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Mold – The Biggest Threat to a Healthy Home
This blog post is a continuum of the previous posts – Flood Damage, Mold and How to Start Rebuilding your home Floor Damage After a Hurricane or Flood Post-Flood Improper Drying: What Risks Your Home is Facing Since the catastrophic hurricanes have hit Houston, Florida, and Puerto Rico, we want to help you understand your homes environment and how to keep it as safe and healthy as possible. That means knowing how to prevent the growth of mold in your home. First, let’s get a better idea of what “Mold” really is – All molds are a type of fungi and they come in a variety of colors,…
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Post-Flood Improper Drying: What Risks Your Home is Facing
Flooding can be a scary result from many different circumstances. Although with this years catastrophic Hurricane Season that has caused countless homes to be subjected to incredibly high flood-waters, there are things in every home that can cause flooding as well. Just think of all the possible aspects of a home that are capable of causing flooding or some kind of water-damage, it may be something as small as nails in your roof that weren’t sealed, slowly leaking for years and years…. with nowhere for the water to go, your homes’ interior structure will soak it all up. It may sound harmless, but eventually, the damage will be visible…
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Floor Damage after a Hurricane or Flood
Our previous post touched on Flood Damage, Mold and the Rebuilding of Your Home. In this post, we’re discussing FLOOR-DAMAGE after a hurricane/and or flood and how different flooring materials hold-up to such circumstances. We’ll also discuss why it is so important to take the right steps in remedying any damage that may have occurred. Water Damage to Plywood Subfloor With the passing and destruction of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma and with a couple of new Hurricanes making their way to landfall, the inevitable threat of sitting flood water has never been more real. Unfortunately, the chances of severe damage to the flooring in your home are high if you…
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Flood Damage, Mold and How to Start Rebuilding Your Home
Water is, without a doubt, the most powerful natural force on the planet. It can erode a mountain creating vast caves and caverns, turn massive rocks and minerals into mere sand particles, and worst of all, do a lot of damage to any home. How prepared can a homeowner really be for potential flooding? Knowing ahead of time what documents your insurance company will ask for, gives you a head start when it’s time to re-build. Here are the basic things you’ll need to know, and the documents you’ll need in case flooding ever occurs in your home. DOCUMENTS TO FILE YOUR INSURANCE CLAIM – Protect your important irreplaceable documents-…
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Cupping vs Crowning – Signs of Potential Water Damage
Wood is one of the most common flooring materials used in homes all across the northeast United States, and for a great reason. Not only does is increase the value of your home, but when maintained properly, you’ll never need to replace it. However, maintenance is the key to ensuring a long life for your wood floors. One of the natural characteristics of wood is that it will tell you when something’s wrong (or show you, rather). Being that wood is a hygroscopic material- meaning that it has the ability to pull in and retain moisture from its environment- Cupping and Crowning are clear signs that there’s a moisture…
