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5 Quick Ways To Protect Your Home Before A Flood

Depending on where your home is located, as a resident of Central Illinois, you may experience flooding in your home or business. One week may be a drought and the next, the Illinois River may crest and flood into the downtown district or even further. While drastic measures such as elevating your home above flood […]

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April 10th Insurance Coverage Deadline For Central Illinois Hail Damage Repairs

Call One Of Our Area Locations For Your Hail Assessment  Pekin: 309-346-6604 Peoria: 309-676-1709 Bloomington: 309-452-0900 April 10th is fast-approaching and if you are like most, you may not know how important that date is. Last year on April 10, many residential and commercial properties throughout Central Illinois were damaged by an early spring thunderstorm that produced golf […]

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Winter Storm Damage Restoration

Living in the Midwest, winter storms are inevitable. This is usually means for staying inside, only to trek outside to quickly remove snow from the driveway before retreating back indoors. The problem is that winter storms can cause excessive damage to your home, sometimes unseen unless you experience signs from the inside such as water […]

Winter Water Damage to a Home’s Foundation and Basement

Most people worry about water damage during spring and summer, when powerful rainstorms increase the risk of flooding. However, winter can be the most problematic time of the year for water intrusion into a home’s foundation and basement. If you have winter moisture problems in your basement, you are not alone. With 60% of homes […]

Home Makeover: Winter Edition

When you think of home makeover projects, you likely imagine them in progress and completed during the spring or summer. While it’s true that most home construction projects – especially exterior ones – are completed during the summer, you can save time and money by doing them in the winter. Here’s why you should consider […]

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Your Home Winterizing Guide

  Fall is the perfect time to prepare your home for the oncoming winter. By getting your home ready now, you can not only avoid doing those pesky winterizing chores in the cold, but you’ll also prevent headaches and large bills down the road. If you haven’t started winterizing your home yet, follow the checklist […]

How to Avoid Frozen Pipes This Winter

Winter is upon us here in Peoria, Illinois. With the beauty of the season comes frigid cold temperatures that can wreak havoc on your plumbing system if you are not properly prepared. Cold temperatures can cause the water in your pipes to freeze, allowing the water to expand and create excess pressure inside the pipes. […]

Remodel Your Kitchen Before the Holidays

Does seeing remodeled kitchens in magazines and on home improvement TV shows give you the itch to remodel your own kitchen? If you’ve been hesitating on the project because it seems like an expensive, daunting task – you don’t have to go it alone! A kitchen remodel from Kelley Construction is a structured process. Beginning […]

The Answer Is Right Below You: Expanding into the Livable Space in your Basement

Need more space in your home? The answer may be right below you. Basements often are the great underused space in many people’s homes. Too often, they are only used for laundry rooms, outdoor furniture storage, tools, and work saws. But basement spaces have the potential to be so much more. Increasingly, people are reclaiming […]

Damage Control: Storm Damage to Expect in the Midwest

The midwest has a reputation for a few reasons. Everyone is so friendly, Wisconsin makes great cheese, Michigan is so beautiful, Indiana is so flat, and Illinois hosts the third largest city in the country where you can find the best deep dish pizza around. However, the midwest also has a reputation for other, less […]