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Dealing with a house fire is both devastating and traumatizing. After all, your entire sense of security has been turned upside down. But what do you do after first responders put out the initial flames and the firemen leave? How do you bring back a sense of comfort and normalcy to your life and belongings? How long does it take before you’re able to return living in your residence? Calling a cleanup company like Zona Restoration is usually the first step in returning your home to its former glory. To help you a little bit more, here are a few guidelines to help you understand what personal items can be salvaged after a fire.   What Can Be Salvaged After a House Fire? It is incredibly important to try to mitigate damage after the initial threat of the fire is gone. Leftover soot will settle into various surfaces of your … Continued

An Introduction to Structural Drying Have you just found that your basement or laundry-room floor is covered in water due to a plumbing disaster? Has a recent flood or other storm turned your commercial property into a wading pool? If so, you’re probably wondering how to clean that mess up — and whether structural drying needs to play a role in it. Let’s take a look at the basics of structural drying, when structural drying might be necessary, and how restoration companies such as Zona Restoration can use these drying techniques to help prevent secondary damage to your home or building.   Important Tools for Preventing Water Damage How much work you need to do to keep water from wrecking your property depends on how much water you see on the floor. If you’re just getting your shoes wet from 1 to 2 inches of water, chances are that you … Continued

The 3 Different Water Damage Categories It is difficult to deal with water damage with no matter what type of water has caused it. There are different categories of water damage, however. These different types complicate clean up and make it more hazardous for people to work with. Knowing a bit about the three types of water that can cause damage is a great way to prepare yourself to deal with water damage of any sort.   Clean Water The first type of water damage water is clean water or white water. This is water that is clean, free of pathogens, free of sediment, free of any contaminants that may harm or damage the health of someone that comes in contact with it. A great example of clean water or white water damage might be a busted water pipe in your home. This water has not been mixed with soaps, household … Continued

Even though Phoenix area homes are not as prone to damage from weather-related storms and floods as homes in some parts of the country, high winds and monsoon rains, burst pipes and home fires can cause severe disruption as well as expensive water damage. It doesn’t take a flood of Biblical proportions to qualify as a personal disaster. Quick action is the best way to respond if you have a water emergency that results in any type of flood in your home. The business of extracting standing water is a task for professionals. So is preventing further damage — including mold growth — that can result quickly from any type of flood. Emergency Response to Flood Damage Knowing who to call following a disaster is as important as knowing what to do to protect your life. Depending on the nature of the disaster, whether monsoon rains pour into your home … Continued