The share of occupied Montana homes heated primarily with electricity grew from 16% (58,000 homes) in 2000 to nearly 27% (130,000 homes) in 2025. Let's take a look at 5 truths about electrifying your Montana home.

Radon is a common concern for Montana homeowners and homebuyers, but understanding the risks and available solutions doesn't have to be complicated.

Hearing that your windows are losing argon gas can sound like an immediate home maintenance emergency, but it is actually a slow, natural aging process. Understanding the critical difference between normal, gradual argon seepage and a total seal failure can save you thousands of dollars in unnecessary window replacements.

As home inspectors, we often wonder why such a simple to install, cheap, and readily available safety device like the anti-tip bracket is almost never installed. My recent experience of buying a new oven/range for my own house provided some insight as to why. 

Most fall maintenance isn't complicated. The goal is simply to address small problems while the weather is still cooperative.

A bathroom fan isn't necessarily supposed to keep the bathroom dry during a shower. Its more important job is to help the bathroom dry out afterward. The problem therefore, may not be the fan itself, but our use of it. 

Many homes in Montana rely on private septic systems rather than municipal sewer service. For homeowners who have never lived with a septic system, understanding how it operates and how to maintain it is important.