Freeze Break Water Damage This homeowner experienced flooding throughout their three-level home due to a freeze-break in the pipes between their shower and an exterior wall. Damage was extensive throughout including standing water on hardwood floors, soggy carpeting,...
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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...
The Costs of Disaster Cleanup and Restoration
The Costs of Disaster Cleanup and Restoration Straight Answers to Questions About Property Damage Restoration Abbotts is a locally-owned business. Collectively, we have more than 70 years of experience in helping people recover their homes and businesses in the...
Abbotts Water Damage Emergency Action Guide
Abbotts Water Damage Emergency Action Guide The water is rising. What do you do? When flooding strikes, you have to act fast to minimize water damage. While Abbotts Fire and Flood will clean up and repair your flooded or water-damaged property like new, there are some...
Avoid Winter Water Damage From Frozen Pipes With These Tips
Avoid Winter Water Damage From Frozen Pipes With These Tips Summer is giving way to early autumn, but we’re a long way from the snow and ice of January. Still, the average November low temperature in November is 25 degrees fahrenheit. Take advantage of the remaining...
Stay High and Dry With These Sump Pump Tips
Stay High and Dry With These Sump Pump Tips Imagine this: You wake up one June morning after a gnarly night of fierce thunderstorms. The sun is shining, and the remaining rain looks more like dew sparkling outside your kitchen window as you enjoy your coffee and think...
Is Your Property Ready for Monsoon Season?
Is Your Property Ready for Monsoon Season? In Denver this week we're looking at at least the next 5 days filled with severe thunderstorms and showers. This could just be the beginning. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts a 65 percent chance...
Abbotts Fire and Flood Key Strategy: Be a Friend to Customers First
Abbotts Fire and Flood Key Strategy: Be a Friend to Customers First Abbotts Fire and Flood Restoration, the disaster restoration specialist, wants clients to think of them as a friend first and a business second. Founders Jack Martin and Travis Chancey offer tips on...
Cleaning up Water Damage in Your Home? Follow These Tips
Cleaning up Water Damage in Your Home? Follow These Tips Now that the water has receded, it's time to act to prevent the damage from getting worse and restore your property. Do you know what to do first? Where to start? Depending upon the scope of the water damage as...
Sewage Cleanup Dos and Don’ts
Sewage Cleanup Dos and Don'ts This video reviews a residential Category 3 sewage loss and explains some sewage cleanup dos and don'ts. Category 3 water damage is water that is highly contaminated and could cause death or serious illness if consumed by humans. This...
How to Avoid Flood Damage in Your Home
How to Avoid Flood Damage in Your Home We know that floods can happen anywhere. No one could have anticipated the vast residential and commercial damage done in the Colorado floods earlier this year. Therefore, homeowners all over the country would benefit by...
What To Do When Pipes Burst and How to Avoid Them in the First Place
How To Respond When Pipes Burst and How to Avoid Frozen Pipes in the First Place Wintertime in Colorado means freezing temperatures and that means freezing and burst pipes are a major concern. If you notice reduced or no flow from your faucets that can be a sign of...