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Water Damage and Flooding
The Aftermath of Sump Pump Failures: A Restoration Journey
Homeowners go to great lengths to protect and preserve their properties, yet unforeseen circumstances can still cause extensive damage. For example, a seemingly minor event like a sump pump failure can have serious consequences. Choosing Emergency Restoration ensures you're prepared for such events, with expert assistance ready to mitigate damage swiftly and effectively.
The Major Steps in Water Damage Restoration
Water damage can be a devastating experience for homeowners, whether it's caused by a burst pipe, leaky roof, or natural disaster. The effects can be costly and time-consuming to repair. However, with the right steps and expert restoration techniques from Emergency Restoration, the damage can be minimized effectively.
Surviving a Basement Flood: Step By Step Emergency Response Guide
A flooded basement is every homeowner's worst nightmare. Emergency Restoration, your reliable water damage restoration expert, has prepared this helpful advice to help you cope with this overwhelming experience.
Water Damage from the Freeze-Thaw Cycle
As Michigan weather wavers between winter and spring, homes across metro Detroit become susceptible to the freeze-thaw cycle. This cycle occurs when built-up ice and snow repeatedly melt, freeze, and melt again, potentially causing significant damage to properties.
Historic Summer Floods Hit Metro Detroit
During the summer of 2021, metro Detroit experienced major flooding caused by torrential rains and thunderstorms. Hundreds of thousands were left without power, and homes and businesses suffered incredible amounts of flood damage.
Frozen-Burst Pipe Water Damage Restoration
The process of pipes freezing, thawing, and then bursting is a well-known issue, but the resulting flooding can cause significant damage and financial loss. In multi-level structures, a water leak can cascade through all floors, ultimately settling in the basement, exacerbating the damage.
Dealing with flooding or water damage in your home can be challenging. If you choose to handle the cleanup yourself, following some basic tips can make your efforts safer and more effective.
Water Damage Prevention and Mitigation
Water damage, whether caused by a leaky faucet, burst pipe, poorly-attached appliance connection, or sudden flood, can wreak havoc on a home’s interior.
Collapsed Walls from Water and Flood Damage
As water pools outside a basement wall, the hydrostatic pressure increases. Eventually, this pressure can penetrate the basement wall, weakening it to the point of potential collapse.
Cold Weather Water Damage in Homes and Businesses
When pipes freeze and then thaw, they expand and burst, unleashing large amounts of water. This cascade effect floods the property, causing significant damage and financial loss.
Heavy Rains Spell House Floods After Dry Summer Weather
Unusually hot temperatures can dry out the soil around homes and commercial buildings. When a strong summer storm brings torrential rains, this can lead to flooding.
Melted Snowpack Can Cause Basement Flooding
As the season changes from winter to spring, homeowners can expect an increased risk of basement flooding due to melting snowpack or heavy winter rains. Our water damage restoration team is here to help.
Winter in metro Detroit is unlike anywhere else in the United States. Our weather can be extreme and change without notice. Let’s explore the different types of disasters that can occur for homeowners and business owners in Michigan that require Emergency Restoration.
Mold Remediation
What is Black Mold and Why is it a Concern?
Black mold, or Stachybotrys chartarum, is a common and potentially harmful problem for both residential and commercial buildings, especially in damp climates like Michigan's. This toxic fungus thrives in moist, unventilated areas, posing potential health risks and causing property damage.
Black Mold Inspection in Macomb County Homes Following Heavy Rains
Heavy rains in August left many Macomb County, Michigan homeowners with flooded basements and more. Torrential rainstorms caused intense downpours that overwhelmed drainage systems county-wide.
The Importance of Mold Removal in Homes and Businesses
Various types of mold can form in your home or business, but black mold is the primary concern for most property owners. Contrary to the belief that black mold lays dormant for years before becoming active, it can actually germinate in just a few days. Within two to three weeks, it can become visible on walls and other structures.
Fire Damage Restoration
Outdoor Summer Fire Hazards in Metro Detroit
The hot summer months in metro Detroit bring scorching temperatures, high winds, and dry conditions, all of which contribute to an increased risk of outdoor fires.
Synthetic Materials Cause Fires to Spread Quickly
House fires can start in the blink of an eye. Synthetic materials in various household items can ignite quickly and cause strong chemical reactions. When burned, these chemicals emit damaging smoke, creating an unhealthy living environment.
Fire Damage Restoration Service in Metro Detroit, MI
With warmer weather comes a change of season in Michigan, along with shifts in our indoor and outdoor activities. Let’s explore some of the top causes of house fires both indoors and outdoors...
Storm Damage Restoration
Dealing with Summer Storm Damage A Comprehensive Guide to Restoration
Nothing can prepare a homeowner for the devastation that summer storms can cause. When the sun's warm embrace is replaced by stormy skies, high wind, and rain your residence becomes susceptible to damage.
Winter Storm Cleanup and Restoration
As we bid farewell to the warm days of summer in Michigan, we brace ourselves for the typically cold winter ahead, often bringing damaging storms to metro Detroit.
Top Disasters That Occur in Spring and Summer
Metro Detroit is known for its unpredictable weather changes. As spring and summer approach, the weather in this area can change rapidly. Learn more about some of the most common types of spring and summer restoration emergencies.
Sewer and Storm Drain Backup Water Damage
Anyone with water damage in their house or place of business is aware of how terrifying it can be. It could be particularly challenging to handle water damage brought on by a sewer or storm drain backup.
Property Damage Restoration
Building Damage Restoration Due to an Auto Accident
When a car jumps the curb and crashes into an office building, business disruption is almost inevitable, and the damage can be extensive. Emergency Restoration recently received a call for exactly this situation.