What Are Ice Dams?
When you see icicles hanging from your eaves and gutters, you have ice dams. And ice dams can be harmful to your roof, which means you’re at risk for leaks and water damage inside your home. Here’s what you need to know. What Are Ice Dams? Ice dams are continuous pieces of ice that form... Read More →
How to Get Your Gutters Ready for Winter
Taking good care of your gutters is an important step in protecting your home from water damage – but if you’re like most Michigan homeowners, you haven’t really thought about winterizing them. Here’s what you need to know. How to Get Your Gutters Ready for Winter Winter isn’t that far off, so it’s time to... Read More →
How to Clean Your Gutters
Cleaning your gutters can help prevent water damage in your home – but if you’re like many homeowners, you don’t know too much about doing it. Here’s the scoop on cleaning your gutters to protect your home. How to Clean Your Gutters Your gutters can fill up with sticks, leaves and other debris. That debris... Read More →
How to Protect Your Home From Water Damage
Water damage in Michigan homes is far too common – and it’s expensive to fix, too. The average cost to repair water damage in the basement alone is about $2,700, and that’s not counting water damage to other areas of your home. Your best bet is to protect your home as best you can. Here’s... Read More →
3 Fire Damage Restoration Tips
When your home has been damaged by fire, you need to get in touch with a fire damage restoration expert – but in the meantime, there are three things you can do to improve your situation. 3 Fire Damage Restoration Tips First things first: We may be able to help you if your home has... Read More →
What Furniture Can You Keep if Your House is Flooded?
When your house floods, the results can be catastrophic – and if you’re like most people, you might not know what’s okay to keep and what you’ll have to get rid of. The key to salvaging your belongings, provided that they’re not soaked with contaminated water, is to act quickly. For most people, that means... Read More →
Should You Attempt to Clean Up Mold Yourself?
Mold can be tremendously dangerous. While not all types of mold will kill you, there are some types that can – and the elderly, young children and people with compromised immune systems are at the greatest risk. How Does Mold Begin Growing? The spores, which are always floating in the air – even in dry... Read More →
Smoke Damage: What You Need to Know
Even a small fire can generate a tremendous amount of smoke – and smoke can do irreparable damage to your belongings. If you’re like most people, you take one look at the fire, smoke and soot damage and you feel like getting things back to normal is impossible. The good news: In many cases, it... Read More →
How to Clean Smoke Damage
If you decide to clean smoke damage yourself rather than hiring a smoke damage remediation pro to come out and tackle the job for you, it’s essential that you do it safely. Use this guide to walk yourself through the process – and if at any time you feel unsafe, or if you’d rather not... Read More →
How to Clean Soot From Your Walls With Trisodium Phosphate
A popular cleaner for soot and smoke on your walls is a trisodium phosphate solution. Trisodium phosphate, or TSP, is a powerful solution – but it still takes quite a bit of time and effort to clean your walls with it. For most people, rather than attempting a heavy-duty cleanup, it’s best to call a... Read More →