Your Warm Weather Maintenance Checklist The weather outside is warming up and you know what that means - time for maintenance! Each year, it's important that you do a run-through of certain locations and items throughout your home to make sure everything is ready for...
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5 Ways to Know That Your Sprinkler System Is Leaking
5 Ways to Know That Your Sprinkler System Is Leaking Water damage is the most common problem that our repair and restoration experts are called in to fix. That’s probably because there are so many different sources of water damage that an accident is bound to happen...
Tree Roots and Sewer Lines: Enemies ‘Til the End
Tree Roots and Sewer Lines: Enemies ‘Til the End We don’t want to give trees a hard time. We really don’t. After all, trees not only give us life via their oxygen-producing properties, but they also make our yards and streets look pretty. But… we really gotta talk...
Toilet Overflow Cleanup: Don’t Panic, and Clean It Up!
Toilet Overflow Cleanup: Don't Panic, and Clean It Up! Anyone who has ever experienced an overflowing toilet, which probably includes every single person reading this right now, certainly understands the importance of proper cleanup. After you've said your fair share...
Personal Water Damage Experience Part 2: Getting Organized
Personal Water Damage Experience Part 2: Getting Organized Just a while back, we told you about our dear employee Jenna who had experienced a bit of misfortune at her home last year. With her impending nuptials only six weeks away, water damage in her kitchen...
Personal Water Damage Experience: Crisis Mode (part 1 of 4)
Personal Water Damage Experience: Crisis Mode (part 1 of 4) Ever see that movie where a doctor becomes a patient in his own hospital and is able to experience first-hand what it’s like to basically be under his own care? Six months ago, one of our favorite employees...
Sewer Lines: Why They Get Backed Up and What You Can Do About It
Sewer Lines: Why They Get Backed Up and What You Can Do About It Few words strike as much fear into the hearts of Colorado homeowners as “sewer line backup.” While we absolutely love our sewer lines when they’re working properly and doing what they’re supposed to do,...
What To Do if Your Pipes Freeze
Frozen Pipes? Here's what you should do... What could be worse than a huge home maintenance problem? How about several big maintenance disasters all at once? This is exactly what can happen when your home’s water pipes freeze. As water freezes, it expands, solidifies...
Quick Tips to Keep Your Pets Safe this Winter
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 --...
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....