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Harris County, TX
- HurricaneVery High
- TornadoVery High
- Inland floodingVery High
- LightningVery High
- Cold waveVery High
- Heat waveVery High
Winterize outdoor faucets before ~Dec 9. Typical first 32°F night (50% date), Houston Intercont Airport. Last freeze ~Feb 13.
Radon Zone 3: lowest predicted indoor radon. EPA recommends testing every home, whatever the zone.
- This weekBefore the first freeze (~Dec 9): disconnect hoses and drain outdoor faucets.
- This monthPress the test button on every smoke and CO alarm.
- This monthCheck the date on the back of every smoke and CO alarm.
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Replacement windows, sold at the kitchen table
- Job
- Doors or windows
- ZIP
- 90012 · Los Angeles, CA
- Quoted
- $75,000
- Deposit asked
- $15,000
- How it was sold
- In-home visit
- Cancellation form given
- No
- “Price good today only”
- Yes
- Price
- Shown as context only. Window jobs vary too much in size to place one quote.
- Terms
- 3 things to ask about before you sign.
You may have 3 business days to cancel
“You, the buyer, may cancel this transaction at any time prior to midnight of the third business day after the date of this transaction.”
Sales of $25 or more made at your home fall under the FTC Cooling-Off Rule. The seller must give you two copies of a cancellation form and tell you about the right.
AskAsk for the two copies of the Notice of Cancellation before any work starts.16 CFR 429 · checked 2026-10-05The deposit is above California's limit
“If a downpayment will be charged, the downpayment shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or 10 percent of the contract amount, whichever amount is less.”
On $75,000, that is $1,000. This quote asks for $15,000. Contractors who furnish a qualifying performance and payment bond (or an approved bond equivalent or joint control) are exempt from this limit under §7159.5(a)(8). Ask whether that applies.
AskCan we bring the deposit down to $1,000 or less?Cal. B&P §7159.5(a)(3) · checked 2026-10-05License lookup: Contractors State License Board (CSLB)
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The serial number knows how old it is.
Only manufacturer-documented formats. Then the typical life, what owners paid to replace it, and a reminder.
Hired water heater replacement, median $1,540 in today’s dollars (AHS 2023, ×1.10 CPI)
Your insurer wants a year. Here is where it lives.
Five places proof usually sits, ranked by how strong it is, plus what Florida’s roof-age law says.
- 01Building permit recorddated at install
- 02Roofer’s invoice or contractdated at install
- 03Prior inspection reportsupporting
- 04County property recordsupporting
- 05Dated aerial imagerysupporting
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Hazard ratings, disaster declarations, flood claims, climate zone, radon and freeze dates.
| Harris, TX | 41 decl. | |
| Cook, IL | 24 decl. | |
| Maricopa, AZ | 26 decl. | |
| Miami-Dade, FL | 43 decl. | |
| Wake, NC | 26 decl. |
Overall NRI rating, relative to other US counties · declarations, OpenFEMA
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Read the methodology| Source | What we use it for | Vintage | Refresh |
|---|---|---|---|
| FEMA National Risk Index | Relative hazard ratings for 3,232 counties and 85,154 tracts | Dec 2025 | monthly check |
| FEMA flood maps (NFHL) | Flood zone at an address, with the map-change (LOMA) path | live | 24 h cache |
| OpenFEMA | Disaster declarations and NFIP claims (v3) | 2026-10-05 | weekly |
| American Housing Survey | What hired owners paid, by job, with n | 2023 | per release |
| BLS CPI-U | Survey dollars to today’s dollars (×1.10) | Aug 2026 | monthly |
| BLS OEWS | Trade wages by metro, labeled wage, not price | May 2025 | annual |
| NOAA climate normals | Typical first and last freeze dates | 1991–2020 | static |
| EPA radon zones | County radon zone | 2024-05 file | static |
| FTC and state statutes | Contract-terms rules, quoted with check date | 2026-10-05 | quarterly review |
| CPSC recalls | Possible matches for saved equipment | nightly | nightly |
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