Monday 29 May 2017

#Cell Phone Water Damage


Cell phone water damage of any kind can be extremely destructive to your phone. Why is water damage so serious? Water contact of any kind can be detrimental to your phone, as it can short circuit or erode your phone's delicate electronic components and inner workings.
Ocean water contains a lot of salt, which makes it highly corrosive. Because of this corrosive tendency, damage happens very quickly when your phone comes into contact with ocean water. Pool water contains chlorine, which is also highly corrosive. Chlorine and other pool chemicals quickly destroy your phone's electronic components and can cause irreparable damage if not treated quickly. Household water is also corrosive because it contains chemicals, such as chlorine, mineral deposits and other substances that are dangerous to your phone's components. Although household water does not cause damage or corrosion as quickly, it can cause irreversible water damage to your cell phone if it isn't taken care of quickly.
Do not put it in the microwave or try to dry it with a hair dryer! Adding heat to a water damaged cell phone can only increase the damage and corrosion. You need to get it to a water damage repair specialist who can quickly take the phone apart, clean the phone's delicate components, and assess the damage quickly and accurately.

If your phone gets wet, follow these steps:
1. Do NOT turn your water damaged cell phone on! This will cause it to short out and could cause permanent damage.
2. Remove the battery immediately.
3. Do NOT use a blow dryer! Although your phone may seem to be dry, the inside circuit board will still be wet.
4. Use a Zip-Lock Bag. Put the WET phone into a Zip-Lock bag and ship it to a cell phone water damage repair specialist immediately.
Georgia Cell Phone Repair provides nationwide cell phone repair on all makes and models of cell phones. Water damage repair specialists.www.fixyourwaterdamage.com is dedicated to helping homeowners learn about water damage and the many ways it affects our lives. If we can help make your life easier and save you money at the same time, we have achieved our goal.
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Monday 22 May 2017

Real Estate Bargains With Fixyourwaterdamage.com



It is no secret that there is a lot of money to be made by finding real estate bargains with water damaged houses. Bargains are always there, you simply need to be in a position to take advantage of the opportunity.

When I was a boy of around 12 I was riding home with my family from a Denver Broncos football game when my father stopped to see what was going on at an auction taking place nearby. It turned out to be house that was being sold at auction because the city was going to run the new highway right where this house stood: it had to go.

To my amazement, my dad bought the house for $60! Granted, it wasn’t much of a house; just a small, water damaged, wood framed house with no insulation , other than old newspapers. I recall the newspapers because I had never seen such a thing before and it was interesting to look at the old papers and read the picture captions.

My dad grew up dirt poor during the dust bowl era in Oklahoma and was a born entrepreneur. In fact, at the age of 19 he built a house and sold it for a tidy profit. He was skilled at making something out of nothing and eventually had over one million dollars in the bank, though you would never know it his lifestyle.

He had a plan for this little house and I was about to find out what that plan was. You see, my grandparents lived in a village in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and we made frequent visits there. My father had purchased a house lot high up above the village and planned on moving the little house to this lot.



He hired a crew to move the house 50 miles to the village, up the very steep road and onto the stone foundation that we were building. I say we because I was part of the mason crew, or so I imagined. My job was to find stones in the river bed and load them into our truck for use on the foundation, stone wall and fireplace. I was sure my muscles were getting bigger every day and checked every few hours to see.

The big truck finally made it to the village and started up the hill with the house on the flatbed behind. Somewhere along the way up the road the truck brakes gave out and the house and truck barreled down the road right for the schoolhouse. It was a slow motion disaster taking place and there was nothing anyone could do about it.

Directly in front of the schoolhouse stood the flagpole, with the stars and stripes shining in the clear mountain sunshine. Bam! The truck slammed into the flagpole and to everyone’s relief stopped just before hitting the building.

I don’t know how the house made it up the hill later on, but soon there stood a cute little red house on the hill with a stone wall around it.  My dad rented it out for years and eventually sold it for something like $50,000. Pretty good profit, I’d say! My brother recently went back to look at the house and discovered that it was for sale again, this time for $285,000! Incredible!

Remember, bargains are always there, you just need to be in a position to take advantage of the opportunity. I might add that you sometimes need to be willing to take risks and have a lot of endurance to bring the project to completion. Also, when you find a water damage real estate bargain, keep your mouth shut about it.

Sunday 14 May 2017

Water Damage Recovery By Fxyourwaterdamage.com



When Hurricane Irene hit our house in Vermont we were stunned at the speed and severity of the storm. We spent the next two years doing water damage recovery. Actually, it is an ongoing process because we keep discovering more damaged household items.

Some items, such as photo albums and heirloom linens can never be replaced. We tried all kinds of things to salvage family photos, but the process is extremely time consuming and not very effective. In the end, many pictures were simply lost forever.

It was similar with old needlepoint works done by grandmothers in decades past. These were labors of love and carefully passed down from mother to daughter; now they are in the landfill or turned into ash from one of the many bonfires.

Getting started is difficult, especially if you have suffered extensive damage. The first thing to consider is safety: water, propane, fuel oil and electrical lines are top priority. Once these are safe and secure you can begin the next step: clean up.
Clean up needs to happen quickly to avoid excessive mold and mildew. Once things start growing where they shouldn’t it is difficult to remedy. Black mold in particular can cause serious health problems and every effort should be made to avoid letting it start growing.


 In the initial stages of cleanup people tend to be careful and work cautiously, but after a few days of pulling things out of the mud you become a little hardened and more things end up in the scrap heap than you would expect.

This tendency to be over protective is understandable, but can become a real hindrance to the clean up effort. Everyone involved should have a similar standard to help determine what stays and what goes. For example: “Have I used this in the past year?” “Does this thing bring me joy, or is it a burdensome thing that only sits around collecting dust?” These can be difficult questions, but they must be asked.
Once the site is safe and cleaned up you can begin assessing the actual damage. It may be a simple matter of replacing some sheetrock, or maybe some flooring needs replacing. Or it may be that the house is a total loss and needs to be demolished and rebuilt.

In our case we decided to keep the main structure of the house and renovate it with flood proofing in mind. This was a huge undertaking, and quite expensive.

The original house had a dirt cellar, rank with mildew and full of old varmint bones. Nasty place that only served as a place to keep the old fuel oil tank. This was completely redone.

Now the basement has a poured concrete floor, proper lighting and ventilation. It is warm in the winter and cool in the summer, never has that nasty basement odor and no varmints live there!
Add this basement required raising the house up 4 feet, which also serves as a safety feature in the event of another catastrophic flood such as Irene. We added a huge stone wall on two sides of the house and planted shrubs to break up the water flow, if it ever reached high enough.

In the end, it was a successful water damage recovery operation, but I would not wish this on anyone. The amount of work was staggering and had it not been for the commun would never happened.

Sunday 23 April 2017

Water Damage Recovery - How To Find The Right One

Today, in this post we will discuss all about water damage recovery and how to get rid of any water damage event with the help of the professionals. Water damage recovery is a process of restoring a property or house to its pre-loss state. It is a useful method of eliminating the excessive volumes of water from different sources. It could be a cracked pipe, bathroom leaks, natural disasters, and leaks from the roof or from windows, sewer pipes, and leaking water heaters or in some cases, leaks caused by water beds. The damage caused by floodwater is more harmful and intrusive. It can lead to damage to electronic devices and furniture in your house and have a negative effect in your life. 
Water Damage Recovery

When your home or property experiences from wind damage, sewerage damage, or clean water damage, quick action is needed to remove the water and reduce the damage and loss. The key in water elimination and recovery is not to try and do it yourself. Water damage recovery is a serious project and not to be taken casually. So, it is advisable to take the help of professional to overcome this issue. Water damage recovery experts are trained in the various aspects of vapor, soot and water damage elimination, clean up and have the equipment, tools, and supplies required for the job. They examine the situation at hand and devise a plan of operation to restore the property before it becomes a torture for property owners. Today, there are a number of companies are available that offer the water damage recovery services at a very reasonable price.
The professional that we prefer for our repairs should be highly stable. Therefore, the selection process should have been done prior to any disasters that could occur within the house. Hiring the right team is important to assure that the improvements are done effectively by capable hands. There are a lot of so-called experts across cities competing for work and it is essential to know what to watch for so that you understand that when the time of demand arrives, your home is safeguarded from water loss. You can start your search for the best Water damage recovery team with the help of the internet. You can visit various Water damage recovery companies' websites and get an idea about their work and price. 
Hiring the right Water damage recovery is a very big and important financial decision, so there are a number of steps that you should follow in order to get the best one. You should shortlist at least four to five companies and fix an appointment with them. You should take their interview and hire one that fits your budget and requirements. There are some important questions that you should ask from a service provider such as:
·        How long have you been in this business?
·        How much general liability, pollution and workman's coverage insurance do you carry?
·        May I have a copy of your certification?
·        How long will it take for the property to become dry?
·        How many employees do you have on your local faculty?   
·        What local jobs have you completed? Suggest four or five. May I have their names and telephone numbers?
Once you get the satisfied answers of all your questions, then hire one who fits your budget and requirements. Before you sign a contract with a company it is important to read their terms and condition carefully.