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Recent Storms near Manchester, Vermont
10/24/2024 (Permalink)
Recent Storms in Manchester VT
Many are aware of the devastating storms we have recently had near our small town of Cambridge, NY . In less then 1 hour over 6 inches of rain occurred. Many homes and businesses were had several inches of water that was devastating to all. We here at SERVPRO of Bennington and Rutland Counties were proud to be there to restore our community back to the way it was.
The faster our crew can arrive to the scene the better the outcome will be for your home or businesses so calling us immediately is essential. The longer water sits the lingering moisture prolongs the deterioration process making it more then likely that some of the structure will be unrepairable and need to be removed. This can also lead to secondary damage such as mold growth.
SERVPRO of Bennington and Rutland Counties offers highly trained professionals and state of the art equipment to help you recover from a flood damage. We are available around the clock and are open 24/7 to assist you at any time!
Flash Floods
10/24/2024 (Permalink)
What is a Flash Flood?
What is a flash flood? A flash flood is a rapid flooding of low-lying areas, usually caused by heavy from severe thunderstorms, hurricanes, or collapsing of human made structures like dams. The National Weather Service defines flash flooding as flooding that begins within 6 hours of heavy rainfall. They also recommend people get out of the area of the flash flood and not attempt to face it or cross its paths.
What makes these floods so dangerous is how rapidly they can occur and how fast moving the water can be. Flash floods are serious, and many lose their lives yearly from them. There are several steps however you can take to keep you and your family safe during a flash flood!
- Have an emergency plan and kit ready to go.
- Follow evacuation orders immediately.
- Stay up to date on weather forecasts.
- Do not attempt to walk and or drive near flooded areas.
- If it is too late to evacuate your home call 911 and move to the highest point in your home.
We here at SERVPRO® know the seriousness of flash floods and we are always here to help. If you’ve experienced any water damage due to a recent storm, give SERVPRO of Bennington/ Rutland Counties a call and well make sure to make it “Like it never even happened.”
Flash Floods
9/19/2024 (Permalink)
What is a Flash Flood?
What is a flash flood? A flash flood is a rapid flooding of low-lying areas, usually caused by heavy from severe thunderstorms, hurricanes, or collapsing of human made structures like dams. The National Weather Service defines flash flooding as flooding that begins within 6 hours of heavy rainfall. They also recommend people get out of the area of the flash flood and not attempt to face it or cross its paths.
What makes these floods so dangerous is how rapidly they can occur and how fast moving the water can be. Flash floods are serious, and many lose their lives yearly from them. There are several steps however you can take to keep you and your family safe during a flash flood!
- Have an emergency plan and kit ready to go.
- Follow evacuation orders immediately.
- Stay up to date on weather forecasts.
- Do not attempt to walk and or drive near flooded areas.
- If it is too late to evacuate your home call 911 and move to the highest point in your home.
We here at SERVPRO® know the seriousness of flash floods and we are always here to help. If you’ve experienced any water damage due to a recent storm, give SERVPRO of Bennington/ Rutland Counties a call and well make sure to make it “Like it never even happened.”
Vandalism Cleanup
9/19/2024 (Permalink)
Vandalism Cleanup for North Rensselaer/ South Washington County Hotel
Vandalism is the willful or malicious destruction or defacement of public or private property. Vandalism includes graffiti, breaking windows, knocking over ones property, “keying” vehicles or walls etc. As a business owner vandalism can be a very upsetting event to discover in your building. It ranges from relatively minor pranks to malicious destruction of property. According to the U.S Small Business Administration just one single act of vandalism on average costs over $3,000.
Property damage caused by vandalism such as a broken window, can cause serious property damage such as mold if not handled in an efficient and a timely manner. Which can ultimately, if not taken care of lead to permanent damage to the structure. When a building is left unattended, it may be found with broken windows, broken doors, graffiti, and even fire damages in some cases.
As a business and property owner finding you building in a state like this can be devastating. We here at SERVPRO of North Rensselaer/ South Washington Counties is a group of highly trained professionals who are equipped to clean and restore your property quickly and effectively, allowing you to resume your daily activities. SERVPRO of North Rensselaer/ South Washington Counties is an IICRC certified business that you can trust to service your business for vandalism and graffiti cleanup. We know how important restoring your business is to you and we want to help. Our professionals will act quickly to remove vandalism from your home or commercial spaces. We are a 24/7 emergency service business that will be there to help and restore your business back to "Like it never even happened." So do not hesitate to give us a call at (518)677-3444 if you have experienced any property damage caused by vandalism.
Storm Damage
9/19/2024 (Permalink)
How to Prevent Rain Damage and Water Inundation in Your Building
Rain damage can lead to mold growth and structural damage to your property. This is something no business ever wants to experience and have to go though. Fortunately, there are several different precautions you can take to avoid water inundation in your commercial building.
Building envelopes are barriers between the interior of a building and the outdoors. Some examples of this would-be doors, windows, the roof, and even the walls or foundation. Regular maintenance on these envelopes is essential to maintain their integrity. These envelopes are your buildings primary protection against water damage. You want to keep an eye out for cracks, deteriorating seals, mold growth, or other signs of envelope failure.
At times of heavy rain, it may be necessary to set up temporary precautions to protect the buildings envelopes against rain damage. Remember, that barriers should not go around the entire building because water that gets between the barrier and the building needs to be able to escape.
Weather is among one of the many things that business owners cannot control. Hopefully, the above precautions will be able to minimize or eliminate a water damage from happening. However, if these steps do not work you will want to hire a professional mitigation team to handle the work. We here at SERVPRO of North Rensselaer South Washington Counties are a team of highly trained professionals with the skills to restore any size building that has been impacted by a water damage. Our staff has state of the art drying equipment that will aid in this restoration process. We are a 24/7 emergency service company that is always here to help! Please give us a call at (518) 677-3444 if you experience any water damage large or small!
Why SERVPRO® is the Best Choice
9/19/2024 (Permalink)
Why SERVPRO is the Best Choice for Cleaning Your Contents!
A fire in your home can be devastating especially when some of your valuable contents get damaged! Your items are valuable to you and us here at SERVPRO understand and respect that! We take pride in taking care of your items as if they were our own. And our highly trained professionals are up to the task of restoring your items that have been damaged in a fire back to like it never even happened!
Contents such as clothing or other items that have been damaged, but not destroyed by a fire can sometimes be restored by dry cleaning and other methods to remove soot and smoke smells. This process is called content cleaning, and we here at SERVPRO are content cleaning experts!
There are two ways we classify contents soft or hard. Soft contents include items such clothing, bedding, leather goods, uniforms, etc. These consist of items that are made from fabric or other soft materials. Hard contents include items such as furniture, electronics, antiques, sports equipment, etc.
There are several different cleaning methods that are used depending on the type of items that need to be cleaned and what would be the most affective. Dry cleaning is often used to remove light soot/residue on pre clean clothes. Wet cleaning is used to remove heavy residue. Foam cleaning is used for upholstery fabrics and the spray and wipe method is used on items that may be damaged by the wet cleaning process. There also is immersion cleaning is used for contents that can be submerged in cleaning products. Abrasive cleaning is only used on some hard surfaces when other methods have not been successful.
Prior to cleaning your contents we will send out a fire restoration crew chief who will examine your belongings and determine which items are salvageable and unsalvageable, this is called content analysis.
In some cases pack outs are needed and this requires us to pack out all your damaged salvageable belongings and move them to our facility for cleaning. Items that have been cleaned are then kept in a storage container until they are ready to be packed back and delivered back to the homeowner.
Here at SERVPRO our team of highly trained fire restoration team members are eager to help you and your family in a time of need. We know how valuable your items are, and we have the system, equipment, cleaning products, and knowledge to restore your belongings. If you experience a fire and need assistance, please call us at 518-677-3444.
Recent Storms near Cambridge, New York
9/8/2023 (Permalink)
Recent Storms in Manchester VT
Many are aware of the devastating storms we have recently had near our small town of Cambridge, NY . In less then 1 hour over 6 inches of rain occurred. Many homes and businesses were had several inches of water that was devastating to all. We here at SERVPRO of North Rensselaer/South Washington Counties were proud to be there to restore our community back to the way it was.
The faster our crew can arrive to the scene the better the outcome will be for your home or businesses so calling us immediately is essential. The longer water sits the lingering moisture prolongs the deterioration process making it more then likely that some of the structure will be unrepairable and need to be removed. This can also lead to secondary damage such as mold growth.
SERVPRO of North Rensselaer/South Washington Counties offers highly trained professionals and state of the art equipment to help you recover from a flood damage. We are available around the clock and are open 24/7 to assist you at any time!
SERVPRO is the Best Choice for Cleaning Your Contents!
9/8/2023 (Permalink)
A fire in your home can be devastating especially when some of your valuable contents get damaged! Your items are valuable to you and we here at SERVPRO understand and respect that! We take pride in taking care of your items as if they were our own.
Contents such as clothing or other items that have been damaged, but not destroyed by a fire can sometimes be restored by dry cleaning and other methods to remove soot and smoke smells. This process is called content cleaning, and we here at SERVPRO are content cleaning experts!
There are two ways we classify contents soft or hard. Soft contents include items such clothing, bedding, leather goods, uniforms, etc. These consist of items that are made from fabric or other soft materials. Hard contents include items such as furniture, electronics, antiques, sports equipment, etc.
There are several different cleaning methods that are used depending on the type of items that need to be cleaned and what would be the most affective. Dry cleaning is often used to remove light soot/residue on pre clean clothes. Wet cleaning is used to remove heavy residue. Foam cleaning is used for upholstery fabrics and the spray and wipe method is used on items that may be damaged by the wet cleaning process. There also is immersion cleaning is used for contents that can be submerged in cleaning products. Abrasive cleaning is only used on some hard surfaces when other methods have not been successful.
Prior to cleaning your contents we will send out a fire restoration crew chief who will examine your belongings and determine which items are salvageable and unsalvageable, this is called content analysis.
In some cases pack outs are needed and this requires us to pack out all your damaged salvageable belongings and move them to our facility for cleaning. Items that have been cleaned are then kept in a storage container until they are ready to be packed back and delivered back to the homeowner.
Here at SERVPRO our team of highly trained fire restoration team members are eager to help you and your family in a time of need. We know how valuable your items are and we have the system, equipment, cleaning products, and knowledge to restore your belongings. If you experience a fire and need assistance please call us at 518-677-3444.
What is a Flash Flood?
9/1/2023 (Permalink)
We are Here to Help! Give us a Call 518-677-3444
What is a Flash Flood?
What is a flash flood? A flash flood is a rapid flooding of low-lying areas, usually caused by heavy from sever thunderstorms, hurricanes, or collapsing of human made structures like dams. The National Weather Service defines flash flooding as flooding that begins within 6 hours of heavy rainfall. They also recommend people get out of the area of the flash flood and not attempt to face it or cross its paths.
What makes these floods so dangerous is how rapidly they can occur and how fast moving the water can be. Flash floods are serious and many loose their lives yearly from them. There are several steps however you can take to keep you and your family safe during a flash flood!
- Have an emergency plan and kit ready to go.
- Follow evacuation orders immediately.
- Stay up to date on weather forecasts.
- Do not attempt to walk and or drive near flooded areas.
- If it is too late to evacuate your home call 911 and move to the highest point in your home.
We here at SERVPRO know the seriousness of flash floods and we are always here to help. If you’ve experienced any water damage due to a recent storm, give SERVPRO of North Rensselaer/ South Washington County a call and well make sure to make it “Like it never even happened.”
Vandalism Cleanup for North Rensselaer/ South Washington County Hotel
9/1/2023 (Permalink)
Give us a Call 518-677-3444
Vandalism is the willful or malicious destruction or defacement of public or private property. Vandalism includes graffiti, breaking windows, knocking over ones property, “keying” vehicles or walls etc. As a business owner vandalism can be a very upsetting event to discover in your building. It ranges from relatively minor pranks to malicious destruction of property. According to the U.S Small Business Administration just one single act of vandalism on average costs over $3,000.
Property damage caused by vandalism such as a broken window, can cause serious property damage such as mold if not handled in an efficient and a timely manner. Which can ultimately, if not taken care of lead to permanent damage to the structure. When a building is left unattended, it may be found with broken windows, broken doors, graffiti, and even fire damages in some cases.
As a business and property owner finding you building in a state like this can be devastating. We here at SERVPRO of North Rensselaer/ South Washington Counties is a group of highly trained professionals who are equipped to clean and restore your property quickly and effectively, allowing you to resume your daily activities. SERVPRO of North Rensselaer/ South Washington Counties is an IICRC certified business that you can trust to service your business for vandalism and graffiti cleanup. We know how important restoring your business is to you and we want to help. Our professionals will act quickly to remove vandalism from your home or commercial spaces. We are a 24/7 emergency service business that will be there to help and restore your business back to "Like it never even happened." So do not hesitate to give us a call at (518)677-3444 if you have experienced any property damage caused by vandalism.
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