Green…green…everywhere is Green!

Many companies are feeling the pressure of “going green”. In doing so, a lot of companies are advertising their services as green, when they are not. I’ve even heard the this being called “green washing”.

So how do you know if your water damage company is really an eco-friendly company? Here are a couple of things that Wipe Out does as a green company. Read More…

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In order to encourage Americans to prepare themselves, their families and their communities, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in partnership with The Advertising Council, has created instructional videos to help educate and empower Americans to prepare for and respond to all kinds of emergencies.

Below is a Ready America Instructional video – 3 min.

Information on preparing for emergencies can be found at Ready.gov.

That is the question! When do you need a professional mold remediator? This is one of the questions we get proposed to us on a daily basis. As a mold remediation company, we have walked into situations where the client does not need a professional and we have walked into situations where it is obvious a professional is needed. But what about the in betweens? The situations where it is not so obvious?

We have put together three easy questions to help you determine if you need to call a professional. Answer a few questions and find out for yourself. This will help you avoid spending money on costly testing and remediation if it’s not needed. Read More…

Shower Pan Leak Cleaned by Wipe Out

One day you notice mold or mildew on base trim and maybe on your drywall in your bedroom.  On the other side of this wall is your tiled shower.  Uh oh.  You think you may have a shower pan leak.

Shower pan leaks is probably the most costly fix in the bathroom.  Keeping this in mind, you may want to make sure it actually is a shower pan leak before going through the expense of having yours removed and replaced.  You can call a plumber or you can perform the below. Read More…

In this economy, EVERYONE is trying to tighten their purse strings.

But sometimes a penny saved is not a penny earned.  If you don’t get the job done right the first time, you’ll probably have to do the job again, and you could find yourself in a multi-million dollar lawsuit.

So here’s the skinny on how to save money AND protect yourself.

Let’s start with the basics.  If a property is not dried correctly, you could end up with a microbial situation with the dreaded brown/grey fuzzies called mold.  Although it may seem thorough, removing carpet and pad when there’s been a flood or water damage is usually not enough to prevent mold.  You can’t see any water, the walls looks dry, your carpet cleaning company who extracted the water tells you everything is fine.  We’ve all been there. Read More…