10 Things Homeowners Should Do To Be Prepared For An Emergency
1. Make an emergency evacuation plan that establishes a dedicated meeting place outside of the home.2. In the event of a major weather event like a hurricane that causes a loss of power, make sure you have a battery-powered radio…
5 Ways to Keep Your Basement Dry!
Ensure That Water Flows Away From the HouseCheck to see that the ground around the foundation of your home slopes away from it. You especially want to confirm that there is no standing water or puddles formed around the foundation.Install…
6 Tips and Tricks For When You Find Mold in Your Home
1. Don’t panic. Mold can happen in everyone’s home, especially in bathrooms or damp basements.2. Contact your insurance provider to find out if mold removal is covered under your policy. In most cases it will be, but it may depend…
Sewage Clean-Up? Leave That to the Professionals at G.W. Savage
Dangerously cold temps of a Vermont winter can lead to freezing pipes in your home. Even worse, those pipes (if not tended to) can crack, break, and leak. If you end up with a broken pipe, that leakage could very…
Hurricane Harvey: GW Savage Lending a Hand
As you may have seen in our recent social media updates (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram), we have been doing our part down in Houston and surrounding areas to aide in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Our involvement currently is to…
Vermont Ranked the Safest State in the US
With frequent news of terror or natural disaster,we all want to feel as safe as we possibly can. According to a recent study by wallethub.com, Vermont is the safest State to live in 2017. Maine came in at #2, New…
What Causes a Sewer Backup?
A number of our posts have discussion water damage, typically from a flood. We’ve talked about cleaning the flooded areas, detecting moisture in the smallest of margins, and using an IICRC-certified restorer (like those of us here at G.W. Savage)…
Righting the Ship: The 1st Steps to Getting Back to Reality After a Flood
1) Be sure that you are taking care of your family and yourself. A flood of your home is certainly a traumatic experience, so you’ll need to be sure that while your home is in a temporary state of disarray,…
