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Learn about what we do and why we do it.
The ERS blog includes DIY instructions, tips for selecting a contractor, and water damage information.
Contact the Emergency Restoration Specialists to repair your damaged building today.
For many people who live in Southeastern Wisconsin, it’s a given that floods are not something you want to have happen to a property. Everyone agrees that a flood is terrible, but few people realize the true extent of the damage a flood can do.
A fire is often one of the most devastating things that can happen to a property. It can occur either through environmental circumstances or human error. While most people are concerned about what the heat and burn damage can do to a structure, there is another element to consider: smoke. Many people think that all smoke does is make things sooty and that cleaning something up is all that is required. However, this is not true across the board. Smoke can have different effects on a property, depending on what it encounters.
When people think about emergencies for a home or workplace that require an emergency response, usually the thoughts go to big, visible catastrophes, like a fire or a flood. But there is one risk to buildings that can occur slowly and invisibly. Unfortunately, once it takes hold, it can run a considerable health risk for those who spend time inside the building.
Most Americans are taught from an early age some variation of the truism “Cleanliness is next to godliness.” However, in 2020, America and the entire world learned that cleanliness could sometimes also mean the difference between living everyday life and enduring lockdowns of varying degrees of severity depending on how bad infection rates are.
Winter Plumbing Problems Can Lead To Water Damage Disasters. The weather in the Milwaukee area this winter has been extremely cold. We’ve been suffering through a very long stretch of below freezing temperatures. For local home and business owners this means having to deal with the types of problems this degree of cold weather can cause to your plumbing system. And, one of the biggest unseen threats is how winter can freeze water pipes.
People worried about water damage usually think about the worst-case scenario, such as a flood. And while that kind of hazard is undoubtedly a possibility here in the Milwaukee area, this isn’t the only kind of threat that property owners face from water. Water can cause immense damage to a home or business without necessarily forcing people to sit on their roofs to avoid drowning. Here’s what else water can do to property besides just flooding it.
