Top Five New Year's Resolutions for 2013

Happy Holidays from everyone at Superior Restoration! We hope you guys had a great time celebrating with friends, family and your loved ones. We spent our holiday weekend being thankful for everything that has been granted to us over the course of the year, celebrating our hard work and success to cap off the end of yet another great year for us. From the bottom of our hearts, we wish all of our clients the best and look forward to what 2013 will bring for all of us.

Water Damage on the West Coast

As a California-based water damage company, Superior Restoration has gone through its share of ups and downs during its ten years in business. California is famous for its mild and temperate weather, and for the most part we don't have to worry about a lot of the natural disasters that come with the seasons in other parts of the country. Hurricanes, snow, and flooding caused by heavy rainstorms are all relatively uncommon over here, making some of the most common sources of water damage few and far between. Even when flooding happens, many homes in Southern California, if not all, were constructed without basements, removing yet another common area for water damage to happen.

The Difference Between Truck Mounted and Portable Carpet Cleaning

When you are shopping around for a carpet cleaning company, the stark difference in pricing may seem a bit strange at first. How is it that some firms are able to provide the same service yet offer a much lower price? Most of the time, the key component in this disparity is the type of equipment used to handle the job. This is typically categorized between portable units and truck mounted units.

The Difference Between Wand and Rotovac Carpet Cleaning

When water damage affects a carpeted area, one of the final steps in completing the restoration process is to give the affected area a thorough carpet cleaning. This last step usually helps with not only removing unwanted odors, but provides a fresh look to old carpet. For the most part, carpet cleaning is typically performed with one of two vacuum types. The most common and established method for the past fifty years is the traditional wand cleaner; however, the Rotovac has been increasingly become accepted in the industry as the defacto standard.

What Does It Mean to Be Licensed, Bonded and Insured?

Today we are going to go over the importance of selecting the proper water damage firm to perform your task. In the event where your situation is not critically time-sensitive and you have time to do research before calling, finding an established agency is the key to protecting your property and making sure the quality of your job is at an acceptable level. Working with unaccredited or uninsured agencies may save money upfront, but the risks involved can outweigh any immediate benefit and have long-lasting consequences should anything go wrong.

The Three Types of Mold Growth

Mold is an omnipresent fact of life, being the single most common form of fungi on the planet. No matter where you are, indoors or outdoors, mold spores are always in the air, serving as a natural means to recycle dead organic matter so that new life can grow. Most of the time, these spores are completely harmless and pose no threat due to low concentration and natural air circulation. However, when conditions are right for mold to breed in confined areas, they can pose a serious health hazard to living things around them.

The Water Damage Restoration Process

Water damage restoration is a complicated task that requires a variety of techniques and equipment in order to ensure that the job is properly done. Depending on the size and scale of the emergency, different steps are taken in order to remove the water and remediate any contaminated areas. Today, we will continue from our previous article and go over the various things that are typically done on a water damage job as well as the scope of the equipment used.

An Overview of Water Damage Classifications and Categories

Water damage comes in a variety of forms that can be merely annoying or potentially dangerous, depending on the source of the flow. Today, we will go over the general categories of water leaks, the type of damage they can cause and the recommended steps to treat them. Water damage is split up into various categories and classifications according to standards set by the IICRC, the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification.

The Basics of Preventing Mold Damage

One of the common side effects of water damage in a household is mold. Mold can develop in a variety of conditions when excessive moisture is concentrated in a warm area without much ventilation. In the aftermath of a flood, water can leak into areas typically not accustomed to moisture, and if left unchecked, mold spores will settle and begin feeding off of the material they land on and grow.       

Four Basic Water Damage Prevention Tips

Before we get into discussing the nitty-gritty of water damage restoration, we feel that it's important to go over some information many homeowners overlook. By taking a few basic preventative steps around the house, you can actually help prevent potential sources of water damage before they happen, resulting in costly restoration work and weeks of time lost. Here are some of the basic guidelines for maintaining your household to make it as safe as possible.

Welcome to Superior Restoration!

Welcome to Superior Restoration's blog for water damage! We have recently done a revamp of our websites and will be providing our clients with a wealth of information about the entire restoration process, our company philosophy, and much more. Everything is still under construction right now so there will be many changes in the next few weeks. Please bear with us while we work on things.