Whether day or night, weekdays or weekends, the average American family throws in 8 to 10 loads of laundry per week. A typical washing machine uses at least 30 gallons of water.– about the amount to fill a standard bathtub. With numbers like that, your chances of having a serious flood in your laundry room […]
When I think of summertime, I think of running through the sprinklers with my family, drinking cold lemonade, and showering after a long day in the sun. Like all of you, the last thing that comes to my mind is flooding or water damage in my home. For homeowners in the San Rafael area, we […]
When your home in San Rafael experiences any type of water damage, the situation is always devastating and overwhelming. Whether the water is from a sewer backup, malfunctioning appliance, or leaking pipes, each type of water damage is different. Based on the category of the water present, different steps need to be taken to have […]
Water damage disasters can be completely overwhelming to cleanup and difficult to recover from! Thankfully, there are teams of water damage cleanup professionals in the San Rafael area (like those at Bravo Restoration) ready to assist with any water damage restoration needs. Let us take a look at a huge contributor to water damage disasters: […]
Beginning the water damage cleanup process as soon as possible after a water damage incident is the key to mitigating water damage after a flood in your San Rafael home. Hesitating to begin the restoration process after a flood can have devastating consequences for your home and your wallet. From our water damage cleanup professionals […]
Time. It’s an interesting thing. We all abide by its laws. Sometimes we wish it would go faster, sometimes we wish it would go slower but in the end we can’t stop it. Time is always going. With time, things can be destroyed and with time things can be repaired or grow into something amazing. […]
Water damage cleanup and water damage mitigation are two terms that are often used interchangeably, but are actually different concepts entirely. Water damage mitigation is all about minimizing the damage caused by a flood or leak as quickly and effectively as possible. Water damage cleanup or restoration, on the other hand, is centered around repairing […]
When we think about how many people don’t have adequate freshwater to meet their needs each day, we feel extremely grateful to live in privileged circumstances compared to the rest of the world population. It also encourages us to learn how to control water usage for that reason among others, including the fact that using […]
It is very important to get the water removed immediately following water damage in San Rafael. Each water damage case should be treated as an emergency, because the longer water sits, the more damage it causes. The following timeline shows just how important a quick water damage cleanup response is. Immediately after water damage: water […]
Don’t they say that time heals everything? Well, not with water damage. In fact, we cannot stress enough how important it is to begin water damage remediation as soon as possible. With water damage, the more time that goes by, the worse the damage gets. This will complicate the water damage cleanup process. The following […]
