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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 of “Oh God!” and “Gross!”, you need to take action right away so as to avoid water…
Read MorePersonal 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 threatened to disrupt her life – and that’s precisely what it did.…
Read MorePersonal 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 (psst… we didn’t say that) experienced severe…
Read MoreSewer 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, a sewer line backup can create stressful,…
Read MoreWhat 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 and hardens within your pipes making it impossible for water to…
Read MoreQuick 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 — and pets! — during periods of inclement weather. Rough winter conditions…
Read MoreYour 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, safe, and comfortable throughout the rest of…
Read MoreNew 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 this blog, we will provide you…
Read MoreFlush 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. Although it’s tempting for kids – and adults – to send…
Read MoreDon’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 out their road trip destinations), purchasing new clothes, deciding on what they’ll do…
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