Sometimes, all it takes is the arrival of the first large heating bill of the season. Then, Southville MA homeowners begin looking for ways to cut costs. Some of them turn to heat pumps — an energy-efficient alternative to running a furnace.

Are you planning on getting a new driveway for your home? Whether you’re building a new home or repaving your existing driveway, adding a driveway snow melt system to your plans can help you to more than endure future snowy Southville MA winters.

Not only will airborne dust that has settled make your home look dirty, but it can also aggravate allergy conditions and cause various health issues, including sneezing, watery eyes and a scratchy throat.

The quality of your indoor air is important for your health and safety. Many of the products inside our homes lower the quality of the air, such as certain appliances and their byproducts. Your attached garage can also lower the air quality of your Southville MA home by sending harmful garage emissions into your house, such as carbon monoxide, dangerous chemicals, emissions from gas-powered appliances and even mildew and mold spores.

Although winter in New England can be mild at times, there are more often than not months that bring heavy snow, cold temperatures and ice dams on your roof. Ice dams are not only a safety hazard for people standing under roof eaves, but they also can damage your roof, and the ice can melt and enter your home.

If you’re sealing air leaks in your home, you’re probably aware of how much household energy they can drain. But are you aware of the worst culprits? While sealing cracks around doors and windows is important, make sure not to ignore the attic and the attic hatch.

If this catastrophe hasn't happened to you, then take it on faith: Walking into your home and hearing the sound of gushing water from burst pipes is one of the worst household maladies you can ever face. 

Although a ductless mini split heating and cooling system sounds small, don't let the name fool you -- these systems are extremely effective. Because they use heat-pump technology to provide heating and cooling, they are also very energy efficient. Eliminating the requirement for ductwork also makes them very flexible in terms of installation.

Between work, family and household maintenance, we understand that your time is valuable. This is why Rodenhiser Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning offers plumbing services that help you focus on your life, not on your home systems.

Being locked inside our Southville MA homes during summer heat and frigid winter temperatures means we're also locked up with indoor contaminants. Furnace filters can help to keep indoor air quality at acceptable levels, and it also keeps the furnace clean. To select an efficient furnace filter, you should know what efficiency ratings to look for: