Top Causes of Water Damage and How to Prevent Them
Reviewed by the USA Restoration Team, IICRC Certified Water Damage Restoration Technicians serving Vancouver, WA since 2014. Water damage in the Pacific Northwest is not a rare event. It is a regular reality for homeowners across Vancouver and Clark County. With over 40 inches of rain falling annually, most of it concentrated between October […]
What to Do Immediately After Water Damage Occurs
Reviewed by the USA Restoration Team, IICRC Certified Water Damage Restoration Technicians serving Vancouver, WA since 2014. The first hour after water damage occurs matters more than most people realize. Whether it is a burst pipe, an appliance failure, a sewage backup, or a roof leak that finally gave way during a January storm, […]
How to Fix a Running Toilet: Causes and Step-by-Step Fixes
Reviewed by the USA Restoration Team, IICRC Certified Water Damage Restoration Technicians serving Vancouver, WA since 2014. A running toilet is one of those problems that is easy to tune out because it feels minor. The water is still going where it is supposed to go, nothing is visibly broken, and it does not […]
Why You Should Never Pour Grease or Oil Down the Drain
Reviewed by the USA Restoration Team, IICRC Certified Water Damage Restoration Technicians serving Vancouver, WA since 2014. After cooking bacon or draining a pot of ground beef, pouring the leftover grease down the sink feels like the easiest solution. It is liquid, it goes down easily, and nothing seems to happen. That is the […]
Drain Clearing vs Drain Cleaning: What Is the Difference?
Reviewed by the USA Restoration Team, IICRC Certified Water Damage Restoration Technicians serving Vancouver, WA since 2014. When a drain backs up, most people call a plumber and ask them to fix it. What happens next depends on which service the plumber recommends, and those two services are not the same thing, do not […]
Water Damage on Hardwood Floors – Signs, Causes, and Fixes
Reviewed by the USA Restoration Team, IICRC Certified Water Damage Restoration Technicians serving Vancouver, WA since 2014. Hardwood floors and water are a bad combination, and in Vancouver, WA, that combination is genuinely common. The Pacific Northwest brings over 40 inches of rain annually, and the long wet season from October through April means […]
Bathroom Water Damage: Causes, Signs, and What to Do
Reviewed by the USA Restoration Team, IICRC Certified Water Damage Restoration Technicians serving Vancouver, WA since 2014. The bathroom is the most water-intensive room in any home, and it is also the most likely place for water damage to start. What makes bathroom water damage particularly tricky is that most of it happens out […]
Why Immediate Response to Water Damage Matters So Much
Reviewed by the USA Restoration Team, IICRC Certified Water Damage Restoration Technicians serving Vancouver, WA since 2014. When water damage happens in a home, the most common instinct is to assess it, feel overwhelmed, and try to figure out who to call before doing anything else. That instinct costs people money and salvageable materials […]
Carpet Water Damage: Can It Be Saved and What to Do First
Reviewed by the USA Restoration Team, IICRC Certified Water Damage Restoration Technicians serving Vancouver, WA since 2014. When a carpet gets wet from flooding, a burst pipe, or an appliance failure, the first question most homeowners ask is whether it can be saved. The honest answer is: it depends on two things, and knowing […]
The Water Damage Restoration Process: What to Expect Step by Step
Reviewed by the USA Restoration Team, IICRC Certified Water Damage Restoration Technicians serving Vancouver, WA since 2014. Most homeowners who call a water damage restoration company have never needed one before. They know something is wrong, they know it needs to be fixed, but they have no idea what the company is actually going […]