Water Damage Tip: Document Damage This Step Is Critical Documenting your damage is of particular importance when you have flooding from weather or plumbing leaks, so important that we’ve broken this critical property protection step out of our blog post Water Damage?...
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Water Damage? Follow These 10 Tips
Water Damage? Follow These 10 Tips Water damage from flooding or plumbing issues like frozen, ruptured pipes can present harrowing challenges. It’s hard to know what to do first when the water recedes. Act fast and follow these tips after the water recedes to...
Flooding Risks: We’re Not Out of the Woods, Yet
Flooding Risks: We're Not Out of the Woods, Yet The national media is awash with images and tragic stories about dangerous flooding in other states. 11 dead, 30 missing after record floods swamp Texas and Oklahoma As we turn our thoughts toward the people facing...
In Photos: Anatomy of a Ruptured Frozen Pipe
In Photos: Anatomy of a Ruptured Frozen Pipe During one of this winter’s particularly harsh cold spells, a pipe froze and burst in an office building at the Coca Cola bottling plant on York Street in Denver. The pipe was in the ceiling upstairs, so the water from the...
Report: State to Tighten Flood Protection Regs for Oil, Gas Storage
Report: State to Tighten Flood Protection Regs for Oil, Gas Storage State regulators are preparing to impose new rules to keep oil and gas wells more secure after spills blamed on the catastrophic Colorado flood of 2013, the Denver Post reported. The Colorado Oil and...
Proposed Colorado Law Could Speed Up Fire, Flood Warnings
Proposed Colorado Law Could Speed Up Fire, Flood Warnings Faster warnings could save hundreds of millions in damage and save lives. The Denver Post reports Colorado state Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp, D-Arvada, is drumming up support for a $10 million effort to better...
Winterization Starts Now
Winterization starts now! Frozen pipes not yet ruptured? You may not be so lucky next time. Let’s look forward to August: The sun was hot today, but there was shade along the trail, and you laughed with friends a million miles away from the cold of winter. Still, you...
Freeze Break Water Damage
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,...
Forecasters Predict Harsh Winter: Is Your Home and Business Ready?
Forecasters Predict Deep Freeze for Denver in Early 2025: Is Your Home and Business Ready? As Denver braces for an intense winter in early 2025, forecasters are predicting deep freeze temperatures combined with above-average snowfall. These harsh conditions can wreak...
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...