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Reviewed by the USA Restoration Team, IICRC Certified Water Damage Restoration Technicians serving Vancouver, WA since 2014.   Floor moisture is deceptive. The surface can feel dry while moisture is still sitting underneath, trapped in the subfloor, the concrete slab, or the wood grain itself. That hidden moisture is what causes hardwood to buckle and […]

Reviewed by the USA Restoration Team, IICRC Certified Water Damage Restoration Technicians serving Vancouver, WA since 2014.   When a restoration company assesses water damage in your home, the first two questions they are answering are: what type of water is this, and how far has it spread? The answers determine the entire approach to

Reviewed by the USA Restoration Team, IICRC Certified Water Damage Restoration Technicians serving Vancouver, WA since 2014.   A slab leak is a pipe leak that happens underneath your home’s concrete foundation. You cannot see it, you cannot hear it easily, and by the time obvious damage appears above the surface, the water has usually

Reviewed by the USA Restoration Team, IICRC Certified Water Damage Restoration Technicians serving Vancouver, WA since 2014.   An overflowing toilet is one of those situations where the first few seconds matter. Water coming over the bowl rim contains bacteria and pathogens from the drain system, and every extra minute it sits on the bathroom

Reviewed by the USA Restoration Team, IICRC Certified Water Damage Restoration Technicians serving Vancouver, WA since 2014.   Not every water damage situation needs a restoration company. A small appliance leak caught within an hour, a minor roof drip that wet a single ceiling tile, or a bathroom faucet overflow that stayed on the tile

Reviewed by the USA Restoration Team, IICRC Certified Water Damage Restoration Technicians serving Vancouver, WA since 2014.   Bathrooms and kitchens are the two most common places mold shows up in a home, and that is not a coincidence. Both rooms combine the three things mold needs to grow: moisture, warmth, and an organic surface

Reviewed by the USA Restoration Team, IICRC Certified Water Damage Restoration Technicians serving Vancouver, WA since 2014.   A sewer backup is one of the more serious things that can happen to a home. Sewage coming back up through drains, toilets, or a basement floor drain is not just a plumbing inconvenience. It is a

Reviewed by the USA Restoration Team, IICRC Certified Water Damage Restoration Technicians serving Vancouver, WA since 2014.   Most homeowners never go into their attic. That is exactly why mold can go undetected for years. By the time it shows up as a musty smell in the rooms below, staining on the ceiling, or a

Reviewed by the USA Restoration Team, IICRC Certified Water Damage Restoration Technicians serving Vancouver, WA since 2014.   Vancouver, WA gets over 40 inches of rain a year. From October through April, the outdoor air is consistently humid, the ground stays saturated, and many homes go weeks without enough warmth or airflow to dry out

Reviewed by the USA Restoration Team, IICRC Certified Water Damage Restoration Technicians serving Vancouver, WA since 2014.   Mold can grow inside your home for weeks before you ever see it. By the time a dark patch appears on your wall or a musty smell becomes impossible to ignore, the mold has likely already spread