Most of us learn about floods on the news. Some homeowners learn the hard way when their home and/or neighborhood experiences a flood due to a hurricane, river or similar natural disaster. This isn't when you want to learn that your homeowner insurance policy doesn't cover flooding. Now is the time …
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Mold Remediation Process: Steps & Sequence?
Experience in residential construction, maintenance and repairs hasn't made negotiating the mold remediation process any easier. It reminds me how challenging home repairs are for most homeowners. Now I'm in the same position, having to learn about the mold remediation process including who does …
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Electrical Building Code Changes Coming
Building codes are used to improve the safety of of our homes (read: Short History of Building Codes). The latest electrical building code, the 2020 edition of the National Electrical Code (NEC), was recently published by the National Fire Protection Association. Builders, remodelers and …
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Water Damage Repair in Plain English
Most water leaks in your home won't cause this much flooding. Trust me, you never want to deal with this situation. As I'm living through a flooded house right now, I can definitely say it's not fun. But there's a lot we can learn by understanding the water damage repair steps you go through to …
How to Fix Water Damaged Art
Most of the time your artwork is hung on walls or placed on shelves. My challenge was dealing with water damaged art that was sitting on the floor in several inches of water. That's typical when you're moving into a new house. When unpacking, I placed things in the room where I thought they'd go. …
Finding a Mold Remediation Company
While dealing with the insurance company, it's also time to find a mold remediation company. We found mold after removing the cabinets because they put out lots of fans but never removed cabinet doors/drawers (read How to Dry Out Kitchen Cabinets). With no prior experience involving mold …
