Spring maintenance How important is preventive maintenance? Preventive maintenance can mean the difference between maintaining the value in your home or depleting the equity you might have gained. Homes can appreciate in value on their own. The way to maintain that appreciation is to do minor routine tasks, proactively, to help keep the home operating and functioning normally. Many major operating malfunctions or complete failures can easily be avoided if homeowners take just

For many, especially those living in urban areas where green space is limited, having a tree in the front yard is considered a benefit - even a luxury. They provide shade in the summer and picturesque foliage in the fall. The only downside homeowners typically associate with trees is the amount of raking their leaves require. Few consider the damaging effect trees, more specifically their roots, can have on their property. As Greg Leger of Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Drains Servic