How to Avoid Water Damage in a Storage Room
The most common places to store your precious belongings are in attics and basements. These also happen to be the places that are typically hit first and hardest with water damage. Attics will receive a beating if you have a leaky roof and basements have countless causes for flooding. So if you have a home […]
What is the Process of Flood Cleanup?
After the cleanup of the standing water, the professionals at Swift Restoration and Remodeling in Layton will then call for everything to be dried completely. If the professionals find belongings that can be salvaged, those items will be set aside, so they can be cleaned, disinfected, and dried thoroughly. If personal belongings are not salvageable, […]
Avoiding Property Water Damage
At Swift Restoration and Remodeling we love helping our clients when a water damage event occurs. However, we love helping our clients avoid water damage disasters even more. Don’t let a broken water line or leaking ceiling ruin your Layton home this winter season. Follow these water prevention/detection tips to prevent a wet and stressful […]
What are Ice Dams?
An ice dam is a block of ice that forms at the edge of a roof in winter temperatures. Ice dams typically form when the bottom layer of the snow on your roof melts from the warm temperature of your attic. The melted snow travels to the eave and freezes again, creating an ice dam. […]
Tips on Salvaging Furniture after a Water Damage
Flooding can be a very stressful, very messy situation that we wouldn’t wish upon anyone. Not only is it time-consuming to clean up, but it also has a lot of potential to damage or completely ruin your personal items, appliances, other household items, and furniture. When sorting through the damages, it can be especially hard […]
Preventing Basement Flooding from Snow Melt
As temperatures begin to rise, all the snow we have received is going to melt. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that when this happens, the snow will turn to water, gallons, and gallons of water. This will put your basement at greater risk of flooding. How do I prevent the snow melt […]
Winter is Coming
Winter is just around the corner! And in a place like Ogden, that means there will be plenty of snow, ice, and freezing temperatures to accompany it. We at Swift Restoration and Cleaning have found that this change in season brings with it a host of new dangers concerning water damage. Instead of worrying so […]
Water Damage Cleanup: Fighting Back
Everyone know that moisture is going to be your number one enemy when it comes to water damage restoration and cleanup. The reason for this is because water can seep into small cracks in your home as well as working its way into just about any space possible This can be a huge problem to […]
6 Ways to Avoid a Flooded Basement
A few months ago, we told you what to do if the basement in your Layton home floods. Now, we are going to give you some tips on how to hopefully stop the flood before it happens! Yes, some floods are pure flukes and others are just Mother Nature showing off in a rather unkind […]
What to Do if Your Basement Floods
We’ve heard all kinds of reasons for basement floods. In the winter, it could be a burst pipe. In the spring and summer, it could be from torrential rains or a swollen river. Whatever the cause, it’s important to call in a professional to help correct the situation appropriately. After making that call, there […]