Shut Your Swamp Cooler Down Before the First Freeze!

Also known as evaporative coolers, swamp coolers are popular ways to keep homes and businesses cool in desert states like New Mexico. It is important to winterize units during the fall before cold weather arrives. Proper maintenance helps avoid flooding, protects building interiors, and extends unit life. Our technicians see it all too often with […]

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What to Look for When Buying a Home

Most of the time, the signs of water damage are easy to spot– however, sometimes those elusive leaks are quite hard to detect when you’re shopping for a new home. Although prior water damage should always be disclosed, there is nothing wrong with being aware of what to look for and observing potential new homes […]

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Types of Home Insurance

Home insurance policies are something that most homeowners don’t give much thought to until they need them. In New Mexico, with monsoon season approaching, many homeowners can expect to experience water damage to their roofs. Understanding your insurance policy before disaster strikes can help you to be prepared for whatever comes your way. At American […]

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Swamp Cooler Maintenance

It’s swamp cooler season and that can mean trouble! Those of us who use swamp coolers to cool or homes and businesses know the issues surrounding swamp cooler season. Anytime you combine water with your roof, pending disaster looms. American Restoration Water & Fire has some valuable tips to help you avoid expensive home repairs.

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Check Your Parapets for Cracks!

Monsoon season in New Mexico is coming up, and although this isn’t a state most people associate with flooding and heavy rains, every year, thousands of homes are damaged by floods. At American Restoration Water & Fire, we help many homeowners pick up after flood damage, and interestingly, in most of those cases, some simple […]

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Document Your Belongings Before a Disaster

As a prudent homeowner, you likely did comparison-shopping to get the best possible insurance to protect your property. But what about protecting the valuable items that you store in your house? What happens if there is a disaster and your possessions are ruined? The professionals at American Restoration want to remind you that you probably […]

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Are You Backing Up Your Files?

At American Restoration, our skilled technicians routinely help families rebuild their lives and property after disasters. Whether damage was caused by a fire or a flood, many homeowners and business owners have to deal with the loss or damage to their valuable belongings. Unfortunately, we often find that homeowners have forgotten to take steps to […]

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Natural Disasters in New Mexico

In New Mexico, we’re pretty fortunate. We don’t experience earthquakes like California does, snow storms like the Midwest, or hurricanes like the South Eastern United States. But there are some risks we do face. A recent news report on KRQE news featuring local weatherman Mark Ronchetti explained that flooding and wildfire top the list of […]

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How to Avoid Restoration Scams

With the recent devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey in the Houston, Texas area, and Hurricane Irma in Florida, disaster restoration crews have taken to the area to assist with the cleanup and recovery efforts. That’s the good news. The bad news is that restoration scammers have followed suit, as is the case after any major […]

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The Value of a Full-Service Restoration Company

If you were having an addition put onto your home, would you want to work with several different companies that each specialized in only one aspect of construction, or one company that could do it all? For most people, the obvious answer is to work with just one contractor that can do all of the […]

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Business Disaster Readiness

Natural and man-made disasters strike around us every day. The staff at American Restoration Water & Fire, attended a meeting of the Albuquerque Office of Emergency Management and found some very useful safety information that we would like to pass along to you and your business.

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Monsoons and Roof Damage

American Restoration Water & Fire responds to numerous calls for roof leaks and water damage during monsoon season every year. When a flash flood strikes, or intense rains and strong winds inflict damage on your roof or the exterior of your home or business, contact us, we’re ready to assist you right away.