February 2021 Winter Storm
It’s February 1, which means it’s almost a year since the entire state was turned upside down during a catastrophic winter storm that shut down much of the state’s power grid. The fallout from the deep freeze of Snowmaggedon left many homeowners coping with burst pipes, pools frozen solid, and wrecked appliances. The Dallas Builders…
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Let’s face it, the last thing to impress a home buyer on a tour is insulation. Most buyers are immediately taken by great curb appeal — beautiful landscaping, a modern front door, and plenty of windows. But thanks in part to last February’s big freeze, home buyers are now looking in unlikely places to decide…
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By Sarah ZubiateFounder and Farmer, ZUBI’S What’s with this crazy, torrential, all-over-the-place weather? Everyone in Dallas — and pretty much the whole state of Texas — faced almost a week of unprecedented snow and ice, followed by a week of warm 70s – 80s temps. The stories from friends and family during the winter storm…
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Every week, the detail-oriented folks at Green Scene Home Inspections will give CandysDirt.com readers an education in inspection. Want to see what they see? Tune in for “Upon Closer Inspection.” During the past couple of weeks, a lot of homeowners have been dealing with different types of water damage caused by the extreme winter weather in…
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It’s hard to believe (mostly because time has no meaning anymore) that two weeks ago we were breaking the ice in the toilet bowl (like the poor person below) to avoid splashback from our tinkle in what has to be the winter storm that was the ultimate Wednesday WTF. But yeah, we were doing all…
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