do quiet, cumulative damage. What to check after a big wind event.
When to turn irrigation on, when to get it blown out, and why the timing matters more here than in milder climates.
What to do in September, October and November so nothing bursts, backs up or quits in January.
Licensing here works differently than people assume. The questions that separate a good local contractor from an expensive lesson.
Two bids for the same roof can differ enormously. Almost always it is scope, not margin. Here is what to compare.
Evaporative cooling genuinely works in our dry climate. Here is where it wins, where it does not, and what conversion actually involves.
Our winters are dry, sunny and windy. Trees and lawns lose moisture all season, and the damage does not appear until spring.
Water main, gas shutoff, breaker panel, sewer cleanout, roof access. Ten minutes now saves an enormous amount later.
Old Colorado City and Manitou have the best character in the region and the most layered history behind the walls. Here is what to check.
The window before builder coverage lapses is the most valuable inspection nobody schedules. What to look for in Cordera, Falcon and the new north-side neighbourhoods.
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