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Water Damage Service Nationwide Water Damage Service Get Help Now Self Help Tools Become an Affiliate Mold Removal Basement Flooding   07-24-08 Check For Water Damage To Prevent Mold After Hurricane It's important to inspect your home for any water damage from Hurricane Dolly as soon as possible to prevent mold growth. View Article   07-24-08 Hurricane Dolly Batters Texas Coast - Consider the Following Tips As Hurricane Dolly continues to bear down on the Texas coast, no one knows what kind of damage it will leave in its path. But Insurance agents and claims professionals from Texas and many catastrophe team are prepared to respond to their your' needs following the hurricane. View Article   07-24-08 Protecting your home from flooding Even those who live miles away from the coast or a river can't presume to be home and dry with regards flood risks. As last summer made scarily obvious, floods can affect a wide variety of areas with devastating effect. View Article   07-24-08 Heavy Rains Continue Over Deep South Texas A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST FROM BROWNSVILLE TO PORT ARANSAS. THIS WARNING WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER THIS MORNING. View Article   07-24-08 Property & Causality Insurers Get Slammed By Storms The countries largest property and causality insurers are reporting second quarter declines in net income that range down from 25% to 98%. View Article   07-24-08 Insurance Glossary-confused about what all those terms mean? Find out how to communicate effectively about insurance Insurance Glossary View Article   07-23-08 FEMA Fights Lawsuit Involving Moldy Trailers The Wall Street Journal Reported today that lawyers representing the Federal Emergency Management Agency are aggressively seeking dismissal of charges against FEMA stemming from lawsuits filed on behalf of Gulf Coast hurricane victims who claim they were exposed to dangerous fumes and toxic mold while living in government issued trailers. View Article   07-23-08 Three Deadly Sins that Can Ruin A Mold Case Although I've seen numerous ads screaming "MOLD DESTROYS YOUR HOME AND YOUR HEALTH!", and that 'EXPOSURE TO TOXIC MOLD CAUSES PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPRESSION, FATIGUE, PSORIASIS AND 'MOLD LUNG DISEASE!", View Article   07-22-08 Mold found in FEMA mobile homes in Indiana, Iowa The discovery of mold in federally provided mobile homes sheltering Indiana and Iowa flood victims has prompted new anger and frustrations for those who have lost their houses. View Article   07-22-08 Store owner blames city for water damage in basement The dust still hasn't settled on a Victoria Street construction project that ended two years ago. View Article   07-22-08 Water damage-main break drenches mall A water main break yesterday under York Road in Baltimore County sent mud, stones and water coursing downhill into the parking lot of Yorkridge Shopping Center. View Article   07-18-08 Infection Prevention Tips for Water Damage Clean-up As Midwest floodwaters recede and clean-up efforts get underway, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) offers advice to help reduce the risk of infection, View Article   07-18-08 Flood waters damage homes and businesses It only took about an hour and a half for flood waters to consume parts of Columbus Drive and 50th Street. Unfortunately, it happened at the heart of rush hour. View Article   07-17-08 Flooded-out family left floating in buyout program limbo A month after Charles City neighborhoods were swamped by the Cedar River, some citizens are still reeling from the after effects of the flooding. View Article   07-17-08 Girl helps save family from burning house-Water Damage Hits Duplex Tyra Willis woke early in the morning to the smell of smoke, realized her Jackson home was on fire and quickly evacuated her family. View Article   07-17-08 Afternoon Fire Contained To One Room-Smoke & Water Damage to the rest of the House No injuries were reported in connection with a fire Monday afternoon at 1912 Blackford Street. View Article   07-17-08 Mold- A Silent Danger After Water Damage Recent heavy rain is growing a nightmare for homeowners. President of Home Buyers Protection Company, Patrick Casey, frequently sees mold sprouting in dark damp basements. View Article   07-16-08 Navigating the Insurance Maze like a Property Claims Pro If you’re home has been damaged by a covered homeowners insurance peril, you will need to file a claim with your homeowners insurance company. In a perfect world, you’d call an 800 number and a friendly insurance CSR would send out a knowledgeable insurance adjuster to your home. Once the insurance adjuster arrives, he’d cut you a check and you’d hire a contractor to perform the repairs. Soon, your home has been restored! View Article   07-15-08 Property Claim Tips Saves You Time and Money! When a natural or man - made situation damages your property, you have enough things to worry about. Receiving your insurance settlement doesn't have to be one of them. View Article   07-15-08 Tips For Filing A Homeowner’s Insurance Claim Property Claim Tips, LLC makes it their responsibility to help you recover from damages suffered as a result of weather-related disasters, home accidents, acts of vandalism or other sources as a first party. View Article   07-15-08 How to Get a Fair Insurance Settlement Natural disasters such as wildfires, hurricanes, tornados, and floods have been making headlines. We’ve seen hundreds of homes go up in flames in southern California; thousands of homes battered by hurricanes and tornados in Texas and the south; and thousands more submerged by the mighty Mississippi and other swollen rivers. These catastrophes play themselves out over and over. The locations may change but the story is the same: heartbreaking devastation. View Article   07-15-08 Property Claims Tips announces Dryout Inc. as its sole Nationwide Vendor What’s worse than having a flooded or storm-damaged home? The insurance nightmare once the waters recede. Dryout Inc., a leading nationwide water damage and mold remediation network, recently teamed up with Property Claims Tips LLC. This combination of water damage cleanup and property claims assistance has the homeowner’s best interests in mind. View Article   07-14-08 Water Damage Claims Often Denied By City Has your home suffered water damage from a busted water main or fire hydrant flushing? Are potholes wreaking havoc on your car's front end or tires? View Article   07-14-08 Water Damage Restoration Where and When Water is essential to life, but as a destructive force, it can debase the value of your home. Natural crises like floods, accidents caused by faulty fixtures like water leaks and its after effects contribute to the problem, which may include maintenance and water damage repair costs, and declination of indoor quality air. View Article   07-14-08 Longer Hurricane Season Stronger Storms Increased Water Damage Hurricane seasons have been getting longer over the past century and the big storms are coming earlier, LiveScience has learned. The trend has been particularly noticeable since 1995, some climate scientists say. View Article   07-12-08 After the Deluge: Tips for Choosing a Water Damage Service The floodwaters have receded and you’re finally given the “all clear” signal to return to your community. While excited to be allowed to return, you’re dreading the job ahead: clean up. Who can blame you? After all, flood waters are far from pure. View Article   07-11-08 More Water Damage Discovered Inside Lucas Oil Stadium Days after heavy thunderstorms caused flooding inside Lucas Oil Stadium, crews have found more water damage. View Article   07-11-08 The Soggy Truth about Water Damage Each year, the nightly news features images of swollen rivers, tidal surges, and water sweeping through communities. View Article   07-10-08 Mopping up Water Damage Whether your home or business has been swamped with floodwaters or has suffered a plumbing accident, mopping up the water and drying out the structure is a high priority. However, safety must come first. View Article   07-09-08 Water Leak Damages Court Documents A water main break in the east wing of the Jefferson courthouse has left several documents in need of restoration. View Article   07-09-08 Don’t Buy Water Damage on Wheels Unfortunately the current flooding across the Nation brings out the worst in people, thousands of flood damaged autos will be sold at auction, ending up on a car lot near you. View Article   07-08-08 Water Damage Hits America’s Heartland-Hard Billions in damage as flooding uproots towns, crops and lives across the Midwest View Article   07-08-08 Fireworks set off in apartment building causes tremendous water damage A man who allegedly set off illegal fireworks in the bathroom of a 10-unit downtown apartment building at 907 Main Street early Sunday was apprehended after he was spotted on the rooftop of the building, wrapped only in a T-shirt, fire officials said. View Article   07-08-08 Water Damage Momentarily Shuts Down Assessor's Office Communications were interrupted at the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office early Sunday when a broken air conditioning pipe at the Ouachita Parish Courthouse flooded an office and leaked onto computers used to operate sheriff's dispatch phones. View Article   07-08-08 Some Merchants Profit From Disasters While Others Sink In Water Damage The commerce is welcome, but Kenny Capron wishes it could have come some other way. View Article   07-08-08 Protecting your valuables from Water Damage Key to any insurance recovery of valuables is documentation, documentation and more documentation. Save all receipts and be sure to store at least one copy of any information in a safety deposit box. View Article   07-07-08 Is Water Damage Really A Part Of Life? For many of the residents up and down the Mississippi water damage is part of every day life, the natural flow of the river often brings its rain soaked water crashing over her banks and levees into unwelcome territory. View Article   07-06-08 Bertha is clearly a hurricane now Current Status Hurricane Bertha is located near 21.4N/53.3W, or about 1000 miles southeast of the island of Bermuda Maximum sustained winds are estimated to be near 120 mph, however Bertha's eye looks less distinct than it was last evening, and it's likely that Bertha is slowly weakening. Bertha is now moving toward the northwest at 8-10 mph. View Article   07-03-08 Homeowners water damage claims keep coming after Wisconsin rains Claims for damage from June’s brutal rainstorms in Wisconsin continue to roll in, spokesmen for some of the state’s biggest insurers say. View Article   07-01-08 How the Little Things Add Up It finally happened to you, your home got flooded, now what do you do? The first thing is to stop, get control and think. View Article   06-28-08 Disaster assistance information available for water damage victims Do you and your family know what to do in an emergency of a disaster? Do you have a plan to meet as a specific location, if for some reason your family becomes separated? Do you have a disaster preparedness kit ready to go? View Article   06-27-08 Some basics of water damage restoration The cross venting idea of drying out a flooded property is a bad one. The idea of opening up the windows and doors to dryout a property is foolish, in theory this may sound good but, consider the outside humidity, in most cases it is greater than the indoor humidity-save a few locations nationwide. View Article   06-26-08 After the flooding, How do we start cleaning up the water damage? Safety, the first consideration is safety before returning to your property check with the local authorities, and make sure it’s safe to go home. Ask, do you need any identification to return to your property? View Article   06-26-08 Dryout Inc. Advances its Network by Building Web Sites for its Members The Dryout Network continues its expansion by helping affiliated water damage professionals build optimized Web sites. View Article   06-26-08 Home Renovations Guide including Bathroom Renovations Bathroom Renovations D.I.Y Home Renovations Guide including Bathroom Renovations View Article   06-25-08 Dryout Inc. and Sentinel Hydrosolutions, LLC. Team Up to reduce Water Damage While the nation’s levee systems are bearing the brunt of storms, homes are regularly at risk of flooding even when located far away from the flood plains. That’s because burst pipes and overflowing plumbing problems don’t care where you live. View Article   06-25-08 Why my dishwasher didn’t come with an electrical cord Our old dishwasher final gave up. With a terrible metal crunch and a deafening roar when she turned on, we had come to the end of her natural life. View Article   06-24-08 Preventing Water Damage and Flood Damage in Homes Recent flooding and heavy rains have many Midwesterners cleaning and drying out homes, basements and crawlspaces. However, next time heavy rains hit, the potential for water and flood damage can be reduced, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln housing and environment specialist said. View Article   06-24-08 How to install a water filter and not get water damage If your drinking water is not as clear as it used to be, maybe it’s time to replace the water filter or add one. To do this without flooding out your home, consider this question. What is Teflon tape? If you know the answers get started this weekend, on the new filter. If you think Teflon tape is something you cook with, well maybe you should call a plumber to install the filter. View Article   06-23-08 Washing Machine Water Damage & Your Neighbor's Ruptured Hose It happened last night my neighbor’s washing machine hose rupture in the middle of my perfect night sleep and flooded my unit and the unit below ours. View Article   06-23-08 Water Damage for my birthday It was late in the day and most of the people my wife had invited to my “surprise” party had settled into the living room. Our children could be seen darting in and out of the kitchen, with food stuffed in their mouths. The driveway full of familiar cars, belonging to my family and friends. View Article   06-22-08 Your water damage, your mold and your insurance company: Can a rider help you? As most homeowner insurance policies go, mold is one of the few things (along with corrosion, rot, and fungus, etc.) that are generally not covered unless it is the result of something that is covered by the home’s insurance policy, such as flood damage and the water caused by a burst pipe. View Article   06-21-08 What should you do if you have water or storm damage Take immediate action, steps taken right away can save in many ways. View Article   06-20-08 Preventing Water Damage from Entering Your Home Often excess amount of water coming into contact with the foundation or the inside of your home can be structurally damaging and if you own the home you’re currently living in, one of the best things that you can do to avoid this damage is to learn how to direct runoff water away from your home. View Article   06-20-08 State intervenes: Insurance cancellations in flooded areas stopped! Gov. Rod Blagojevich has ordered a 60-day moratorium on insurance cancellations for residents and businesses in the Illinois flood disaster areas. View Article   06-20-08 After the Water Damage: Preventing and Removing Mold Mold growth is a common event after flood waters recede. Molds are a natural part of the environment and we are exposed to mold spores in everyday activities. View Article   06-20-08 Midwest Flood Victims Race against Time as Water Damage takes Toll Residents in Missouri and Illinois are in a race against time. They're trying to save their communities from the swollen banks of the raging Mississippi River. View Article   06-20-08 Floods devastate Mid West crops: Prices sure to rise President Bush has flown to the parts of America's Midwest which have been hit by severe flooding. View Article   06-20-08 Iowa-Like Floods to Increase With Global Warming The chances for extreme weather in the U.S. such as the record rainfall and flooding in Iowa this month are increasing as worldwide temperatures rise, a government agency that researches climate change said. View Article   06-19-08 Battle along Mississippi reaches fever pitch; running from water damage Despite a history of heart problems, Larry Ippensen lifted shovel after shovel of sand Wednesday afternoon with scraped and sunburned hands in a desperate sandbagging effort to save his 160-acre family farm from a nearby faltering levee. View Article   06-19-08 Expert: It was wind damage not water damage A civil engineer said Katrina's wind sucked exterior walls from a home and caused other significant damage USAA insurance said was caused by water and refused to cover. View Article   06-19-08 Pentagon blasts KBR's operation; The group holds a $500 million disaster-recovery contract with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command A Pentagon investigative report alleges the firm KBR Inc. held an illegal contract, overcharged millions to the Navy and produced shoddy workmanship on its South Mississippi jobs after Katrina. View Article   06-19-08 Time and money answer to fixing water damage from flood Flooding along the White and Wabash Rivers have taken a huge toll on property and people. View Article   06-19-08 How to Spot a Flooded & Water Damaged Car Literally thousands of cars are submerged each fall during floods. View Article   06-18-08 Flood victims worry: What's in the water? Untreated sewage is flowing into rivers and streams across central and eastern Iowa as one after another wastewater facilities are inundated by the record floods that have swept the state during the past two weeks. View Article   06-18-08 Do you know what a Hypercane is? As the name suggests, hypercanes are hurricanes gone extreme. View Article   06-17-08 Basement fire causes smoke, water damage at YWCA Firefighters today are investigating a basement fire at the YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County. View Article   06-17-08 Three more UI buildings start to flood and receive extensive water damage University of Iowa officials announced Sunday that three more closed buildings have started to flood, including the Adler Journalism Building, the English Philosophy Building and Hawkeye Court apartments. View Article   06-15-08 Flood & water damage to vehicles can be expensive The decision to drive through high water could be a costly one. View Article   06-15-08 Moss can cause water damage Our home and most of the others in our area have moss on the roof. Does moss damage shingles and shorten the life of the roof, or is it just a cosmetic problem? Is the investment for cleaning and moss-protection worth it? View Article   06-15-08 Mitigate your water damage Remember, the word “mitigate” is an insurance term that means protecting the property from further damage. View Article   06-15-08 Carpet Odor Removal We provide services like carpet cleaning, flood cleaning, damage repair, fire water damage disaster restoration, basement remodeling, carpet steam cleaning, carpet odor removal services with offices in Texas, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth and San Antonio and other countries. View Article   06-15-08 Provider of Water filters, replacement cartridges, and home water filter products from Culligan, Ametek, and USFilter brands Water Filters.NET has 1,000's of water filters, replacement water filter cartridges, and water filtration systems in stock for all your water treatment needs. View Article   06-13-08 Misery grows in upper Midwest with water damage everywhere Officials on Friday issued a voluntary evacuation order for much of downtown Des Moines, Iowa, and other areas bordering the Des Moines River. View Article   06-13-08 Governor says flood & water damage could be in "billions" Governor Chet Culver says when the flood waters recede and storm debris is cleared, the damage tally could reach into the billions of dollars. View Article   06-13-08 FEMA views water damage Family and friends of Jenny Augustine were able to assist her in getting her belongings out of her business on Thursday morning just as representatives of FEMA set up camp in the parking lot of her business ABC Lettering. View Article   06-12-08 Insurance claims mount for flood & water damage Thousands of claims, amounting to millions of dollars in payouts to policy-holders, have been pouring into property insurance companies in Wisconsin in the wake of last weekend’s rain storms. View Article   06-12-08 Holes In Floors, Water Damage Lead To Closure Of Classrooms The on-going health and safety inspection of Guam public school facilities has led to the closing of 21 rooms at Simon Sanchez High School, the Pacific Daily News reports. View Article   06-12-08 Dryout Welcomes First General Service in PA First General Services of Ebensburg is available for emergency fire board up, or water mitigation services, such as flood pumping, drying, and sewage clean up. View Article   06-11-08 Is water damage insurance worth the extra money? 1. Familiarize yourself with what’s out there. Travel insurance can include trip cancellation, trip interruption, accidental death or dismemberment, medical and dental care, transportation to medical facilities, loss View Article   06-10-08 Choose from a variety of hot tub covers Choose from a variety of hot tub cover lifters, and forget about the pain of manually removing it and replacing it. 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From broken trees, to fallen power lines and ripped off roofs, storm repairs can be costly...especially if they're not covered by insurance. View Article   06-10-08 Tips to help save water-damaged items In an effort to assist residents and businesses across Indiana suffering from flood damage, the Indiana State Archives is providing the following information to assist in preserving and minimizing the damage from the flooding this past weekend. View Article   06-10-08 Midwest sees more floods, Wisconsin dam breaks water damage on the rise A dam near the Wisconsin Dells resort area broke on Monday, sweeping away some homes, as torrential rains caused more flooding across parts of the U.S. Midwest, authorities said. View Article   06-10-08 Home Improvement and Asbestos Exposure Risks We are campaigning to educate the community on how to identify asbestos within the home and workplace. View Article   06-08-08 Floodwaters damage several homes with water damage Tooele resident Jose Gonzalez was getting ready for work at 4:30 a.m. Thursday when he heard water leaking in his basement where his children were sleeping. View Article   06-08-08 Things you need to know about water damage Stay out Don't go inside a building if floodwaters remain around it. Floodwaters often undermine foundations, causing sinking. Floors can crack or break, and buildings can collapse. View Article   06-08-08 Residents asked to report flood & water damage Anyone who has suffered from flood damage during the recent high water caused by heavy rainfall needs to contact Clay County Emergency Management Director Bryan Husband. View Article   06-08-08 Minimizing Effects Of Water Damage It's the unpleasant kind of situation that as homeowners we hope we'll never face, but sadly, it's likely we will have at least one water damage experience in our lifetime. View Article   06-07-08 Picking Up the Pieces After a Disaster-Water Damage Blues Important Steps for Your Safe and Speedy Recovery View Article