5 Emergency Items All Homes Should Have
Disaster can strike at any moment, so being prepared with all the essential emergency items is wise. An intense storm or natural disaster can leave your home without power and can impact your ability to leave for hours or days at a time. Outside of an emergency action plan, you and your family should always […]
Tips for Safely Using Fireplaces
With winter fast approaching, people all across the nation will be lighting up their fireplaces to heat their homes. If your home features a fireplace, you understand the cozy and warm feeling it brings. However, fireplaces can be extremely dangerous, and using them carefully and responsibly is necessary for the safety of you and your […]
5 Reasons Why You Should Hire a Professional to Deal with Mold
Most homeowners don’t want to deal with mold, understandably. Not only is it unsightly, but it poses a safety hazard to their family. Mold poses serious health concerns because it can go undetected in your house for months or even years. It can hide under your sink, behind walls and tiles, in your ceiling, and […]
What is an Air Scrubber?
An air scrubber can benefit your home and business’s air quality, but should everyone invest in one? Usually, when you hear the word “pollution,” you may be thinking about the smog that collects above major urban cities, or the gunk being poured into lakes and oceans by large manufacturing plants. However, air pollution can be […]
5 Tips to Stay Safe in an Earthquake
Natural disasters can be terrifying and devastating, but it is vital to know how to stay safe in an earthquake. When an earthquake occurs, it can create serious destruction, and they are often followed by fires, flooding, tsunamis, avalanches, or landslides. Fortunately, most earthquakes are minor, but even a minor shake can cause damage. Larger […]
Cleaning Your Window Wells: How It Can Prevent Water Damage
Regularly cleaning your window wells is critical, yet many homeowners fail to see the importance of maintaining them to prevent water damage. Window wells are an International Residential Code safety requirement for any home to provide egress in the event of a disaster or threat of danger; however, they can also create a dangerous situation […]
5 Facts About Fire & Smoke Damage
Whether it’s small or large, fires can do significant damage, but lingering smoke can cause several issues, including respiratory conditions in people.
Six Tips on Handling Smoke Damage to Your Home
Smoke damage can wreak havoc on your home. Whether it’s from a kitchen fire or an electrical fire that happened from faulty wiring, these problems can be costly and make your home smell terrible.
How to Prepare for a National Disaster
Disasters can strike anytime, anywhere. Often, there’s not much time to prepare when an earthquake just struck your town, as Utah has seen this year, or the Coronavirus that hit and left people home for months. Read today’s blog on the steps you need to take in preparing for a national disaster, so you and […]
The Top Five Myths About Mold
Everyone is exposed to indoor and outdoor mold daily, and most of the time, it’s not a big concern. When the temps are right, there’s a food source, (literally any building material) and moisture, mold is likely to develop on any surface in your home. Left untreated, it can cause a big problem. But, there […]