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How to Prevent Frozen Pipes This Winter
Severely cold temperatures serve as a threat to you and your family’s well-being. When such weather approaches, you prepare for it by bundling up to ensure necessary warmth. However, you also need to consider the effect that severely cold temperatures have on your home. When temperatures are below freezing, the pipes in your property are at risk of freezing and bursting. As water freezes and turns into ice within the pipes, it will expand in size, taking up more room in the pipe than it would as a liquid. If the water expands enough, it will...
read moreWinter Weather Guide
Winter is clearly here with the ice cold, polar temperatures. If you are a homeowner and haven’t already taken action to protect your pipes from freezing and bursting, today may be a good time to do so. The window of opportunity is small before temperatures plummet. More tips available on the Consumer Report’s website: https://www.consumerreports.org/…/how-to-keep-pipes-from-f…/ including how to thaw frozen pipes to help prevent them from bursting. If your pipes do freeze & burst – after you turn off your main water valve and...
read moreFacts and Myths About Commercial Fire Sprinkler Systems
What do large structures like high rises, stadiums, medical centers and warehouses have in common? These enormous commercial buildings require optimum fire protection in the form of commercial fire sprinkler systems. Plenty of myths camouflage the facts when it comes to the usefulness of fire sprinklers. We’ll freshen up the murky waters by separating fact from myth. Myth: Fire sprinklers are triggered by smoke. Fact: Commercial fire sprinklers douse flames when intense heat reaches the sprinkler heads. When flames unravel, within seconds,...
read moreTips to Remove Smoke Odor
Smoke is a lingering consequence of fire. When the initial fire is extinguished, the peril is far from over. Tiny black soot particles – smoke – lodge into the building’s walls, furniture and HVAC system, spurring widespread hazards: Air quality is reduced; toxic odors permeate the air; and, smoke is flammable and can ignite under the right conditions. Fire Safety – Holiday Fire Prevention – ServiceMaster Video Smoke particles can be composed of varying toxic elements. When smoke is visible, the darkish haze consists...
read moreHappy Thanksgiving!
In this time of gratitude, we give thanks for you, our customers and friends. We value your patronage and appreciate your loyalty and confidence in ServiceMaster NCR. We are deeply thankful and extend to you our best wishes for a happy and healthy Thanksgiving Day! “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” ~John F. Kennedy Disasters don’t stop for holidays. Neither do we. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, you or your business may be...
read moreHoarding: What are the Risks and Cleanup Procedures
Massive stockpiles of faded newspapers conceal the bathroom. A once functional kitchen sink is overloaded with crumpled trash bags. Hallways are littered with decades’ worth of fast food receipts, new packages and innumerable bottles and cans of expired food. In pet hoarding scenarios, dozens of cats scramble across filthy, urine stained floors. Animal waste produces foul odors. Dead rats are found in the home’s every nook and cranny. This living environment is the stark reality of a person with a hoarding disorder. Normal life is hijacked....
read moreFire Safety Tips for Halloween
Halloween is loved by both adults and kids with festivities that include decorating homes, wearing costumes, going to parties, and trick-or-treating among others. However, there are also more house fires reported in the few days surrounding Halloween each year because many of the traditional Halloween decorations are also serious fire hazards. The National Fire Protection Association estimates that Halloween decorations start around 900 house fires per year which cause millions of dollars in property damage. With so many people ready to...
read moreCommercial Fire Damage Restoration – FAQ
Commercial properties, such as restaurants, hospitals, schools and offices, are continually at risk for fire. Flames burst out unexpectedly, especially inside commercial buildings that house a multitude of electrical appliances, equipment and people. This article provides helpful questions and answers on commercials fires and the fire damage restoration process. What causes commercial fires? Common causes of commercial fires include arson or human error (such as misuse of equipment or a lit cigarette). The more people that handle the...
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