Fire damage, water damage, smoke damage, mold damage — if you need help with cleaning up, repairing and restoring after any kind of a disaster has done damage to your home and personal possessions, check out these expert tips. Whether you’re looking for the right professionals to clean up your home after a disaster, or you’re simply wondering what soot cleanup entails, you’ll find the answers right here.
When it comes to leaking windows, it’s vital to take quick action. Water that gets in through the window can easily damage property. Worse, it can also cause mold, sometimes even inside the walls where you can’t see it, which can be a major health and safety problem. Most windows will leak at one time...
Whenever you have a problem with your home, the first impulse is usually to tackle the problem yourself. Sometimes this can be the right choice, and the problem’s easy enough to solve on your own. Other times it’s much safer and smarter to call in the pros from the beginning. Tracking down tricky leaks is...
Your house is made up of a wide variety of different materials. A single type of material is usually very weather-resistant by itself, which is why most leaks are former were two different types of material meet. That’s where sealant comes in. It fills in the small gaps to create a waterproof barrier. Windows Windows...
A finished basement is a great way to add square footage to a house without having to build expensive additions. No matter how stylish that finished basement becomes, remember that it is still a basement. And like all basements, it’s likely to leak. Why Waterproofing is Important The most catastrophic result of poor waterproofing is...
A flooded basement is no small hazard. Even a single inch of flooded basement in a 1,000 square foot home can cause $10,000 worth of damage. Six inches of water can easily double that cost. If you come down the stairs to find water in your basement, here’s what you should do. The Dangers of...
Gutters are far more important to the structural integrity of your home than you might think. They carry rainwater and melting snow away from the house so you don’t have to deal with flooding, leaks, and even foundation damage. When your gutters aren’t working properly, it’s important to address the problem as soon as possible,...
The basement is rarely one of the most lived-in rooms in a house. This means that it’s common for flooding to go unnoticed for many hours or even a number of days. And what happens if you’re on vacation when a huge storm or other disaster happens? An undetected flood can cause thousands of dollars...
So you’ve found standing water or other signs of moisture in your basement (like damp walls or mold). You need to find the cause immediately, because nearly all problems that lead to wet basements will get worse with time—and will be much harder and more expensive to fix. Here are ten common reasons why your...
When we think of leaks, it’s easy to thing of roof leaks, leaks around windows, or plumbing leaks. Foundation leaks are just as important to prevent as other leaks, and just as hard to track down to fix. Waterproofing keeps your foundation dry by either keeping the water out or funneling it away from your...
Keeping your foundation dry is one of the most important things that you can do for your house. Too much water or moisture can disrupt the foundation and the soil beneath it, causing structural damage to your home. Even if the damage doesn’t go to that extreme, too much water can lead to mold, mildew,...