Mice are super resourceful creatures, and your home offers plenty of resources such as shelter, food, and warmth. They can also cause significant destruction. It's important to be aware of the first signs of a rodent problem to avoid expensive home damage. You may notice chewed boxes or bags of food and pet food products, knawed wood or electrical wiring, the smell of urine, or dark droppings of feces that look like tiny grains of rice along...
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May is National Barbecue Month, just in time for Memorial Day celebrations across backyards in the Commonwealth. It's an especially good time to avoid the emergency room, so let's grill safely! You probably have a solid knowledge of basic safety practices if you’re the designated family griller. As most of us know, it’s important to keep kids and pets away from the old barbie and use it outdoors to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning. But when...
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Spring and summer in Virginia are the perfect times to enjoy the outdoors at home. Whether it’s a graduation party, 4th of July cookout, or good old-fashioned family reunion, decks are a popular gathering place for good food and great memories. But happy occasions can be dangerous when a larger than normal crowd put extra stress on a failing deck. In honor of Deck Safety Month, let's take a look at the problem and ways to ensure your deck is...
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May is Hurricane Preparedness Month, Virginia! A 7th straight consecutive above-average season is forecasted for 2022 by the National Weather Service, predicting sixteen to twenty named tropical storms between June 1st and November 30th in the Atlantic hurricane basin. Three to five of those could turn into major hurricanes, category three or higher. Here at NNINS, we never underestimate the possible impact any big storm can have on Virginians,...
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