It’s spring break time. The kids are out of school and you’re off for a long-awaited vacation. Whether you are spending a week at the beach, or are planning several months away in the summer, you don’t want to have to worry ...
Your construction manager says he’s done with the job, but you find that something is still wrong. You’ve gone over the problem with him, but it never seems to get fixed. Or you find something later, after the job is long finished. Do ...
Först Consulting Group works with a number of clients in Northern Virginia who require medical equipment like ventilators, stair lifts or monitors in their daily lives. Whenever we encounter someone who relies on medical equipment, we ...
Here in Northern Virginia, it sure has been raining—a lot. In fact, we’ve broken records for the number of consecutive rainy days. Sometimes it seems like we’ll never see the sun again. Rainy days can cause problems, not only with our ...
Have you ever heard of Chinese drywall? If you’re like others, probably not–until you had a problem with it. According to Wikipedia, the term “Chinese drywall” refers to an environmental health issue involving defective ...
I recently spoke to a friend of mine who was excited about a new deck he was having added to his home. Less than a month later, he was calling me to tell me that the deck had collapsed. Luckily, nobody was on the deck when this ...
Now that Spring is here, it is time to freshen up the outside of your home after winter’s long ravages. Heavy snowstorms may have torn down branches, or littered your lawn with twigs and leaves. Icy rains may have torn your ...
