Saving Your House With Water Damage Repair

There is so much concern about house safety these days and it is quite understandable. People are worried that their houses are not protected enough and are susceptible to the many possible dangers in this world. Some of these dangers may be manmade while some may be inherent in nature and all of these may [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 13:45:10

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Home Insurance

In choosing insurance, should you sure you as much information as possible in terms of your home, ... if something happens to your house. This damage can be caused by fire, water, natural disasters or damage caused as a result of the human species. Regardless of the damage that provides cover the cost [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 00:54:11

How To Avoid The Expenses Of Water Damage In A Home

A seeping plumbing system, a stopped up drain, or a flooded bathroom are familiar sources of water damage in your house which can be prevented ... if homeowners have an unfinished basement or crawlspace very frequently. The groundwork of a house [more...]

Date: 1999-11-30 00:00:00

Water Damage Repair Service Can Put An End To Your Worries

When water gets accumulated in the lower floors or the basement, due to flooding or internal leakage in the drainage system, it can be a nightmare ... . In such a situation don’t waste time in calling for a professional water damage repair service. They help you restore your house to the original form. The floodwaters are very ... [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 12:50:02

Islamic Relief Aid Worker's Diary in Gaza: Part 15

Food parcel sent by Islamic Relief to displaced families(Pix courtesy of Islamic Relief Worldwide)In the 15th instalment of his diary, 13 January, Br ... is over, we are going to see vast amounts of damage to houses and the water tanks on the roofs.As an aid ... .Hatem Shurrab says a water shortage is adding to people's suffering across the Gaza [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:00:00

Why Can't Apartheid Israel Potty Train It's Military?...Mothers In Occupied Palestine Want To Know

Star of David shit stain leftby IDF fecal artists at a Palestinianbuilding occupied for over one month The little fellow on the left is a future ... like they did before, and anything of value was removed. Still, she said, the house was damaged again ... soldiers urinated into empty mineral water bottles. These were scattered by the dozen [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 10:17:00

Cleaning Up Sewage After A Flood

Cleaning Up Sewage After A Flood When your home is flooded by a natural disaster, there are likely to be all types of things in the waters. How will you clean it up what it leaves behind? ¶ Posted 18 November 2008 † Aydan Corkern § Home ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cleaning, damage, Home, house, mold, restoration, sewage, water [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 20:45:21

SERVPRO of North East Chester County

If you have had damage on your house due to fire or water, then SERVPRO of West Chester is a great company to consider ... Service Fire Damage Restoration Service Mold Remediation & Treatment ... .  They take care of smoke restoration, water restoration, mold treatment along with a variety [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 20:43:48

Negotiations After the Purchase Contract: Seller's Allowances and Fixing Problems

I had made a request to repair that included $3700 credit for closing costs ... . Primarily, high water pressure in the house (with the dire warnings of damage to pipes and fixtures ... time I looked at the house, (we visited it 5 times), I always saw ants not many usually only [more...]

Date: 2008-08-24 17:16:25

Water Damage Restoration - How To Save Your Valuable Stuff

If your house has undergone the cruelty of nature such as flood, it can be expected that you will need water damage restoration once it has calmed down and already settled. However, it really does not matter how water got inside your home. The end goal would [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 16:00:03

Banks Limit Exposure, Homebuilders Seek Help

Chances are you’ve heard the phrase “you are the company you keep ... in Tempe, Arizona, had kept his head above water through the housing downturn, not missing a single ... damage such intervention would do to the natural functionality of the marketplace: Some analysts [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:04:46

How To Prevent Chimney Fires

How To Prevent Chimney Fires Winter time is here and anyone who has a fireplace is probably using it, but did they make sure it was clean first? ¶ Posted 07 January 2009 † Aydan Corkern § Home ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: chimney, damage, fire, fireplace, Home, house, restoration, water [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 15:38:54

Tips On Preventing House Fires

Tips On Preventing House Fires Fire safety is one of the most important things you can teach your children early on, but do you need to brush up on it, as well? ¶ Posted 07 January 2009 † Aydan Corkern § Home ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: damage, fire, Home, house, restoration, safety, water [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 14:51:17

Homeowner’s Insurance Doesn’t Cover It All

Homeowner’s Insurance Doesn’t Cover It All Most insurance policies do not cover everything that we would like, but what is covered can be very specific. ¶ Posted 18 November 2008 † Aydan Corkern § Home ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: damage, fire, flood, Home, house, Insurance, restoration, water [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 11:45:29

The Pollution In The Air

The Pollution In The Air While we have tried to make improvements to our air quality in the past few years by using more fuel efficient vehicles ... Aydan Corkern § Environment ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: damage, fire, floods, Home, house, mold, rain, restoration, safety, storms, water [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 14:40:12

Around the House: The PBA answers your questions

Every so often, the Pennsylvania Builders Association send us a column, filled with answers to various home improvement questions ... for do-it-yourselfers because it’s too easy to accidentally get water behind the siding and cause damage ... cleaning the siding using soap, water and a sponge. With aluminum siding of that age, it’s likely [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 04:04:06

Disaster Strikes! Now What?

Disaster Strikes! Now What? Look, there are a lot of things someone needs to know to own a house and keep it in good working order ... really dry and eliminate the contaminants which can cause mold and mildew. Sustaining Water Damage ... to be concerned with the lasting effecting of water like black mold and bacteria. This is where the pros really [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 23:46:22

Hundreds of homes flooded after heavy rains

West Country homes flooded Paul Eckards surverys the flood water damage in his house in Crosscomb, Somerset Hundreds of homes were flooded and scores of motorists stranded as flash floods [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 18:48:41

Common Affected Areas In Doing Water Damage Repair

Moisture and water are the most common problems that every family encounters in their home. And without even realizing it, the possibility of house deterioration will soon surface. Nobody wants [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 04:40:00

Water Removal Service For Basement Flooding

Flooding can also be caused by unnatural circumstances like a pipe burst. But no matter what caused flooding, both your health and property are at risk. Water can damage your furniture, carpets and even the structure of your house. Bacteria and mold contamination [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 02:00:08

Porch Make Over

We have begun the reconstruction of the porches of our old house ... the weather here in Cincy. There will also be some gutter and water damage repair, but the main project is new porches and a sun room. "Some damage" is a bit of an understatement- these 100 plus year old houses [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 03:17:00

Crack House Diaries: Home Improvements

The deal finally closed.  We worked our way through two thick stacks of paperwork, probably signing away spare organs in lieu of bankruptcy, ... . The security screen doors let the wind blow through, and on cold nights we would crawl into sleeping bags ... carpets Repair water damage (the black mold) I am pretty good at working with tools, so these jobs [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 06:33:05

The Stone House - Tear Out Begins

Closet tore out and one cabinet down.This wall is coming out to extend the living room.Wood floor in the living room ... if it doesn't looked burned because it may still have smoke residue from the fire in it or water damage. So it is all going to be replaced. Starting with a clean slate so to speak.We made several [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 22:02:00

Open Thread for Night Owls, Early Birds & Ex-Pats

Michelle Hunter and Richard Rainey at The Times-Picayune write: Compared to Katrina, ... but hardly battered Monday, the damage mostly limited to downed utility wires, toppled trees and fallen limbs. Jefferson Parish officials logged no reports of water in houses, and even notoriously flood [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 05:13:05

Water Damage Repair Can Protect You Big Time

There are many things that need to be done in order to protect one’s house. A lot of people think that they have covered all the bases when they do all the basics of house protection such as external security and fire alarms. However, there are other threats to the homes that people may not be [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 15:30:04

Up to Your Ankles in Water? Call Water Restoration 911

Not long after I bought this house, I went downstairs after a bath to find that my kitchen was flooded ... on your furniture; it can eventually cause mold to grow, including the toxic type. To minimize the damage ... smell wasn't a lot worse. If you have ever had a pipe burst, seen your house flood during a storm [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:40:02

Surviving the Storm

I live in Brisbane and on Sunday night we were hit by an absolutely massive storm ... out of their sockets. Every towel and blanket in our house was used to stop the water coming in through ... . I had to keep racing out in the storm to clear the stormwater drains otherwise the damage would [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 22:39:34

Guyana: Flooding Controversy

Guyana has been experiencing severe bouts of flooding recently, causing damage to crops and livestock and outrage among bloggers ... to do instead of LIMING ON FACEBOOK? Like helping people bailing out water from their houses [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:23:25

Adventures with... plaster and walls...

Hello! Well- I decided to take on the House project this weekend- and paint the main living space ... into THIS! Lovely old plaster walls and Old water damage... I decided to fix it which took an extra 2 hours [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 06:57:24

Simple Procedures In Doing Mold Removal On Furnishings

When a house changes in temperature, humidity rises or stayed long with standing water, there is a huge possibility that the things inside it may be damaged by molds. This is not a good sight. Moreover, it would require a great effort to restore these items infected with mold. If done [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 12:40:08

Post Ike

After Ike has caused so much destruction across south Texas, we’ve been watching the damage closely online and on the television ... serious help though with water restoration for black mold removal. If this is not done carefully ... .  One of the topics of our conversations has been that even if someone’s house is still [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 22:44:57

Simple Water Damage Restoration Tips For Homeowners

Water damage usually occurs in homes when there are pipes that burst or when the home’s water system suffers from a leak and it goes unnoticed for a ... long time. When this happens, some furniture and areas of the house are damaged due to prolonged contact with water. Molds and mildew may also grow in ... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 08:10:05

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