Can You Salvage Wet Drywall?

Can You Salvage Wet Drywall?

Water damage to your home can be stressful, but most of the time, if the damage isn’t extensive, your home can be dried out without demo to your walls. Drywall is one of the areas most commonly affected by water damage. Drywall needs to stay dry, like its name states;...
Preventing Freezing Pipes and Home Flooding

Preventing Freezing Pipes and Home Flooding

With winter fast approaching and the temperature dropping below freezing already, American Restoration Water and Fire, LLC wants to remind you of a few easy steps you can take to prevent the pipes in your home from freezing and flooding. Freezing pipes which can lead...
Water Damage : What To Know Before Buying A Home

Water Damage : What To Know Before Buying A Home

Buying a home is one of the more exciting parts of life, and when you have been searching for months, the exciting parts begin to wear off. But, just when you are about to give in and make an offer on a home you will make do with, the perfect one comes up: it meets...
How to Choose and Use Smoke Detectors

How to Choose and Use Smoke Detectors

One of the most accessible safety features to forget about in your home is your smoke detectors. We forget about them until that deafening alarm reminds us about that piece of toast we set too long or a holiday meal we forgot in the oven. Smoke detectors are one of...
Most Common Places to Check for Mold in a Home

Most Common Places to Check for Mold in a Home

What is mold, and why should we check our home for it? By definition, mold is a type of fungus that spreads microscopic spores in areas with moisture and can be airborne. After a while, these spores begin to grow on surfaces and become apparent to the naked eye. Mold...