Sentences with phrase «like leaking roofs»

Updating our homes go on the back burner, except for fixing important things like leaking roofs or dripping faucets.

Some repairs, like a leaking roof, are mandatory, and can sometimes be financed via the reverse mortgage loan.

This includes things like a leaking roof as water flooded basements.

Not exact matches

Further, we need to focus the role of the principal so it centers on educational leadership — not roof leaks, snow plowing, food services and the like.

Bearing in mind the giant panel gaps, the awful hood - up visibility, the pointless rear seats and the fact this 11,000 mile example already has a leaking roof and windows that sound «like a baby otter trying to give a distress call to its mother» when they're being rolled up, probably not.

Also the Cruze was recalled for a roof leaking issue, mine leaked in the car wash and the dealership tried to shampoo the cardboard - like headliner and it basically looks like damp paper now.

He no sooner saw the woman than he saw the aftermath of her — his marriage proposal and her acceptance, the home they would set up together, the drawn rich silk curtains leaking purple light, the bed sheets billowing like clouds, the wisp of aromatic smoke winding from the chimney — only for every wrack of it — its lattice of crimson roof tiles, its gables and dormer windows, his happiness, his future — to come crashing down on him in the moment of her walking past.

Home repair costs covered by an insurance policy, like a roof leak stemming from a tree falling on your home, can quickly add up, so it's best to have financial protection.

They also have to maintain the home, meaning major problems like a cracked foundation or a leaking roof can not go unattended.

Some of the low - hanging targets for reductions of greenhouse gas emissions have been highlighted in recent months in a «By Degrees» series in The Times, which explores topics like the electrical demand of our new electronic gadgets, efforts to curb methane leaks and the move to install light - colored roofs in warmer climates.

Things like floor rugs and paintings can be damaged in severe storms if the windows break or the roof leaks.

Heavy winds can damage roofs causing water to leak into your home and damage things like area rugs, clothing, furniture and electronics.

Special details like these won't keep the roof from leaking, but they are sure to peak the interest of prospective buyers.

The major things, like the old leaking windows took eight years to get replaced, the leaking roof, well, that took nine.

Understand what your coverage will be in different situations like if your roof leaks after 6 months.

«I make more write - ups for lack of basic maintenance than anything else,» says Rick Yerger, the co-host of Finders Fixers, who inspects homes in Dana Point, Calif. «Stuff like failed caulking, water intruding from outside, rusted sink traps, peeling paint, leaking roofs.»