A fire starts every 86 seconds in a residential home. Are you prepared? (BPT) – You check your alarms regularly and practice your emergency escape plan — but are you overlooking an essential component of home safety? Having fire extinguishers — and knowing how to use them — is important to help ensure your home…
(BPT) – When is the last time you replaced your smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms? Smoke and CO alarms are critical elements of home safety. Yet, many people overlook replacing their batteries — or even the alarms themselves. Fire safety experts have linked the incidence of fatal fires to the absence of alarms. According…
About First Choice Restoration First Choice Restoration is a water, mold, fire, and smoke remediation company headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. The company also operates additional offices throughout other areas of Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, and Delaware. The company has been assisting homeowners and businesses with water, mold, fire, and smoke cleanup for over 40 years.
Mold can come in many textures and colors. However, all mold grows in the same conditions, feed on organic material, and pose threats to the health of people. While most people think that black mold is the most dangerous type of mold, green mold, is just as dangerous. What is Green Mold? Green mold refers…
It’s every homeowner’s nightmare to deal with a sewage situation. Sewage lines become obstructed and cause a backup of contaminated water. These lines can become obstructed for a number of reasons, but these types of situations should only be cleaned up by professionals. Causes of Backups: Clogs– Sewage can backup into a home if there…
We invest a lot of time and money into keeping our homes safe. There is something that can cause costly damage to our homes and personal items that we often fail to safeguard against, water. Water damage in our homes can threaten structural integrity, cause mold growth, and ruin our most precious belongings. There are…
Everyone encounters someone who has had or does have the flu at one point or another in their lives. How are people supposed to disinfect their homes when a family member has the flu? Should they toss everything can be washed into the washing machine? Should they scrub down al of the surfaces with…
There are a number of reasons that a dishwasher can leak. However, most instances do not require a professional to fix it. Below are some of the most common causes of a leaking dishwasher and tips to fix the situation. Before using the dishwasher, the buyer should read the instruction manual so as to not…
Drying out a home after water damage is extremely important. Moisture mixed with humidity can lead to more mold, additional damage, and health risks. Everything within the home, from the ceilings to the flooring needs to be properly dried out. This includes any concrete within the home. When a contractor with little to no experience…
When a fire occurs at a home, a homeowner should know how to put out the fire using a fire extinguisher, if the fire is small enough. But how does a fire extinguisher work? There are three things a fire needs: fuel, heat, and oxygen. A fire should burn until one of those components is…