Important Thanksgiving Advice From SERVPRO of Mission Viejo

11/26/2024 (Permalink)

Thanksgiving is meant to be a holiday full of delicious food and deep loving conversations with friends & family. Thanksgiving means it is time to eat some turkey and dressing and watch some football with the family! While you’re slowly slipping into a food coma, you’ll want to make sure you don't put too much food, grease, eggshells, etc...down your kitchen sink. This holiday is associated with the most clogged drains and broken disposals, creating a nightmare of backups in your pipes resulting in a disaster. If you do unfortunately experience such an emergency, have no fear SERVPRO of Mission Viejo is here! Our technicians are available 24/7 for your drain backup emergency and will make it "Like it never even happened".

SERVPRO of Mission Viejo Are Fire Damage Experts!

11/20/2024 (Permalink)

There is really nothing more traumatic and costly than the devastation from a fire at your home or commercial business. Then, to add to the fire damage, there is the water damage from the hero firefighters who come to the rescue and put the fire out with their hoses. Fire truck hoses douse fires with 120-180 gallons of water per minute. The combination of fire/soot/smoke and water makes the cleanup even worse. SERVPRO of Mission Viejo are fire cleanup experts! Our team will be onsite to board up, clean up and rebuild your home or commercial business and make it "Like it never even happened". 

Water Damage Timeline

11/20/2024 (Permalink)

SERVPRO Mission Viejo is Always Here to Help®

Within Minutes

• Water quickly spreads throughout your property, saturating everything in its path.
• Water is absorbed into walls, floors, upholstery, and belongings.
• Furniture finishes may bleed, causing permanent staining on carpets.
• Photographs, books, and other paper goods start to swell and warp.

Hours 1 - 24:

• Drywall begins to swell and break down.
• Metal surfaces begin to tarnish.
• Furniture begins to swell and crack.
• Dyes and inks from cloth and paper goods spread and stain.
• A musty odor appears.

48 Hours to 1 Week:

• Mold and mildew may grow and spread.
• Doors, windows, and studs swell and warp.
• Metal begins to rust and corrode.
• Furniture warps and shows signs of mold.
• Paint begins to blister.
• Wood flooring swells and warps.
• Serious biohazard contamination is possible.

More Than 1 Week:

• Restoration time and cost increase dramatically; replacing contaminated materials and structural rebuilding may be extensive.
• Structural safety, mold growth, and biohazard contaminants pose serious risks to occupants.

SERVPRO Thanks All Veterans For Their Service

11/11/2024 (Permalink)

Today, we honor and celebrate the bravery, sacrifice, and dedication of our veterans. At SERVPRO, we are incredibly proud to have so many veterans on our HQ team and across our franchise network. Their culture of service makes for great SERVPRO teammates, and we love adding veterans to our brand. They have a history of getting the job done no matter the obstacles, which relates well to our work.

Our veterans have served in various conflicts and wars, from the Vietnam War in the 1970s to more recent engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan. Their experiences and skills gained through service are invaluable to our mission at SERVPRO. They bring a unique perspective and commitment that helps us overcome challenges and deliver exceptional service to our customers to make it "Like it never even happened."

SERVPRO of Mission Viejo is faster to any fire sprinkler disaster!

9/3/2024 (Permalink)

Can you imagine having a nice Sunday dinner with your family in your formal dining room when all of a sudden ALL of the fire sprinklers in your house suddenly discharge due to a malfunction? Each fire sprinkler head discharges 25 gallons of water per minute! Suddenly, your entire home is flooded. First call 911 so the fire department can stop the water, then call SERVPRO of Mission Viejo for the cleanup. Our team will make it "Like it never even happened". 

Commercial Water Damage Cleanup

8/7/2024 (Permalink)

There are many reasons why water damage can be devastating for your commercial business. One of the main reasons is that even a small amount of water damage can force you to close your doors for an extended period, resulting in a loss of precious revenue. Whatever the type of commercial water damage you face (plumbing leaks, pipe bursts, fire sprinklers, sewer backup), the restoration process is key in reversing the problem and restoring your property to normal. SERVPRO of Mission Viejo knows that every day you are closed is another day of lost revenue. That is why we dispatch our team to your commercial business within 1 hour of receiving the emergency call, 24/7. Our team works quickly to remove water, pack out the contents and begin the drying process. Once the affected area is dried, our restoration team immediately goes to work. As a licensed general contractor, SERVPRO of Mission Viejo can restore your commercial business to "Like it never even happened!"

Call us today at (949)855-9992

SERVPRO of Mission Viejo is independently owned and operated.

Faster to Any Fire Disaster!

7/25/2024 (Permalink)

Fire is such a traumatic event for anyone to experience, whether at your residence or commercial business. SERVPRO of Mission Viejo is faster to any fire disaster not only in Mission Viejo, but surrounding communities such as Lake Forest, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Juan Capistrano, Ladera Ranch, Laguna Hills, and Laguna Niguel. Our experienced fire remediation crew will secure your property with board-ups immediately after the fire department has left the scene. SERVPRO of Mission Viejo works directly with your insurance company to ease the burden of managing fire restoration to your home or office. We are experts in remediating fire and smoke damage and will make your property "Like it never even happened".

HVAC Maintenance Can Prevent Commercial Water Damage

6/20/2024 (Permalink)

It's important to maintain the HVAC system in any commercial building in order to prevent potential water disasters from happening. Large, old HVAC cooling pipes can deteriorate over time and one day explode, causing major flooding in your commercial building. If you experience this unfortunate situation, call SERVPRO of Mission Viejo right away! We will have our professional crew onsite in less than 1 hour to begin extracting water, set up drying equipment, and protect your contents from further damage, making it "Like it never even happened."   

Home built in 1984 or earlier??? You could have asbestos!

6/19/2024 (Permalink)

Many homes in Mission Viejo were built in the '70s and '80s, unfortunately, many of them with asbestos-containing materials. If you have a popcorn ceiling...you likely have asbestos. If you have original vinyl flooring...you likely have asbestos. Now, the asbestos fibers are not dangerous as long as they do not get wet, or disturbed and become airborne. SERVPRO of Mission Viejo technicians always make sure water or fire-damaged commercial and residential properties are tested for asbestos prior to any restoration work being completed. We have an expert-certified asbestos abatement partner who sets up containment, files permits with the AQMD, and completes the abatement making it "Like it never even happened."

HELP! The Inside Of My House Is Flooded From My Outside Sprinklers?

6/18/2024 (Permalink)

Yes, this can happen, believe it or not. If your outdoor sprinklers suffer some type of malfunction or are pointed in the wrong direction (towards your house, not the grass), you can get water damage. Water intrusion can happen through an open door, or even a closed door that has enough of a gap between the threshold and door to allow water to enter. Add in the fact that you have been gone on vacation and the house has been unoccupied for a week...and BOOM, you have water-soaked wood floors, drywall, and possibly even damaged furniture. No worries! SERVPRO of Mission Viejo's team are water damage experts. We can dry out the entire area and replace the damaged wood floors in no time, leaving your property "Like it never even happened."