Happy Labor Day Weekend 2013 from PuroClean Emergency Recovery Services As summer comes to a close and school begins, we wish you and yours all the best for a safe, happy, and healthy Labor Day weekend. And, because we believe the best way to solve a problem with water damage is to prevent it […]
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Always expect the unexpected . . .
What do you do when: -you’re a property manager for a national office supply store -you’re located in Texas -you have a store in Philadelphia that just had a rogue SUV plow into the front door -And you need emergency board up services -at 12 am on a Friday night? You call PuroClean Emergency […]
When things go terribly, horribly wrong
Our business exists to solve problems And part of what makes our business so rewarding is our ability to find solutions to problems – especially when the cause of the problem is not immediately apparent. Sometimes the problems are caused by nature; sometimes they’re caused by human error. In this story, it was […]
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Freak storm during a roof replacement = ceiling water damage
Our business exists to solve problems. Sometimes the problems we solve are for homeowners; sometimes we solve them for for other contractors. In this story, we got to do both! A few years ago we were contacted by a roofing contractor who was in a panic. It seems that just when he was in the […]
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Betcha didn’t know we clean that too . .. .
Every business exists to solve problems, and ours is no different. A few years ago, we were called in to solve special cleaning problem for another contractor. One of his technicians made a huge mistake when installing blown-in, cellulose insulation. He had forgotten to seal off all the doors and entryways BEFORE starting the installation […]
Water, mold and termites – or yet another reason why you need to get your home dried quickly after water damage
Followers of this blog are used to discussions about the importance of drying water damage quickly to prevent bacterial and fungal growth. This post discusses an additional reason to get water damage dried – and keep it dry: termites! Believe it or not, termites are attracted to certain odors produce by indoor mold growth that […]
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5 Tips to prevent water damage to your home before you go on vacation
Ah summertime! For many of us it’s a time for rest and relaxation and vacations away from home with friends and family. But for some unlucky homeowners, getting back to reality after vacation includes coming home to a basement flooded with water from a broken supply line or over the ground flooding. And, because the […]
Mold? Or No?
Recently we were called out to do a site visit for a homeowner who was concerned with toxic black mold in his basement. He called us after he had already received a quote for mold remediation from another company that was over $7000.00. Understandably, he wanted a second opinion. . . . When we arrived, […]
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Avoiding tragedy: Preparedness Tips for Pet Owners
Last year, over 100,000 people were displaced by Hurricane Sandy. The massive “superstorm” cut a swath of destruction 1,100 miles wide, across 24 states, leaving hundreds of thousands of homes badly damaged and uninhabitable or, in many cases, completely destroyed. Almost 2 million people were without power or heat, days and weeks after the storm. […]
20 Tips for Helping Seniors Prepare
Hurricane season 2013 is in full swing with the 3rd major storm, Hurricane Chantal, due to make landfall any time now. Lessons from Hurricane Sandy have taught us that both business owners and residents who were prepared fared better. And, we learned that preparedness goes farther than just having emergency supplies on hand. Unless critical […]
