Category: Flood Damage Cleanup
A broken water heater is a nasty surprise, especially if you’re in the middle of a shower. If yours starts making unusual noises or stops working completely, take these steps immediately to minimize the impact on your home.
Floods do more than just make things wet, there is a good chance that flood water is also contaminated. There are three categories of contaminated water, each with their own challenges for cleaning. The one thing they have in common is that they must be cleaned up quickly because they can become dangerous to your family’s health.
Floods can happen anywhere, not just in coastal areas or low lands, and it only takes a few inches of water to cause serious damage. Indoor flooding is also a major health hazard as the water may contain harmful microorganisms and create the right conditions for mold or mildew. By understanding these flood facts, you can effectively prepare for a flood and take the right actions if one occurs to limit the damage.
People that live in cold weather climates know to watch out for burst pipes in the winter. Pipe bursts are a common problem in cold weather because they are caused by water freezing and...
After a heavy rain, you may be relieved to discover that none of the water has entered your home. However, if you experience backyard flooding every time it rains, this could eventually have a...
The spring and summer seasons usually bring more rain to much of the United States, but for many areas in the southwest, residents are living under the conditions of a monsoon. A monsoon is...
Water is an essential part of life, but like everything else, too much of a good thing causes trouble. The destructive power of flood water is visible any time there’s a hurricane or a...
Almost every homeowner has dealt with water damage in their home and while many understand the affect it can have on their property, few realize that water damage can also increase certain health risks. ...
Warm weather is great, except when the sky turns a menacing color, your phone pings with an alert, and the kids complain because the cable company is disrupting SpongeBob with a weather bulletin. Sometimes...
As we have learned over and over in different scenarios across the country this past year, flooding has the potential to be very dangerous. Many areas of the country are continuing to deal with...