The last week of the year brought with it a huge snowstorm. The snow level is as high as your knees when you wade down the sidewalk. With the cold temperatures and the high winds, you haven’t been able to get out and rake off the snow from your roof. As you sit snuggly in your living room, you hear a crash above you. The snow and ice have come through the roof into your attic. Where in Harford County, MD, can you find disaster restoration and roof tarping services?

Clean up and repair have to start as soon as possible. Once the disaster has occurred, the cleanup and repair need to happen as soon as possible to avoid any secondary damage. The hole in your roof needs to be tarped so the snow, ice, and debris can be removed and your home protected. Roof tarping can be difficult since the roof still has snow and ice on it, making it slippery and dangerous. The technicians at ServiceMaster of Bel Air have all the right tools and training to ensure they know exactly what they’re doing and won’t get hurt while tarping your roof. Let the professionals take the calculated risk.

Pack out as many belongings as you can to start restoration. By using the pack-out and storage service that ServiceMaster of Bel Air provides, you can ensure that your small valuable items can be protected from further damage and the restoration process can start quickly. The removal of all your small belongings makes it easier to clean and restore all the big items that remain in your home. Disaster damage can be caused by anything from water to fire, and each cleanup process requires different tools and techniques. Using a professional service such as ServiceMaster by Bel Air ensures that the process is done quickly and correctly. Don’t take on the cleanup yourself; get professional help as soon as possible.

ServiceMaster by Bel Air is here to help everyone in the Harford County, MD, area with all their disaster restoration needs. Our team will work with your insurance company so all you have to worry about is keeping your family safe and comfortable while our technicians get your home back to normal. Don’t take on the stress of disaster restoration yourself. Instead, call ServiceMaster of Bel Air at (800) 570-4206 to make sure your Harford County, MD, disaster restoration services are done correctly.

As the holidays get closer, the Harford County, MD, winter weather settles in. In the last week, there has been high winds and lots of snow. Today, there is a break with temps in the 40s, allowing a little of the snow to melt before the next big storm. You’re busy getting the house ready for the holiday festivities when you head into the basement to find water seeping in from one of the windows. As you look closer, you realize the window was never really shut all the way. Once you’ve shut the window and stopped the water from coming in, the next step is cleaning up the water damage.

Water damage restoration has to happen quickly. Once the source of the water has been shut off or stopped, the next step is cleaning up the water damage. The longer the water sets, the more likely it is you’ll find mold and mildew growth. Water takes the path of least resistance and can be difficult to clean up if you aren’t diligent. Any items that can be removed and cleaned elsewhere should be taken away as quickly as possible to reduce the number of places the water can hide or absorb. Furniture acts as a giant wick, pulling water into the cushions and fabric and making it difficult to ensure they are completely dry. Water damage restoration can add stress to any situation, but especially during the holiday season.

You don’t have to face water damage restoration alone. For those in the Harford County, MD, area, the technicians of ServiceMaster of Bel Air have all the tools and techniques to make the water damage restoration process quick and easy. Their tools include moisture detection equipment that can find the water in all its many hiding places. Using dehumidifiers, fans, and pumps, they make sure the water is removed quickly so there aren’t any chances for mold or mildew growth. They won’t leave until they’re sure all the water has been removed and everything is dry.

Don’t let water damage ruin your holiday season or even your everyday plans. You don’t have to face these situations alone. ServiceMaster of Bel Air is here to help with the water damage restoration process. From water removal to working with the insurance company, let ServiceMaster of Bel Air take on the stress for you.

Give ServiceMaster of Bel Air a call at (800) 570-4206 to make sure your Harford County, MD, water damage restoration services are done right.

Thanksgiving is over and Christmas is around the corner, so your husband is on the roof putting up this year’s light display. Normally, you keep it low-key, but with how this year has been going, you decide to go all out and light up the entire house. As you’re placing your pine-scented candles on the fireplace mantel, you hear a loud crash above your head. You run upstairs to see your husband sprawled on the guest room bed and a giant hole in the roof. The cold wind is blowing in and snow is starting to coat the room. Where in Baltimore County, MD, can you find help with disaster restoration?

Disasters don’t take a break

From natural disasters like blizzards, ice storms, and torrential rains to human-made disasters like leaky roofs and burst pipes, a disaster can strike at any time. Disaster restoration can be as easy as debris cleanup or as complicated as board-up and pack-out services. Regardless of the type or severity of the disaster, all are devastating to the people involved. Disasters cause a disruption in everyday activities, and threaten your home, and perhaps, even your way of life. The sooner the disaster restoration can start, the sooner you can put the event in the past and it becomes an entertaining story.

Security is the first concern

When facing a human-made disaster such as a break-in or hole in your roof, the first step is to secure your home. Generally, when human-made disasters occur, something is broken, leaving your home open and vulnerable. A hole in your roof can lead to the elements getting into your home and causing other problems such as water damage from melting snow. ServiceMaster of Bel Air offers board-up services to those in the Baltimore County, MD, area to help you feel secure during the disaster restoration process.

Contact the Disaster Restoration Professionals Today

A disaster doesn’t have to spell the end of normality. While you may be facing a disaster in your home, you still can find help. Let ServiceMaster of Bel Air assist you with all your Baltimore County, MD, home disaster restoration needs. Give ServiceMaster of Bel Air a call at (800) 570-4206.

You come home from an afternoon of Christmas shopping to find the house filled with thick, acrid smoke and your oven looking like a chimney. Your daughter thought she’d be helpful and start baking the pies, but she got distracted, and now the apple pie looks like a nasty lump of smoldering charcoal! Luckily, there weren’t any flames, but the smoke damage is extreme and the smoke damage cleanup is going to be difficult.

The flames aren’t the only damaging part of a fire

While the flames of a fire can physically destroy your belongings, they aren’t the only damaging part of the fire. The smoke that floats through the air during a fire includes soot and other particles that stick to every surface. This smoke and soot can discolor the surfaces of your belongings, and when mixed with water or any other extinguishing agents, can leave a messy sludge behind. This sludge can lead to secondary damage and must be cleaned up as quickly as possible to ensure your belongings don’t need to be discarded.

Smoke damage doesn’t just affect the room where the fire occurred

The flames of a fire can often be contained to the room where the fire occurred. Smoke, however, floats through the air and the air ducts and can often cause damage in other rooms of the house. It’s important to check every room and your air duct system after a fire. Any smoke or soot left behind can cause long-term health consequences if they aren’t mitigated quickly. Elderly folks or folks that suffer from breathing ailments may find it difficult to breath after a fire because they’re inhaling particles from the smoke and soot. Getting the air ducts and your furnace cleaned and serviced after a fire will minimize these complications.

Use a professional service for your smoke damage cleanup

Using a professional service, like ServiceMaster of Bel Air, will ensure your home is restored correctly and quickly. The technicians at ServiceMaster of Bel Air are trained in all the latest technology and tools in smoke damage cleanup and will ensure your home is clean and safe for everyone.

Don’t let a badly burned apple pie ruin your holiday season! Give ServiceMaster of Bel Air a call at (800) 570-4206 to make sure your Harford County, MD smoke damage cleanup and fire damage restoration services are done right.

Your aunt and uncle are in town for Thanksgiving, and are staying for the week. You haven’t seen them in over a year, so while having guests can be a lot of work, you’re happy to have them. About an hour a go, your aunt went to take a bath, but you haven’t heard from her. You head upstairs to be met by a river running from under the bathroom door and your aunt coming out of the bedroom rubbing her eyes. She fell asleep while filling the tub, and now the overflowing water has flooded the bathroom. Where in Baltimore County, MD, can you find help with water damage restoration?

You have to first stop the water from flowing. Before any cleanup can start, the flow of the water must be stopped. Make sure the taps for the tub have been shut off and the tub is starting to drain. If the water continues to flow, any cleanup will be in vain. Sometimes stopping the water is as easy as shutting off the tub taps; other times it’s more difficult, like trying to find the main water shutoff for a burst pipe. Whether you can stop the water flow yourself or you need a professional is the most important decision of the water damage restoration process.

Water extraction is the next step.  Water extraction is the removal of the water, and the technique used to accomplish this depends on the size and purpose of the room. A large unfinished basement that is mostly concrete and wood beams may call for large fans and a water pump. A living room or bedroom full of furniture and soft, porous materials may require additional heat sources and moisture detection tools to ensure that water isn’t hiding in the walls or carpeting. How could you be expected to know how to do all this yourself? The answer is, you’re not.

Turn to the professionals for help with water damage restoration. The technicians at ServiceMaster of Bel Air are trained in all the latest tools and techniques to ensure your home looks and feels like new after a flood incident. They have the latest in moisture detection technology so the water can’t hide and mold can’t make itself a home in your home. Not only will the folks at ServiceMaster of Bel Air help with the water damage restoration, but they will also work with your insurance company. All you have to do is relax and let the professionals do the hard work to get you back into your Baltimore County, MD, home as quickly as possible.

When facing water damage in Baltimore County, MD, turn to the experts at ServiceMaster of Bel Air. Give us a call at (800) 570-4206.

While the whole family can’t be over for Thanksgiving this year, that doesn’t mean you can’t make your family-famous fried turkey anyway. You head out back and put the turkey into the fryer, just like you do every year, but this year something goes horribly wrong. As the turkey slowly slides into the hot, bubbling oil, it suddenly takes off like a flaming rocket and crashes through the patio door! Now there’s shattered glass and slimy, slightly charred bits of turkey debris everywhere! Where in Harford County, MD, can you find help with disaster restoration, and what are the next steps?

Cleanup must happen before the restoration can start. The first step of every disaster restoration is the cleanup and removal of debris. The wood and glass from the patio door need to be removed along with all the turkey parts that are laying around. Without picking up all the debris, there’s no way to know the extent of the damage underneath. Once the damage has been determined the restoration and cleaning can begin. But you don’t have to do all of this yourself. Service Maser of Bel Air is here for the residents of Harford County, MD with all their disaster restoration needs.

What does disaster restoration really mean? Disaster restoration is the cleanup, removal, and fixing of a building after a disaster has occurred. A disaster can be man-made or natural. It can result from high winds and hard rains, or spray paint and destruction of property. There could be holes in the wall or furniture that has been destroyed and needs to be replaced or restored. Generally, after a disaster, the true damage can’t be assessed until the cleanup has been completed. The damage is covered in the debris and can’t be visualized, making it impossible to know how much work needs to be done to restore everything back to normal.

How can ServiceMaster of Bel Air help? When facing a disaster, either natural or created by a flying flaming turkey, it can be very overwhelming. All you see in front of you is the mess and destruction with no idea of where to start. The technicians at ServiceMaster of Bel Air are trained for every disaster and know exactly which tools and techniques are needed to get the mess cleaned quickly. ServiceMaster of Bel Air also offers board up services to close any holes to ensure your home or business stays safe. We also offer pack out services so your belonging can be removed from the site and stored safely so they can be cleaned and restored without facing further damage.

Give ServiceMaster of Bel Air a call at (800) 570-4206 to make sure your Harford County, MD, disaster restoration services are done right.

Imagine that recently your home was overtaken with flames. The fire department arrived quickly and was able to extinguish the flames, but now your home has fire damage. What are the next steps and where can you turn for help with fire damage restoration?

You need to go through all your possessions. Each item in your home, regardless whether it was in the area that was fire-damaged or not, needs to be assessed. You’ll have to decide for yourself, or with help if needed, what state your belongings are in and what should be done with them. Are they completely destroyed and need to be thrown away? Are they minimally damaged and able to be repaired? Are they untouched by smoke, soot, and fire? Items that need to be thrown out should be; those that can be repaired should be done so quickly, and anything that is untouched by the fire should be removed during the fire damage restoration process. Without taking the time to evaluate your possessions, you won’t fully know how the cleanup process should proceed and what tools can and should be used.

Fire damage restoration needs to start quickly. Once you’ve assessed all of your belongings, the restoration process needs to start. During the fire extinguishing process, water mixed with soot to create a sludge that now coats your home and everything inside. The longer this sludge sets on your possessions, the more damage it causes. This secondary damage can be difficult to repair and may lead to you having to throw away some of those damaged items. Using a professional service like ServiceMaster of Bel Air for fire damage restoration will ensure the process is started quickly and done correctly without additional damage.

ServiceMaster of Bel Air is here for you. The technicians at ServiceMaster of Bel Air are trained in all the latest fire damage restoration tools and techniques. They can make sure your Baltimore County, MD, home is returned to its pre-fire condition. They can help in the assessment of your belongings and home so you know which items can be repaired and which items are utterly lost. Our technicians also offer pack-out and storage services, so you have a place for your belongings while your home is being repaired. You’ve just faced a disaster; don’t put the worry and stress of cleaning up after it on your own shoulders. Allow ServiceMaster of Bel Air to take on this heavy-lifting for you.

Give ServiceMaster of Bel Air a call at (800) 570-4206 to make sure your Baltimore County, MD, fire damage restoration services are done right.

Your garden is finally winterized, the old plants are pulled, and the dirt has been turned. As the October afternoon slowly turns to a beautiful evening, you head into the basement to rinse your dirt-caked clothes before putting them into the wash. But, as you step off the final step, your foot lands in ankle deep water! A quick scan shows the source is a busted pipe and not a sewage backup. You’ll take a small victory where you can, but Instead of spending the evening relaxing, it looks like you’ll be extracting water and dealing with water damage.

Stop the flow of the water. Stopping the water is the first step or you’ll find yourself facing a losing battle. The easiest way to stop the water is to shut it off at the source. This could be the main shutoff for the house or a shutoff valve on the pipe prior to the break. If neither of these options are available you can pinch off the end or cap the pipe. Using the shutoff valves are the most effective as all the water will be shut off and you don’t have to worry about the cap or pinched part of the pipe breaking again.

Size of the room does matter. The size of the room and furnishings of the room will play a big part in the water extraction process. The bigger the room the more tools you’ll need to ensure all of the water has been removed from the space. This could include using a wet/dry vacuum, a pump, and/or fans to get the water removed and the room dried. If the basement is unfinished and mostly concrete you may not need as many tools than if the basement is finished and full of porous materials. Water will permeate most everything, so if it can be absorbed into a couch, wall, or carpeting, it will. Any water left behind can lead to mold and mildew growth and cause health problems.

Call the professionals if the work is too much. Calling a professional water damage restoration service can help ensure that the space is properly restored and give you and your family peace of mind. ServiceMaster of Bel Air serves the residents of Harford County, MD for all their water damage restoration needs. The technicians at ServiceMaster of Bel Air are trained in all the latest tools and techniques to ensure there isn’t any water left behind when they leave.

Give ServiceMaster of Bel Air a call at (800) 570-4206 to make sure your Harford County, MD water damage restoration services are done right.

It’s that time of year again for your Baltimore County, MD, business to undergo its yearly fire inspection. While this year has been challenging with Covid-19, and your business hasn’t been open as much as normally, the yearly fire inspection is still critical. Every year, your local fire department should inspect your business for fire mitigation tools and fire hazards. The local fire codes dictate exactly what your business needs to maintain fire safety and pass inspection. Do you know how to prepare your business for your fire inspection and prevent fire damage?

What fire equipment should you have installed? Each type of business and area of the county or city have codes to follow for fire safety and awareness. Businesses such as restaurants have different standards than pet supply stores because of the equipment used for operation. From these codes, you can find the specific fire alarms and fire protection tools your business needs. Do your alarms need to have lights and sounds? Does your restaurant kitchen require a sprinkler system? These are the questions the fire inspector is going to ask and expect you to know the answers.

A big part of the inspection is making sure your equipment is easily accessible. In the event of a fire, your response time needs to be as short as possible. To ensure that everyone and the building remain safe, it’s important to not only know where the fire prevention equipment is, but that it’s easily accessible. Everyone in your business should know where to find the equipment and how to safely exit the building. Even the smallest delay in response to a fire can result in significant consequences.

Make sure everyone knows what to do in the event of a fire and how to use the tools. All the employees at your Baltimore County, MD, business need to know how to use each of the fire prevention tools. Not knowing how to use the tools is the same as not having the tools to begin with, so it’s important that a fire safety training is available and can be shared with the fire inspector. Running a fire drill a couple times of year will help your employees know exactly what to do if a fire strikes. Signage for the location of the fire tools and for the external employee meeting place are essential to ensure everyone knows everything they need to keep your building and employees safe.

Sometimes, even though you passed the fire inspection and have done all the groundwork to ensure your building and employees are safe, a fire still causes damage. For those in the Baltimore County, MD, area, ServiceMaster of Bel Air is here to help with fire damage restoration. Our technicians undergo rigorous training to ensure they know exactly which tools and techniques are needed during the fire damage restoration process to get your business up and running as quickly as possible.

Give ServiceMaster of Bel Air a call at (800) 570-4206 today for all your fire damage restoration needs in Baltimore County, MD.

This year has been beyond crazy. For many months your restaurant has sat empty while the world stayed home. As things begin to get closer to normal and you’re allowed to begin serving again, you and your assistant manager start cleaning every surface and running all the dishes through the dishwasher to ensure everything has been fully sanitized. As the dishwasher runs for the umpteenth time today, water starts pouring from the bottom. Now, not only do you have to clean and sanitize everything, you need water damage cleanup and dishwasher repair. Where in Harford County, MD can you find quick and thorough water damage restoration services?

ServiceMaster of Bel Air should be your first call. When looking for help in the Harford County, MD area with all your water damage restoration needs, ServiceMaster of Bel Air is the first place to turn. Our technicians have moisture detection tools that help them determine if and where any water is hiding and use these tools to make sure all the water has been removed and the space is completely dry before they leave.

Water extraction must start as soon as possible to ensure your space can be saved. When facing a water damage situation, the first step is to get all the water out of the space as quickly as possible. While this may sound easy, water extraction can be difficult. Water extraction tools and techniques are dependent on the size and use of the room. The larger the room, the bigger the tools needed, and different room types will call for different water extraction expertise. Hard surfaces can be easier for water extraction than soft surfaces, like curtains and furniture. Using the professionals at ServiceMaster of Bel Air will ensure that the correct tools and methods are used every time and you can get back into your restaurant fast.

Help from start to end. When you use a professional service such as ServiceMaster of Bel Air for your water damage restoration needs, you ensure that the water damage cleanup is done correctly from start to finish. And, along with performing the water damage cleanup and water damage restoration work, ServiceMaster of Bel Air can work with your insurance company so you don’t have to worry about any of the paperwork.

When water damage strikes, call ServiceMaster of Bel Air immediately at (800) 570-4206 to ensure your Harford County, MD, water damage restoration services are done right!