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Resale Value Boost: How New Siding Can Elevate Your Home’s Worth
Maybe you're considering selling your home within the next few years, and would like to take a few manageable steps toward increasing its market value. Or maybe you have no intention of ever selling your home, but are compelled to keep its market value high for no...
The Benefits of Skylights
Sunlight – it's free as sunshine. That's really the selling point of skylights in a nutshell. But by putting a hole in your roof and filling it with two or three panes of glass, you won't just be brightening the room below. You can also increase your exposure to the...
Roofing Materials and Storm Resistance: Choosing the Right Option
St Cloud. Little Falls. Alexandria. Brainerd. All of these areas in Minnesota are beautiful places to call home – so long as you're prepared for storms. That big Midwestern sky loves testing homeowners' and business owners' roofs with powerful wind, heavy hail and...
Maximizing Energy Efficiency With Windows & Doors: Tips and Upgrades
According to the Department of Energy, heat loss and heat gain through windows are responsible for 25 to 30 percent of residential heating and cooling energy use. Air leaks around doors account for another 18 to 20 percent of heat loss and gain. That means potentially...
Tornado Safety – How to Protect Your Life – and Your Property’s Exterior
The Iriquois people believed tornadoes were the physical manifestation of Dagwanoenyent – a fearsome, immortal witch who could be called upon to aid warriors in battle if they knew the right song to sing to her. Perhaps all of this is true, but we can only confirm...
The Pros and Cons of Different Siding Materials
Its siding doesn't just protect your home against moisture and pests. It also promotes greater energy efficiency – and it's crucial to maintaining (or even improving) your most valuable possession's value. If you're thinking about replacing your home's siding, then...
5 Signs That It’s Time to Replace Your Gutters
What do houses and bowling alleys share in common? They both need gutters! Ha ha! Bet you didn't know that Exterior Pro is also a comedy pro. But instead of providing a challenge, a home's gutter system prevents serious problems. If your home doesn't have gutters,...
What to Do if You Miss the Deadline to File an Insurance Claim for Storm Damage
There is no limit to a storm's potential for destruction. A single hailstorm, windstorm or blizzard can easily ruin your home or commercial property's roofing and siding, thus rendering your building incapable of repelling precipitation. If your building has fallen...
5 Signs of Leaky Siding
Alongside its roof, foundation and gutter system, your home or commercial property's siding has the important job of repelling precipitation. It prevents rain and meltwater from saturating the insulation and rendering it less effective. It also prevents moisture from...
Why Are Atlas Shingles the Best?
And Why Exterior Pro Uses Them! In order to consistently deliver outstanding results, an exterior remodeling contractor must do many things. They must be versatile – able to repair and replace siding, gutters, windows, doors and roofing whether they have...