Water — we need it to live, but it can also bring destruction. Floods and heavy rains are two examples of water’s potential for causing damage. Combine that with water’s ability to freeze and expand, and you might be looking at significant risk to your home. Your house was built to last. But water coming …
You may have heard of a sump pump and ejector pump. While these pumps may sound similar, they each perform a unique and valuable task to keep your home safe. Learn more about sump pumps and sewage ejector pumps and which is right for your home. What Is a Sump Pump? A sump …
No property owner wants to find water pooling in their basement or dripping from the ceiling, but issues like these are far more common than you might realize. Water damage may seem like a quick fix, but often happens unseen behind walls and ceilings, where it can linger and become exponentially more severe and expensive …
House fires can be a nightmare for homeowners to deal with, destroying priceless valuables and endangering your family’s health. Smoke damage is the lesser-known, and sometimes hidden, additional issue in these situations. Due to smoke damage’s variable nature, it’s often challenging to understand and diagnose the associated dangers of staying in a fire-damaged house. Luckily, the …
Whether your basement is extra storage space or a finished recreational room, it’s vulnerable to moisture for various reasons. Persistent, undetected basement moisture problems can wreak havoc on your foundation and cause health issues. The secret to preventing a wet basement is understanding the cause of the issues and what methods you …
Winters in Chicago can be frigid, which can be a lot of fun if you go sledding, ice skating or walking in the winter wonderland. Unfortunately, freezing temperatures can also lead to another regular occurrence in the winter that’s a whole lot less fun. Frozen pipes can burst, causing damage to your property and requiring …
Areas in your home affected by water damage and moisture could take several days to dry out. Some factors may affect this estimate, including the severity of the damage and the air’s humidity. Light water damage could dry rapidly in places with low humidity. More severe water damage in high-humidity locations, however, can take …
When you rent your property to someone, you do your best to run a thorough background check. Unfortunately, one thing that may not show up on an application or a credit check is whether a person has hoarding tendencies. People who hoard think they need to save things they will actually have no use for, …
An old carpet may still look nice years after you install it. But it could also wreak havoc with your allergies. We have seen many cases where people begin sneezing and their eyes water as soon as they walk into a room with an old carpet. The issue has nothing to do with how clean …
Discovering a flood in your home is never fun, whether it occurred because of a natural disaster, a burst pipe or a leak in your refrigerator water supply. While your first thoughts may be about your family’s safety, you will quickly switch gears to figuring out what to do with water-damaged hardwood flooring. You can preserve …
