Safety Concerns after Your Home Is Flooded

Safety tips during a flood

Every year a surprising number of homes in The North East of America and Canada are flooded during storms. While this is happening, there’s often little we can do about it, because the force of water can be unstoppable. As it recedes, it’s time to take quick action, as it may still be possible to […]

How to Prevent Wet Basements in Toronto This Fall

Getting your home ready for rainy Fall season Toronto

The weatherman is predicting alternating spells of warmer and cooler weather in Toronto this fall. This could result in abnormal precipitation in South Ontario. This means it’s time to start thinking about keeping your Toronto basement dry. There are various things that you could do to keep your home and basement dry this Fall. Your main […]

How to Clean a Basement Carpet after a Flood

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Cleaning a flooded basement carpet

A water soaked carpet can be a real mess. Especially when it’s in your basement and it’s soaked from possibly contaminated sewer water.  Yuk! Every moment you delay, your carpet’s survival is under threat. At the same time, there’s little purpose in trying to do anything while the water’s still coming in. This is definitely no time […]

Think About Going Green On Your Next Home Improvement Project [infographic]

save money by going green

Have you thought about “Going Green” when it comes to your next home improvement project? If you’re like most people, you love the idea but not really a big fan of the cost.  While most green home improvement projects end up saving you money in the long run, having to pay a premium up front […]

Ways to Prevent a Wet Basement

wet basements Richmond Hill-Toronto

Oh dear. It’s winter, and the wet basement smells damp again! In fact, it’s getting to the point where you don’t want to go down there any more – but you have to, in order to check the furnace and clean up some of those water leaks from time to time. Here in Toronto, many […]