Quick Tips to Keep Your Pets Safe this Winter It’s been a crazy winter so far… and we’re only halfway through January! With record-breaking winter temperatures and storms sweeping the nation, Colorado homeowners need to be prepared to take care of their families --...
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Your Winter Maintenance Checklist
Your Winter Maintenance Checklist Brrr! Winter is here, and boy is it cold! Record-breaking lows have been seen all throughout the country in recent weeks and that trend isn’t going to be changing anytime soon. So, what can you do to make sure that your home is warm,...
New Year Flood Safety Tips
Start Off the New Year with These Flood Safety Tips January is the time when many of us think about creating new years resolutions. While these are often health related (diet and exercise), the new year is a good time to think about resolutions for your home, too. In...
Flush These Things and You’re Risking Sewer Backup
Flush These Things and You’re Risking Sewer Backup Repeat after us: a toilet is NOT a waste disposal system. Throughout the years, we’ve done restoration work in homes where folks had flushed everything from wads of paper towels to children’s toys and even cellphones....
Don’t Return from Your Christmas Vacation to Find Water Damage
Don’t Return from Christmas Vacation to Find Water Damage Planning for a Christmas vacation is something that millions of homeowners and renters across the nation will begin doing very soon - if they haven’t already! They’ll be making plane reservations (or plotting...
Holiday Guests in Your Basement? Double-Check Fire and Water Damage Hotspots
Are Your Holiday Guests Staying in Your Basement? Double Check Fire and Water Hotspots If your home has a finished basement, there’s a good chance that a relative or friend will be staying down there over the holidays, whether it’s for a day, a week, or even...
Are You Prepared for the Season of Frozen Pipes?
Are You Prepared for Frozen Pipes? Record-breaking lows have been sweeping through the nation and that can only mean one thing: winter is coming. Coloradans should brace themselves for freezing conditions in the coming months. Beyond stocking up on firewood and new...
Holiday Guests Could Cause Water Damage If You’re Not Careful
Holiday Guests Could Cause Water Damage If You’re Not Careful This Year The holiday season is about coming together with family and friends. For many people, this means hosting family celebrations and get-togethers inside of their homes. While this is an opportunity...
5 Things You Can Do This Weekend to Winterize Your Home
Here are 5 Useful Tips to Winterize Your Home Where has the time gone? We can hardly believe that we are in the final months of the year and that winter is just around the corner. For Colorado residents, that means rain, sleet, snow, and ice - and lots of it! Without...
Sprinklers Gone Wild: Dealing With the Aftermath
The Aftermath of Sprinklers Sprinkler systems can be extremely beneficial to Colorado homeowners. Outside sprinklers help to keep lawns grassy and green throughout the warmer months of the year. Fire sprinkler systems are present in many Colorado apartment buildings,...
Does the Home You’re Selling Have Mold? Time to Call the Cleanup Experts!
Does the Home You’re Selling Have Mold? Time to Call the Cleanup Experts! Nothing has the power to scare off prospective home buyers faster than mold! Not only does mold look terrible, but it can also create an unpleasant and musty odor, negatively impact the...
Here’s How to Prevent a Household Disaster
How to Prevent a Water Damage Disaster Maintaining a home can be quite expensive, but it doesn't have to be. Savvy homeowners know how important it is to stay on top of minor household problems so that they don't grow to be major headaches. In fact, Consumer Reports...