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Possible causes
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Radio interview source: Dick Handy, retired professor of geotechnical engineering, Iowa State University
A few years ago...
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Insulate your rafters
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Radio interview source: Luke Rogers, customer services director, Innovative Insulation, Inc.
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Before you construct an outbuilding on your property, take time to do some prep work. Find out about permits and local ordinances, evaluate the proximity to utilities, and assess your needs.
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An ice dam is a ridge of ice that forms on the edge of a roof, and prevents melted snow from draining off the roof. The water that backs up behind the dam can seep under the shingles and into the...
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Sometimes your plans change for an outbuilding, and you'd rather have it located somewhere else. Moving a building isn't as easy as rearranging the furniture, but it can be done.
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Lightning crackles with approximately 30 million volts of electricity, so without the proper precautions, a strike to your home or outbuildings might mean disaster.
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When you buy insurance for your home, don't forget the outbuildings on your property as well. If you have a loss to the barn or shed, you'll be glad to have insurance.
Radio interview source: Jerry Hillard, Farm Sales Director, Nationwide Insurance
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If outbuildings are insured under a homeowner policy, they...
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Call a professional
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Radio interview source: Kim Loehr, marketing communications consultant, Lightning Protection Institute
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Thieves are opportunistic, especially if they find easy pickin's in a darkened, rural shed or outbuilding. Deter thieves by making it hard for them to grab the valuables inside.
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Hard work
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Radio interview source: Chuck Schwab, ag and biosystems engineer, Iowa State University Extension
We had a sump pump installed...