Five Tips for Preventing Basement Floods Before They Start
Great floods and unexpected water levels will always be a concern for homeowners, especially those with basements, as there is only so much we can do once Mother Nature has set her course. However, your basement should not be leaking and wet every time it rains. If this is a problem that you are experiencing, there are things that you can do to protect your underground man cave, gym, theater or storage area.
Taking the right precautions such as grading your lawn correctly, leaving a gap between your mulch and your siding, extending downspouts and making sure they are turned away from your home, cleaning out your gutters in the spring and fall and installing a sump pump and a back-up system, can save you money, time and headaches in the future, and it may even help protect against large, unforeseen natural disasters.
Cold Weather Boosts House Fire Risk
With more heating appliances and equipment running to keep our homes comfortable and systems running smoothly during the cold winter months, the risk of a devastating house fire increases dramatically. When checking batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, take an extra minute to be sure your fire extinguisher(s) is in working order.
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Restore Yellow Wedding Dresses Back to New
You have fond memories of your wedding day. The weather couldn’t have been more perfect. Your flowers looked breathtaking. And you looked stunning in your dress. The years have long since flown by, and you doubt whether you could fit in your dress now. On a whim, you decide to pull your dress out in hopes of bringing back those memories once more.
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Introducing Our Electronics Cleaner, Tyler Poorman
We are excited to introduce you to one of our newest employees, Tyler Poorman. We are proud to have Tyler on our team as our in-house and on-site Lead Electronics Cleaner. Tyler comes with an understanding of electronics and treats your items as if they were his own, assisting customers from the moment their belongings leave their home to the moment they return.
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Latest Projects
These three projects were damaged as a result of fire, smoke and soot. With the use of a balanced mixture of water and specialized chemicals on both electronics and fabrics, as well as an assortment of other cleaners and hands on work, we were able to not only remove the stains but odors as well.
We did electronics by hand, disassembling anything necessary to give it the best cleaning. The hats were done by both machine and hand to really work out any marks, while the flags were cleaned with a combination of dry clean and machine and hand wash depending on the severity of the damage and extent of restoration needing to be done.
FRSTeam by DKS Dry Cleaning can handle all sorts of items that were damaged by fire, soot and smoke. Because the level of damage varies from case to case, we send qualified restore response crews with the tools to itemize your losses, helping you determine which items can be restored and providing the proven approaches, such as FRSTrack, in doing so. Click the link below to learn more about our fire, smoke and soot damage restoration.
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