Cleaning

  Raw sewage in your basementPosted by Matt Buchanan   We got an interesting call today. A homeowner got home to discover they had about 4 inches of black raw sewage in their basement bathroom and there were maggots in the filth. We don’t need to say it, but we will anyways: that is NOT a situation […]

Building owners and homeowners often rejoice when they see the “red cloud” dumped by helicopters or fixed-wing aircraft on the wildfires approaching their homes and offices. But the aftermath cleanup rarely met with cheers. The fire retardant that dropped usually contains a combination of water. Fertilizer (with thickening agents and ammonium), and red dye (usually […]

When your team is called in to do a residential restoration job, you are being contacted to fix a particular problem. Perhaps the client’s home flooded during a recent storm. And they need help dealing with the water damage, the mustiness, and the mold. Maybe the home was damaged but not destroyed by a fire […]

Easily the biggest pain point that most residential repair businesses face is figuring out how to handle client belongings. When a home is damaged in a fire or flood, or when it needs to be cleared for serious mold problems, the belongings are sometimes still in the house when the restoration team arrives. As the […]

Your residential restoration company recently received a call to restore the main floor and basement of a large family home. A pipe burst on the main floor, leading to considerable damage to the walls and flooring. But mostly leaving the furniture and belongings intact and undamaged. The homeowners have asked your company if you can […]

Perhaps your residential remodeling company already offers a pack-and-remove service for customer belongings. Maybe you’ve been thinking about adding such a service to make some extra cash. What you might not be aware of, though, is how much risk residential restoration businesses like yours take on by offering to play the removal role. There are […]

PODS (or Portable On-Demand Storage) has become a popular moving and storage solution in recent years, and it isn’t difficult to see why. Homeowners planning a big move to a new house love PODS because it lets them pack their belongings on their own time instead of loading up a moving truck as quickly as […]

A married couple has been living in the same house for 40 years. The home is beautiful and full of memories, from the couple’s first weeks together as a married pair to the birth of their kids. It’s the place where their children grew up and where so many significant life milestones occurred. It’s also […]

Electronics are often a top area of concern for homeowners or business owners. Whose premises have been damaged by fire or flood. From laptop and desktop computers to tablets and smartphones. All the way to high-end entertainment equipment like televisions and stereos, electronic devices are often extremely expensive to replace. To make matters worse, many […]

Electronic restoration is becoming increasingly viable as a method of getting information back from servers and devices that have suffered physical damage. The most common incidents that cause people to consider electronic restoration are fires and floods, which often leave sensitive electronic equipment in terrible shape. However, despite the apparent severity of the damage, it’s […]