Down-to-earth restoration help for Orange homes, what fails first, how moisture builds up, when to dry out, and how to choose a dry-out.
A plain-language guide to mold remediation covered by homeowners insurance for Orange homeowners, with honest answers and no scare tactics.
Read more →Many older Orange homes still run on galvanized steel supply lines that are decades past their service life. Here is how they fail, what to watch for, and what to do when one lets go.
Read more →The plaster-and-lath walls in older Orange homes behave very differently from modern drywall when water gets into them. Here is what that means for drying and whether the wall can be saved.
Read more →In a century-old Orange home, the basement is almost always the first casualty of a water loss. Here is why these older basements take on water so readily, and how to protect yours.
Read more →Older Orange homes often have water pipes running through walls that were never insulated for the cold. Here is why those pipes freeze and burst, and how to prevent and respond to a winter water loss.
Read more →In older Orange homes built with balloon framing and open wall cavities, water does not stay where it lands. Here is how it travels through the structure, and why that changes how a loss has to be dried.
Read more →Owners of older Orange Victorians fear that any water loss means tearing out the original plaster and woodwork. Often it does not. Here is how a careful, measured drying saves the character of an old home.
Read more →Need a home looked at? Our Orange crew runs a camera up the structure, photographs what we find, and quotes the work before we start, licensed, insured, and clear.