Protecting your home for the Winter months
As winter’s chill settles in, the cozy warmth of our homes becomes even more precious. However, the season also brings unique challenges that can pose risks to your home or business. At Disaster Response, your partner in comprehensive residential and commercial restoration, we understand the importance of proactive measures to prevent winter-related property damage. Here […]
Essential Summer Home Tips for Maintenance and Property Damage Prevention
As the scorching summer heat sets in, it’s essential to ensure that your home is well-maintained and protected against potential property damage. From extreme temperatures to summer storms, the summer season in the Northwest (Idaho, Oregon, and Washington) poses unique challenges that require proactive measures. Let’s explore valuable tips and strategies to help you maintain […]
Property damage and insurance: What to do
For a quick guide and a loss list sheet, click HERE to download the PDF. The following article covers what to do when property damages happen, and how to work with your insurance company to ensure the maximum reimbursement. Home-ownership has copious benefits as opposed to renting, but that is no secret. From making renovations […]
Roof Snow Maintenance and Tools
Click here (SNOW REMOVAL TOOLS) for a downloadable PDF on suggested roof snow removal tools With winter upon us, as homeowners and business owners, we need to be aware and monitor our properties a little bit more due to old man winter and his ability to wreak havoc. Of course the obvious comes to mind […]
Fall Home Maintenance Tips
It is important to maintain the inside and outside of your home. Fall maintenance may be easy to overlook but making it a plan each year can help keep your home in tip top shape. Making sure your home is in good condition in the fall means you are less likely to have a disaster […]
Summer Home Maintenance Tips
Summer is an ideal time to catch up on home maintenance and take extra steps to care for your home. Staying on track with home maintenance can keep your home safe, and in turn keep your family safe. Just like changing the oil in your car, preforming home maintenance regularly makes your home less vulnerable […]
Mitigating Your Claim
Insurance is a fact of modern life. From property to auto, life to health, insurance seems to always be a topic of conversation. I wanted to write a bit about something we see constantly in our line of work, the dreaded property damage claim! Home insurance helps protect you, your possessions and your property. I […]
Get Ready for Spring!
While it may still be a bit cool outside in the Idaho, Washington and Oregon region, spring will be here before you know it! You may as well start getting ready now to ensure your home and/or business is prepared! Here are a few spring weather prep tips from Disaster Response.
FROZEN PIPES ARE A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN
Each year around this time, we begin to worry about frozen pipes. By now, it’s probably a little too late as we’ve had plenty of subfreezing nights already! Frozen pipes are a nightmare that cause thousands of dollars in water damage. The good news? There are a few ways to help mitigate this hazard!
The Importance of Smoke Alarms
A few weeks ago I was in a meeting at our Fruitland Idaho office. Around 9 am we received a call to provide emergency mitigation service at a structure fire in nearby Payette. Arriving on scene to the already extinguished fire we found that half of the duplex had extensive fire and smoke damage. As […]
