Home insurance is designed to protect you from sudden, unexpected losses — not ongoing issues caused by wear and tear, deterioration, or the lack of maintenance. While policies cover many...
While roofs are built to handle some accumulation of snow, it’s important not to let snow or ice build up too much. This winter has seen a significant amount of snow add up since early...
As we move into mid-January 2026, Ontario is experiencing an unexpected January thaw. Warmer than average temperatures across North America are causing some of the accumulated snow from...
This article is Part One of our New Blog Series on protecting your property from natural threats. Be sure to check back to the Staebler Blog for future articles to help protect your home....
The roof over our heads is one of the most important pieces of construction, but we don’t really think of its importance before something critical happens. Pre-planning and preventative...
Early spring in Southern Ontario has begun with some spectacularly warm and sunny days. The melt of snow and ice seemed to come and go without much concern. But as we all know, Canadian...
Every year the Insurance Bureau of Canada releases the list of the most stolen vehicles across the country. There’s a clear trend in 2020 as eight of the top 10 vehicles on the list are...
With rapidly rising temperatures and rainy pre-spring weather, flood warnings will become more and more frequent. This week the Grand River Conservation Authority issued official...
From the Staebler Blog archive: This post originally appeared in May, 2019. The long wait is finally over: It’s time to open up your getaway property. As the warmer weather settles in, the...
The basement used to be the forgotten room of the house. The dusty storage facility stacked with old bicycles, tool boxes with missing pieces, and long forgotten guitars, drum kits, and...
Getting out on the ice or pushing through a shallow river bank on your quad can be a thrill. But, when you misjudge just how soft that ice is, or how deep that "shallow” river bank might...
The past five years have seen some of the worst flood activity in Canadian history. From the slow disaster of Richelieu, Quebec in 2011 where record high water levels dragged on for 37...
Nothing will send a chill up a homeowner's spine faster than the words "water damage.” It's one of the most insidious, and potentially costly, threats facing your home. The major...
This summer was a real eye-opener for many homeowners in Ontario. Watching footage of Toronto, the largest and busiest city in Canada, brought to a standstill by sudden and dramatic...
