When disaster strikes...

Mark Twain said “If you don’t like the weather New England, just wait 15 minutes!” Seems like that certainly applies to central Illinois as well. And with the tornadic activity we had in mid-March, it seems like a good time to talk about our Life Recovery Program.

If disaster does strike and you lose your home, we might not be able to take away all of the pain, but we strive to make the process easier. Through our program, we will work with your insurance agent to ease your burden. From the initial design stage to construction, this program is designed to speed up the process of buying and building a new Homeway Home so you can get back to living your life. If you lost your home and decide to rebuild, contact us. We offer a 2% discount to clients who qualify for the Life Recovery Program by being evacuated from their home because of a total loss.

We believe that when you are the victim of disaster, you already have been through enough. Let us help you get moving in the right direction through the Homeway Homes Life Recovery Program. To learn more about this program, visit www.HomewayHomes.com/knowledge-base/programs/life-recovery

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Old Man Winter was pretty tame this year...

But now that the outside is starting to wake up from it’s long winter nap, there are a few things you should do to prevent extra work and worse yet, costly damage:

• Take a look at your shingles. Missing or damaged shingles can lead to water leaks and internal structural damage. These should be replaced as soon as possible. Flashing around vents, skylights and chimneys should be checked and repaired by a qualified roofer.

• Check and clean out your gutters. Clogged gutters can not only cause roof leaks and foundation leaks, but can also start pulling away from your house from the added weight. Clean out any debris and caulk any leaking joints to properly move the water away from your house. Replace any missing downspouts and point them several feet away from the foundation to prevent water running down the foundation wall and into your basement or crawlspace.

• Move Firewood away from your home. During the winter, having a good supply of wood for your fireplace nearby was convenient. Now, as it’s warming up and you aren’t using the wood on a regular basis, consider moving it away from the house to prevent termites from moving in.

• Check and service your AC unit. After sitting dormant for the winter, older air conditioners can have trouble starting up for the season. Have a qualified heating and cooling contractor clean and service the unit. If you haven’t changed your filter in a while, change it now and add a reminder in your calendar for every month. A clogged filter makes the unit run harder and less efficiently.

 You might also visit www.homewayhomes.com/knowledge-base/energy-information. With our homes, you use less energy, which means you save more over the life of your home.

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March 16th is the date for this year’s Spring time change. The good news is that we are that much closer to Spring and the warmer temperatures it inevitably brings.

This is a great time to come visit one of our Model Home Centers in Goodfield, Springfield or Galesburg. There you can walk through a completed Homeway Home and talk to our New Home Consultants who can show you how easy it is to customize any one of our floorplans.

The bad news is, unfortunately we lose an hour of sleep when the time changes. But you won’t lose any sleep worrying when you build with Homeway Homes.

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