If you have a frozen pipe in your home, you’re probably wondering what to do. Here at ServiceMaster Restoration by Zaba, we’ve been cleaning up burst pipe water damage in homes in the Chicago area for the past 15 years, so we know what you’re dealing with. In this blog, we discuss how to thaw […]
After a cold winter’s night, you climb out of bed, shake off the chill, and brave the morning. It’s not going very well because the toilet won’t flush. Frozen pipes are a bad way to start the day, and you haven’t even had your coffee yet. How do you locate the problem and get those […]
Water is the foundation of life, but too much of it inside your home can have many consequences. Burst pipes, faulty fixtures, leaky roofs and storm flooding are just a few of the things that can quickly turn your comfortable space into a major health hazard. This is especially true in the bathroom where water […]
When you’re faced with water damage in your home, you need to clean and dry everything as quickly as possible. Fortunately, you’re not alone in the process. Here at ServiceMaster Restoration by Zaba, we have more than 85 combined years of experience in the restoration industry. In this blog, we’ve compiled our top tips to […]
Any kind of flooding in your home takes a toll, but floors are usually the hardest hit. They often sit under inches of water before cleanup can start. All water-damaged floors should be cleaned and dried immediately, but hardwood floors need special attention. The right steps can make the difference between saving or losing one […]
You don’t know it’s happened until it’s too late. By the time you see water pooling out from under a baseboard or raining down from the ceiling, a plumbing disaster is already soaking your home. You have to act right away. It only takes a few minutes to stop the flood and minimize damage to […]
Whether you call a high-rise home or live in an older courtyard building, you eventually have to deal with faulty apartment plumbing. From leaky fixtures to clogged drains, these problems need attention right away. When water starts to flood across floors, saturate walls and soak your belongings, do you wait on management for help or […]
With another Chicago winter settling in all around us, you’ve done your best to get the house ready for freezing temperatures. If something should happen, you rely on your home insurance policy to cover property damage. Those premiums pay for your peace of mind too. As well as you know your policy, do you wonder, […]
It was only a couple of years ago that winter weather hit us hard and put Chicagoland into a deep freeze. That sub-zero temperature blast caused extensive residential and commercial damage. Frozen pipes ruptured and flooded homes and businesses all across the city. You don’t want to be caught off guard by this kind of […]
You’re looking at soaked floors, saturated sheetrock and a potential mold outbreak. Whether your home’s water damage is the result of rain dripping through a leaky roof or a plumbing failure inside the walls, you need to move fast. Where do you start when you take on water cleanup and restoration by yourself? As Chicago’s leading cleaning […]