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Tips to Avoid Water Damage in your Home
Tips to Avoid Water Damage in your Home Water damage in your home is never expected but it can happen to anyone! This is a problem that is dreaded by a lot of property owners and renters. The average cost of water damage is about $20,000 per 6 inches. Keep in mind the damages to…
Read MoreHoliday Safety Tips from your Family at Abbotts
Holiday Safety Tips from your Family at Abbotts The winter holiday season is a festive and eventful time. Celebrations, gatherings and visits from house guests make the season a memorable one, year after year. Unfortunately, national statistics show that house fires and electrical accidents typically increase during the winter holiday months. According to the National…
Read MorePrepare Your Sprinklers For The Cold Season
Prepare Your Sprinklers For The Cold Season As the warmer fall days are quickly coming to a close, it is time for a reminder to shut down and winterize your sprinkler system! It is important to get rid of any remaining water from the pipes, valves, and sprinkler heads to protect your expensive irrigation investment,…
Read MoreWater Damage Tip #8 – Ventilate
Water Damage Tip #8 – Ventilate Get Started on This Step Right Away This tip is crucial to minimizing your water damage and helping to recover quickly. Ventilation enables water to evaporate faster, which helps reduce the damage and prevent other issues, like mold infestation. We’ll bring specialized equipment, including high-speed, high-capacity fans. But you…
Read MoreWater Damage Tip #5: Document Damage
Water Damage Tip: Document Damage This Step Is Critical Documenting your damage is of particular importance when you have flooding from weather or plumbing leaks, so important that we’ve broken this critical property protection step out of our blog post Water Damage? Follow These 10 Tips and expanded it. After carefully assessing safety hazards and…
Read MoreWater Damage? Follow These 10 Tips
Water Damage? Follow These 10 Tips Water damage from flooding or plumbing issues like frozen, ruptured pipes can present harrowing challenges. It’s hard to know what to do first when the water recedes. Act fast and follow these tips after the water recedes to minimize damage and make the process of restoring your property easier and…
Read MoreWhy Remove Old Insulation?
Why Remove Old Insulation? There are any number of reasons you might want or need to remove old insulation from your attic or other spaces in your home or business. Whatever the reason, Abbotts has state-of-the-art equipment and expertise to remove hazardous old insulation safely and effectively. Hazards Many insulation materials contain asbestos, which…
Read MoreWinterization Starts Now
Forecasters Predict Harsh Winter: Is Your Home and Business Ready?
Forecasters Predict Harsh Winter: Is Your Home and Business Ready? Forecasters are predicting a harsh 2014 winter with above-average snowfall and below-average temperatures. We’re experts at cleaning and restoring property after disasters. But we’re human, and seeing so many good people going through tough times takes its toll. That’s why we want to help as…
Read More10 Tips for Clean Carpets
10 Tips for Clean Carpets Carpet fibers are virtually magnetic, grabbing dust and contaminants literally from thin air, on top of whatever people drag in. When they become saturated, simply walking on them throws all sorts of nasty contaminants back into the air for you, your family or your employees to breathe in. Add moisture…
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