What To Know About Fire Insurance Coverage In the US, there are over one million fires reported yearly. The National Fire Protection Association's 2017 report estimates a home fire occurs every 88 seconds. Without insurance, homeowners would be left on their own to...
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Summer BBQ Fire Damage Repair
Repairing Home Damage after a Summer BBQ Fire With summer in full swing in Denver, many homeowners find themselves outside grilling, sometimes multiple times per week. While this is a great summertime activity and a nice way to get your family outside, grilling can...
Smoke Odor Removal
Removing Smoke Odor After a Fire You’ve finally gotten your home back together after a house fire, but something is lingering -- the odor of smoke. Whether you suffered a major fire or a small kitchen fire, smoke particles spread throughout your home and get absorbed...
Extinguishing an Electrical Fire
How to Put Out an Electrical Fire When a fire breaks out in your home, the natural first reaction is often to panic. You may freeze in your tracks, find yourself completely blanking on what you should do, or worse, spring into action and make a snap decision without...
Damaged Belongings: Repair or Replace?
When to Restore vs. Replace Belongings After a fire or flood, you will have to make a lot of decisions about your property and possessions very quickly. Time is of the essence, as damage from both water and smoke/ash gets worse very quickly, so you will need to be...
After a House Fire
What to Do After a House Fire A house fire is one of the most stressful experiences in a person’s life, and it can be very difficult to know what to do in the direct aftermath. That said, it is important to do certain things early on, not do others at all, and check...
Furniture Cleaning & Restoration Process
What happens to my Furniture during Restoration? If you’ve recently experienced a fire or flood, you likely ended up with some furniture that you wanted to keep, but that had water, fire, or smoke damage, and needed to be restored by a professional restoration...
Smoke Detector Safety Tips
When You Should Change Batteries in Your Smoke Detector The smoke detector is one of the most important tools we own. It keeps our families, pets, and home safe. We notice it when it’s chirping because of a low battery, or when it goes off because we went a little...
Alternatives to Leaf Burning
Leaf Burning Hazards, and How to Avoid Them If you own or rent a home with a yard, chances are, you’re no stranger to the frustrating task of getting rid of fallen leaves. Once you’ve finally gotten them raked up, you may start asking yourself “can you burn leaves to...
14 Tips to Avoid Fire Damage In Your Workplace (Pt. 2)
14 Tips to Avoid Fire Damage In Your Workplace (Part 2) When a fire breaks out at either your home or in the workplace, the result can send your life into turmoil. Even when everyone gets out safely and injuries are either light or nonexistent, the damage from a small...
14 Tips to Avoid Fire Damage In Your Workplace (Pt. 1)
14 Tips to Avoid Fire Damage In Your Workplace (Part 1) If you’ve been visiting our blog for any length of time, you’re probably aware that we are huge fans of fire safety. We don’t think that the safety of your home or loved ones should ever be taken for granted,...
Fire Damage Risks That You Might Not Think Of
Fire Damage Risks That You Might Not Think Of Fire and smoke damage sustained in a home is, to a certain degree, a standard sort of affair. Depending on the type of structure involved and the materials contained therein, repair and restoration experts know what to...