Entries by Water Damage Zone, Inc.

Prepping Your Home for the Fall

Getting your home ready for the fall is important and necessary if you want to avoid having issues pop up from not performing maintenance on your home. You may not even know where to start getting your home ready for fall. This list of tips will help you to have your home better prepared this year for fall so you can save yourself some money from having to deal with repairs.

How to identify black mold

Black mold is a fungus that can grow in your house and become a health hazard for everyone living inside. It feeds on organic matter and is usually a greenish-black color. If it is wet it will look slimy but can also be dried out and still active. This mold produces toxins that float through the air and are inhaled by people and animals.

Removing the Smell of Cigarettes

Smoke from cigarettes smells nasty and it also sticks to surfaces in your home. This makes it hard to eliminate. In order to get this smell out you will need to clean all of the surfaces in the home. You can start by opening the windows and let fresh air circulate throughout the home.

8 important places to clean in your home

We clean our homes on a regular basis to keep them clean and tidy. We clean floors, windows, and walls but there are still areas that get overlooked. Areas, that if left untouched for too long can build up debris that create the proper conditions for mold.

The importance of ventilation in your home

Having air circulating throughout your home is crucial to maintaining a healthy environment. Properly ventilating your home will ensure that indoor pollution, moisture levels, and the temperature inside the house doesn’t get out of control. In this post, we’ll talk about ways to make sure that your home stays ventilated.

Preventing Mold in Houseplants

Mold is known to grow in dark and damp environments. It grows naturally in wood and dirt so it should be no surprise that it finds the soil of houseplants to be a perfect place to start to grow. If you see mold growing in your houseplants it is time to address the problem! By doing this immediately you will help prevent health hazards for you and your family as well as your plants. Read on for tips on how to prevent mold in your house plants.

Garage Fire Safety

Garage fires are a major cause of fires in homes that can cause injury as well as costing a lot of money to repair. It is important to be aware of what causes fires to start in your garage so that you can prevent them. This article will cover some basics of fire safety when it comes to your trash.