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The cold is on its way, which has many Lawton, OK homeowners taking a closer look at their furnaces. Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon to stumble upon issues once you take out the microscope, and sometimes, you don’t even need to do that to know that there’s a problem at hand.Case in point: your furnace is making all sorts of strange sounds. Some…

Article courtesy of ACHRNEWS.COMThe right tools in the right hands can make all the difference when it comes to home-performance services. Rob Falke, president of the National Comfort Institute Inc. (NCI) and a leading voice in the home-performance industry, provided a list of the tools required to be successful in home-performance work as defined…

Article courtesy of ACHRNEWS.COMSavvy HVAC contractors are always looking for ways to differentiate their companies from the competition. Becoming a “commoditized box-seller” makes it too easy for customers to simply press you for the lowest price, which is not a formula for success.Offering home-performance services, on the other hand, can set a…

Have you ever experienced what it’s like to turn your thermostat up on one of the chilliest days of the year only to have nothing come out of the vents? The end result is a long, cold night under a heap of blankets. It’s something that can happen more easily than most people realize, especially in homes featuring old, outdated HVAC equipment. Fall…

In the Lawton, OK area the housing market is competitive. If you’re thinking of selling your home one day or simply want to build home equity, you need to consider what you can do to increase the value of your home. Trying to stand out in the market with a renovated kitchen or an updated bathroom is ineffective, because people have different…

Have you ever noticed that certain parts of your home are draftier and more difficult to cool and heat properly than others? Are temperature swings a regular occurrence, especially during the extreme months of the year? If these problems sound familiar, there’s a good chance that your home is suffering from air leakage, which can lead to a number…

If you think about it, most people living in Lawton, OK don’t really consider the garage to be a true room in the home. It’s separate from the living space and tends to appear quite different from the rest of the home, but it’s important to realize that the garage is not completely isolated from your living space. If the building envelope has not…

At Pippin Brothers, we think that few things matter quite as much as the health and safety of our customers. More often than not, issues with home health and safety come as a result of poor indoor air quality, which affects homeowners all over Lawton, OK. We never look at a home or how it performs without taking indoor air quality into account,…

At Pippin Brothers, we get a ton of inquiries from homeowners in Lawton, OK about whether or not they should be replacing their air filters. The air filter is often overlooked, as it’s buried deep in the heating and cooling system, but we can’t stress just how important it is to pay attention to. Replacing your air filter regularly is one of the…

Spring is finally here, which has many homeowners in Lawton, OK thinking about the warmer months ahead. There are few things that matter more in terms of home comfort during the summer time than air conditioning, and one of the worst mistakes that people make during this time for year is waiting until it’s too late to ensure that their AC units…