Water Damage From Freezing Pipes

Northern Utah, South Eastern Idaho, and Wyoming are all regions that are susceptible to spells of freezing weather.  Sometimes this freezing weather can come as early as the beginning of October, leaving homeowners unprepared.  One way to prevent water damage due to frozen hose bibs is to make sure that all hoses are disconnected from any outside faucets.  If building a home or remodeling, make sure that pipes leading to outside faucets are oriented so that water can be drained out completely.  Another thing you can do is install insulated covers for the hose bib.  These are a couple of things you can do this fall and winter to prepare your home against possible water damage.  If water damage does occur this winter, give us a call and we'll restore your home and your peace of mind. 

ARS Flood & Fire Cleanup now in Provo/Orem, UT

ARS Flood & Fire Cleanup announces our new Provo/Orem, Utah office.  With the opening of the Provo/Orem office, ARS now services all major cities in Northern Utah, from Provo to Logan.  The new office will provide disaster restoration services including:

• Emergency Water Removal
• Fire and Smoke Restoration
• Mold Remediation
• Water Damage Restoration
• Storm Damage Repair
• General Cleanup

We are excited to have Dan Smoot on board as the General Manager.  Dan is a graduate of BYU in the Mechanical Engineering and MBA programs and resides in Utah County.  For questions regarding the new office or services, please contact the office at (801) 717-7777.

Big Blue Autograph Signing

Big Blue will be signing autographs on Saturday, Oct. 17th from 12:00-12:30.  The event is sponsored by ARS and will take place at the South Entrance to Romney Stadium in Logan, UT, right before the Aggies take on Nevada.  ARS will provide posters for Big Blue to sign- just look for the ARS Truck and Tent.  Everyone is invited- even if you're not going to the game, come hang out with Big Blue!  For questions or more information, call Alex at 435-753-9600.  Go Big Blue! 

Homeowners Tip: The Dynamics of Drying your Home

We respond to hundreds of emergency water damage claims every year- in fact it is the type of work we do the most of on a day to day basis.  One question we get a lot from homeowners is: Why does it take 3-4 days to dry when the carpet seems dry after the first day?  As with all questions that are asked frequently, we train our technicians to explain the why before it even needs to be asked, but sometimes an extra explanation is needed.  Drying a building, whether it be a home or a commercial building, can be quite complex.  The short answer to the question above is simply, dry wall and other porous materials such as base board take longer to dry than carpet.  Sometimes the water seeps under the drywall and gets behind it or it creeps up and is absorbed.  With drywall and baseboard, the fans must penetrate through the board and bring the moisture out, whereas with carpet the fans can easily wick away the moisture from the carpet fibers.  This is why it is imperat