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What Denver Homeowners Should Do When Home Insurance Renews at a Shocking New Rate

A step-by-step guide to decoding your declarations page, shopping a tightened market, and protecting yourself when carriers pull back

By James Hartley ·
What Denver Homeowners Should Do When Home Insurance Renews at a Shocking New Rate

What Denver's Snow Removal Ordinance Actually Requires — and Who's Liable If Someone Falls

Most property owners know they have 24 hours to shovel. The clock doesn't start when you think it does. "Clear" doesn't mean what you'd guess. And a city citation tells you almost nothing about whe…

By James Hartley ·
What Denver's Snow Removal Ordinance Actually Requires — and Who's Liable If Someone Falls

When to Winterize Your Pipes in Denver and What a Plumber Will Charge

Denver's Arctic cold snaps arrive with 48 hours' notice or less. Here is the neighborhood-by-neighborhood, step-by-step guide to protecting your home — with local plumber prices and a separate time…

By James Hartley ·
When to Winterize Your Pipes in Denver and What a Plumber Will Charge

How to Appeal Your Denver Property Tax Assessment This Fall

BOE hearings are running now. The September 15 deadline is weeks away. Homeowners who bought at peak prices have more recourse than they realize.

By James Hartley ·
How to Appeal Your Denver Property Tax Assessment This Fall

What Denver Homeowners Should Do Before Turning on the Furnace This Fall

Denver's first freeze lands around October 7. HVAC companies enter a booking crunch in early October. If you haven't run your heat since April, you're already cutting it close. Here's exactly what …

By James Hartley ·
What Denver Homeowners Should Do Before Turning on the Furnace This Fall

How to Winterize Your Swamp Cooler in Denver Before the First Freeze

Denver's median first freeze lands between October 7 and 15. Here's the exact procedure, what it costs to hire out, and what to do if last winter already got you.

By James Hartley ·
How to Winterize Your Swamp Cooler in Denver Before the First Freeze

Refinish or Replace That Old Denver Bathtub? Here's the Local Math That Actually Matters

From Harvey Park ranch homes to Capitol Hill apartment buildings, bathtub refinishing is having a moment across metro Denver. Here's the local math, the real safety picture, and what to ask before …

By James Hartley ·
Refinish or Replace That Old Denver Bathtub? Here's the Local Math That Actually Matters

Everything Denver Homeowners Need to Know About Filing a Hail Damage Claim Before the Two-Year Deadline Closes

Hail storm victims have a narrowing legal window. Here's exactly what to do before winter and insurers set the terms.

By James Hartley ·
Everything Denver Homeowners Need to Know About Filing a Hail Damage Claim Before the Two-Year Deadline Closes

Denver's Aging Bathtubs Don't Need to Go — But the Contractor You Hire Matters Enormously

Denver's older housing stock is full of bathtubs that don't owe anybody anything. Cast iron, built sometime between the Truman administration and the first moon landing, still structurally solid af…

By James Hartley ·
Denver's Aging Bathtubs Don't Need to Go — But the Contractor You Hire Matters Enormously

Which Denver Neighborhoods Have the Highest Radon Levels and What Mitigation Costs in 2026

The entire Denver metro sits in the nation's highest-risk radon zone. Here's what that means for your basement, your home purchase, and why testing before winter matters.

By James Hartley ·
Which Denver Neighborhoods Have the Highest Radon Levels and What Mitigation Costs in 2026
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