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Alternatives to Leaf Burning
Leaf Burning Hazards, and How to Avoid Them If you own or rent a home with a yard, chances are, you’re no stranger to the frustrating task of getting rid of fallen leaves. Once you’ve finally gotten them raked up, you may start asking yourself “can you burn leaves to...
How to Prepare your Home for the Winter Months
Preparing your Home for Winter With winter just around the corner, and fall storms already rolling in, it’s time to get your home ready for the coldest days of the season. Preparing your home for winter can seem like a daunting endeavor, winter home maintenance is...
How to Protect Pipes From Freezing and What to Do If They Burst
Pipes Freezing in Winter: Why they Freeze, How to Prevent it, and What to Do if they Burst No one wants to deal with a burst pipe. The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) estimates that burst pipes can cause in excess of $5,000 in water damage,...
Sprinkler Winterization
Protecting your Sprinklers during Winter Preparing your home for winter is an essential step to take annually in order to avoid costly repairs, and it's important not to forget the things that need winterized beyond the walls of your home. Sprinkler winterization is...
Fall Cleanup Prevents Water and Mold Damage
Fall Cleanup Prevents Water and Mold Damage Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer. As days get cooler, thoughts turn to baking pumpkin pie and watching football. Autumn also means that it is time to get your home ready for winter. Most people wait too long and run...
5 Best Practices After a Monsoon
5 Best Practices After a Monsoon If you find yourself dreading monsoon season, you can take solace in knowing that you are absolutely not alone. Every year, families work together to ensure the safety and security of their household. Monsoon Safety Awareness Week is...
Your Dog Needs a Bug Out Bag, Too!
Your Dog Needs a "Bug Out" Bag, Too! Pets of all shapes and sizes bring love and joy to millions of households across the great state of Colorado and beyond. For most people, they are an essential part of the family that can never be replace. This is a big reason why...
An Evacuation Plan During Severe Weather Can Save Your Family
An Evacuation Plan During Severe Weather Can Save Your Family As severe weather kicks up across the great state of Colorado and throughout many other parts of the United States, the well-being of your loved ones increasingly becomes a concern. We want the same thing...
Watch Out For These Mold Warning Signs
Watch Out For These Mold Warning Signs When left unchecked, accumulated moisture around your home can quickly cause mold growth in various areas. Even if this mold doesn’t end up being toxic, the spores that enter your home's air can cause respiratory issues,...
Is Your Home Prepared in the Event of a Lightning Strike?
Is Your Home Prepared in the Event of a Lightning Strike? As summer storms bring their wrath down upon the state of Colorado, the fear of homes being struck by lightning increases. These lightning strikes can not only cause damage to your property but could also pose...
14 Tips to Avoid Fire Damage In Your Workplace (Pt. 2)
14 Tips to Avoid Fire Damage In Your Workplace (Part 2) When a fire breaks out at either your home or in the workplace, the result can send your life into turmoil. Even when everyone gets out safely and injuries are either light or nonexistent, the damage from a small...
The Dangerous Reality of Mold in the Workplace
The Dangerous Reality of Mold in the Workplace Business owners have a responsibility to keep their employees safe and sound while at work, but many don’t realize that they could very well have a silent danger lurking right under their noses. What we’re talking about...
14 Tips to Avoid Fire Damage In Your Workplace (Pt. 1)
14 Tips to Avoid Fire Damage In Your Workplace (Part 1) If you’ve been visiting our blog for any length of time, you’re probably aware that we are huge fans of fire safety. We don’t think that the safety of your home or loved ones should ever be taken for granted,...
Don’t Leave These 4 Items Out of Your “Bug Out Bag”
Don’t Leave These 4 Items Out of Your “Bug Out Bag” When you experience a natural disaster or severe damage to your home, there’s always the chance that you might need to evacuate yourself and your family. This is especially true as we approach monsoon season, a time...
5 Ways to Prevent Water Damage in Your Attic
5 Ways to Prevent Water Damage in Your Attic Most homeowners understand that they must be diligent when it comes to preventing water damage in their home. When leaks and the accumulation of water goes unchecked, it can lead to costly repairs and a great deal of...
Staying Safe During a Monsoon
How Your Home and Family Can Stay Safe During a Monsoon As you’ve probably learned from either your own personal experience or by reading our blog, water damage can have devastating consequences in your home. The problem is that many homeowners and renters don’t...
6 Sources of Water Damage in Your Home
6 Sources of Water Damage in Your Home As you've probably learned from either your own personal experience or by reading our blog, water damage can have devastating consequences in your home. The problem is that many homeowners and renters don't understand where...
Your Warm Weather Maintenance Checklist
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...
Is Your Family Member a Messy Person… or a Hoarder?
Is Your Family Member a Messy Person… or a Hoarder? We’d bet good money that everyone out there has that one family member (or maybe more) whose home is cluttered with “stuff.” They may have boxes in the corner, stacks of documents in their kitchen, dishes in various...
Fire Damage Risks That You Might Not Think Of
Fire Damage Risks That You Might Not Think Of Fire and smoke damage sustained in a home is, to a certain degree, a standard sort of affair. Depending on the type of structure involved and the materials contained therein, repair and restoration experts know what to...
Mold Growth Is Caused by These Types of Moisture
Mold Growth Is Caused by These Types of Moisture There’s a good chance that you’ve come into contact with mold on several occasions throughout your lifetime. In fact, mold is often unavoidable since its growth comes so easily. All it takes is a little moisture and a...
Home Impacted by Hail? Here’s What You Need To Know
Home Impacted by Hail? Here's What You Need To Know The time has come, just as it does every year, when hail rears its ugly head and becomes a force that both homeowners and business owners need to worry about. Suffering through a hailstorm can be an annoying,...
Spring Cleaning – Don’t Forget These Fire Safety Risks
Spring Cleaning - Don't Forget These Fire Safety Risks Spring is right around the corner and you know what that means - spring cleaning! Many people think of spring cleaning as a chance to remove dust from hard-to-reach places, throw out old food sitting in their...
Avoid These Mistakes When Repairing Your Crawl Space
Avoid These Mistakes When Repairing Your Crawl Space An alarming number of homeowners tend to forget that their home's crawl space even exists, let alone take the steps necessary to ensure that it's well-maintained. This can lead to a number of problems ranging from...
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...
What to Do About Mold in Your Attic and Crawl Space
What to Do About Mold in Your Attic and Crawl Space Think mold in your attic or crawl space is no big deal? Think again! Just because mold is out of your direct line of sight doesn't mean that you should ever put it out of your mind. Even a seemingly small mold...
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...
Crime Scene Cleanup Takes Planning and Finesse
Crime Scene Cleanup Takes Planning and Finesse Mark and Carrie were two law-abiding citizens, happily subletting their home to renters while they enjoyed a year abroad. When they returned home, they found that their place had been used as a meth lab and had been...
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...