Ice Damming In Utah Homes It is ice damming season. Ice dams can form when the air temperature is very cold. Ice dams can work their way back up the roof and under the shingles and into the home. You need to remove and prevent the ice and stop the leaking, but don’t forget about…
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Fire Damage In Salt Lake City The fire in this room burned through the ceiling and roof pretty quickly leaving a big hole in the roof. It’s also winter and the roof was not boarded up so the weather and snow are coming in.
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Mirror Water Damage Repairs We are almost done with this large water damage repair job. This vanity countertop and sink still needs to go in and then we need to replace the mirror as well. In the process of removing the countertop and backsplash the bottom edge of the mirror was slightly damaged and it…
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Mold Cleanup In Bountiful Utah Great stuff! Foam is good for filling in gaps for insulating purposes, but it does not seal against water. The more that we just cleaned up in the bottom of this wall was from water still coming through the foundation around this water line that comes through the foundation.
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Mold In Basement Of This Salt Lake City Rental Home The owner and seller of this home brought us in to check out 2 different mold concerns. One of the areas had a small amount of mold, but it was related to a recent water damage event and was covered by insurance, so we got…
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Water Cooler Leaks Can Cause Water Damage Some water coolers have a tank that needs to be refilled and other water coolers have a water supply line. The water supply line is obviously more efficient but the one drawback can be if the water line or the cooler develops a leak, a possible water damage…
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Ice Damming In Park City Utah Park City has a climate that readily allows ice dams to grow. The air temperatures are very cold and has lots of snow on the roofs. As it melts and reaches the eaves, it’s very likely to freeze. In this climate you want to protect your property. The north…
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Sprinkler Leak Even in January you can have a sprinkler leak if you forget to turn off the water to the sprinklers and winterize your system. In this instance the pipe froze and when it warmed up just enough to thaw by out the water flowed into this window well and into the basement.
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Plumbers Are Not Good At Water Damage Cleanup Plumbers are good at Plumbing but they are not the best people at water damage cleanup. They tend to minimize or underestimate the damage. The plumber was just leaving as we arrived at this job and he described the damage is minimal and maybe about 30 square…
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Saving Food Storage Do you have food storage in your home? If you do it’s probably in the basement and probably has been around for a number of years. When there’s water damage event quite often it also affects the area where the food storage is and the food that’s been stored. In this home…
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