What is Mold? Technically, mold is everywhere. Mold has microscopic spores that float in the air, both indoors and outdoors, and the problem arises when those spores form a colony and grow in your home. Mold thrives in moist environments. That’s why experts recommend keeping the humidity inside your home or office below 45 percent. …
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A wet basement is one of the most damaging events for your property. Standing water in a basement can cause mold, water damage and even damage to your foundation and the structure of your home. A sump pump can prevent all this by moving water away from your home. What Is a Sump Pump? A …
Apartments bring freedom from mortgages and allow you to move whenever you want. However, tenants can also encounter questions about who is responsible for what. For example, if your apartment building is flooded or if you sustain water damage because of flooding in another tenant’s unit, what are your options? Ideally, your landlord will quickly …
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SARS-COV-2 – The Cause of COVID-19 What is COVID-19? An outbreak of a respiratory illness was reported in Wuhan, China in 2019. The World Health Organization named the illness COVID-19, the “CO” stands for Corona, “VI” for virus, and “D” for Disease. “19” refers to 2019 – when the virus was first reported. Call now …
Staying in an apartment with water damage or flooding is not just unpleasant. It can also seriously impact your health. Water damage can lead to mildew and mold, which can affect your respiratory health and allergies. Chicago law, defined under the Chicago Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance (RLTO), and Illinois law, give tenants rights under these …
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A crawl space can be an extremely useful area in a residence. In fact, many homeowners use their crawl spaces for extra storage. At the very least, a crawl space can add an insulation buffer under or on the side of the house. It can also provide a handy area for tradespeople to access pipes …
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Winter may technically be over, but the threat of water damage is ever-present. Many people think that once the snow melts away, the threat of basement flooding is gone. This, however, could not be further from the truth. Heavy rains throughout the Chicago area prove that often. Your sump pump is your last line of …
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Any city that sits on a lake and features rivers running through its neighborhoods will experience flooding on occasion — and Chicago is no different. Even in 2019, Chicago experienced somewhat severe flooding that swamped neighborhoods after heavy rain. The Chicago River is certainly a blessing to the area, but it can pose a threat …
A water damage emergency is not just an inconvenience. It is a serious and stressful situation that can result from any number of water disasters — many of which you can’t fully prepare for. Every minute counts when it comes to assessing, extracting and cleaning water damage in a room or building. However, with the right water restoration …
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It is possible for mold to return after remediation, but only if you fail to find the source of moisture creating the mold problem. It is imperative that the source of water is fixed, whether that is a leaky window or a cracked pipe. Once that issue is fixed, mold remediation will keep mold from …
