Atlanta Water Damage Restoration

Atlanta firefighters are being submitted to conditions you would expect would be in prisons somewhere in a third world country, including rats, water leaks and no heat. Put yourself in their situation for a moment. Imagine being on a  24 hour duty having to rest in between fires under these situations.

News reporters revealed the horrible conditions the fire fighters are subjected to,  including a windowsill was rotted from water damage. (more…)

Alexis Preston and her mother were very excited when they finally found a home in Atlanta’s West End neighborhood big enough for their extended family of 13. They agreed to a lease-to-own deal to rent the neatly painted 12-bedroom house for $2,100 a month from the property’s owner through foreclosure, from the bank.

The house appeared to be well maintained. On paper it looked fantastic as it detailed renovations and improvements over the years. It is one thing to look good on paper… and quite another in reality as the family soon found out from the shoddy atlanta water damage repairs.

Three days after they moved in their new home, the house flooded during a rainstorm, beginning a nearly yearlong battle with repeated flooding, mold, water damage, roof leaks, buckling floors and months-long power outages.

Eventually mold contamination sickened many members of the family forcing them to have to leave.

Read the rest of the article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution

“It went from a dream home to a hellhole,” Preston, 27, said of the house, now owned by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. after Omni failed in March.

“Hundreds of households have been affected by burst pipes as the big thaw spreads across Northern Ireland…”
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Like a deep freeze isn’t bad enough now these poor families have to deal with the melting ice and water damage that resulted from the frozen pipes that broke. Here in Atlanta we are still in the middle of our “deep Freeze ” of 2010. Those that have not been careful to keep their facets dripping will have to deal with some water damage repair in Atlanta.

An apartment fire at the Lakeside Apartments on Plaza Drive Thursday night destroyed eight units and left 11 people without a place to live.
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Apartment fires and home fires cause a lot of heart ache and sorrow. Whatever the fire doesn’t destroy the water damage will finish off.

A water main break has caused an inch of water to be dumped over priceless artifacts in the Homestead National Monument of America . The Homestead museum  houses over 50,000 different artifacts which tell the story of homesteading in America. Notice what the article goes on to say in the Beatice Daily Sun:

“We’re making very positive progress,” said Park Superintendent Mark Engler Monday morning. “We believe nothing will be lost at this point in time. Also, in addition to that, the building is also, for the most part, drying very quickly. We remain very optimistic.”

Notice what steps were taken immediately:

Step 1- always involves shutting the water flow off

Notice how they did this:

“The water cut-off switch for the level did not stop the flowing water, prompting Engler to go back outside, clear snow off the building’s manhole cover and ultimately turn off water to the entire building with help from the deputy.” (more…)

What would you do if you found mushrooms growing through your carpets?

That is the exact situation one homeowner in Savannah GA finds her self in. As she lifted the carpet to see hwat was going on underneath, she found the floor was rotted away. The culprit? Faulty weatherproofing that is causing mold problems and water damage to her home in Georgia. (more…)