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Home Builder - Servpro of Scarsdale / Mount Vernon - Fire/Water Certified
My husband and I bring 25 years in general contracting and hazard mitigation to our family owned business, where we clean and remediate after a fire, water or mold emergency. I enjoy writing for local papers and online e-mags about home safety tips and how to prevent our having to come and clean your home or business after a flood or fire.
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Sandy comes up East Coast in October 2012 Hey all...sorry to be a weather geek, but our recent hurricane seasons just fascinate me.  It's either all or nothing, with Superstorm Sandy in 2012 and then, last year, we had "La Nada."  It's especially funny because forecasters warned of a bad La Nina ...
05/30/2014
Overnight storm could could flood home and business owners' basements in bronxville 10708   One favorite show -- long ago in college -- was "Hill Street Blues."  Am I dating myself here, or what?  So, if you are about my age or like reruns, you may remember the Sergeant or Captain saying, "Be car...
05/16/2014
Great info from The Flooring Girl.  Hardwood rocks and these tips from Debbie will help keep this asset looking great.  Good advice for those w/ 4 legged friends. Here are 7 tips to prevent scratches in your hardwood flooring.  First, let me start by warning that ALL hardwood dents and scratches....
05/08/2014
Cool. Thank you Debbie for grouping this all together. Now I just have 1 page to bookmark (and of course 5 webinars to watch).  This looks like super useful info.  Thx again. I thought it might helpful to gather all of these webinars into one location.  This should make it easy to find all the in...
05/03/2014
  Sandra sent this around and have to echo her fun and the joy...are you finding yourself living for the weekend?  Even for those of us who work 7 days and really don't get weekends, there's something about a warm Friday eve, wine on the way -- Chard in my case, that just beats all.   Forrest an...
04/25/2014
Our blast of overnight frost in Scarsdale NY 10583 could harm some spring blooms   Another frost is in the running throughout the area until mid-morning on Thursday and sensitive plants or posies may suffer, according to the national weather service.  Our Tri-state NY temps are expected to drop i...
04/16/2014
Wow, devastating appliance and even fatal fires all over Westchester County, including Yonkers, NY 10705         Our local family owned company helps restore these damages and it can be heartbreaking for our clients and my great crews.  Recently, we heard about a fire in the town where our office...
04/16/2014
Debbie G gives a great example of her situational awareness and connecting dots between clients.  Like Disney said, "It's a small world afterall," at least in Debbie's neighborhood of clients. Keep your eyes open folks because this could be a chance to help a fellow realtor or vendor who's helped...
04/16/2014
Hear, Hear, Debb on your Earth Day reminder.   Want to share Debb's lovely video and information about the founding of Earth Day more than 40 years ago in my home state.  Growing up in Berkeley, CA, in a lively college town, Earth Day was a right of passage for school kids.  My single mom and I w...
04/16/2014
  This is what you should NOT do in a historic home in Bronxville, NY 10708!   We responded to an emergency call for the owners of this 1898 colonial home with four stories in Westchester County, NY.  When we found wet walls from a two story pipe leak and water damage, our crews had to open the w...
04/09/2014
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My husband and I bring 25 years in general contracting and hazard mitigation for the feds to our family owned business, where we clean and remediate after a fire, water or mold emergency. I enjoy writing for local papers and online e-mags about home safety tips and how to prevent our having to come and clean your home or business after a flood or fire.