German-based Kärcher has donated 250 pressure washers and $10,000 in cash to the cleanup effort in Colorado, according to a press release.

To support the flood relief efforts in Boulder, CO, Restoration Sciences Academy (RSA) will donate 5% of fees from its hands-on restorative drying courses held during October in Burlington, WA. and Nashville, TN locations, according to a press release. 

Some restorers are afraid to even utter the word “heat.” This article is aimed to help restoration professionals have a better understanding of heat, its consequences and its applications in restoration drying.

One gloomy morning in 2010, major water damage inundated an upscale Los Angeles residence owned by an unscrupulous and wealthy entrepreneur. He contacted a prominent restoration contractor and signed a generic Work Authorization which did not specify the scope of work or the price.

The Colorado floods that you saw on the news have been described as “apocalyptic” by local residents. Boulder County and surrounding areas got about 20 inches of rain in four days - that’s roughly equivalent to getting the total annual amount of annual rainfall in less than a week!

It was cold in Utah with snow falling quietly, quickly mounting up on the ski trails at Snow Bird resort when my cell phone rang. 

The devastating effects of last October’s Superstorm Sandy were felt throughout the Northeast, leaving thousands of homes damaged and millions of residents without power.