disasters Archives - Swartz Restoration and Emergency Services

Water

By Swartz Restoration
November 8, 2017

How do pipes freeze and burst?

With the presence of winter weather, the threat of freezing pipes is on many homeowners’ minds. Pipes burst mainly for one reason: water expands when it freezes. Although, the expansion itself isn’t what causes...

Fire

By Swartz Restoration
November 1, 2017

The 12 Days of Holiday Fire Safety

12 Extension cords If extension cords are overloaded with holiday lights, they can overheat and catch fire. Avoid overloading the cord by reading over the packaging to find the maximum load. Also be sure...

Miscellaneous

By Swartz Restoration
March 13, 2014

Disasters and Their Terms

In order to understand what you hear on your radio, tv, or computer concerning weather alerts, you may find these terms and their definitions helpful! These categories and terms were taken from FEMA’S website...

By Swartz Restoration
March 13, 2014
Insurance

Ohio Spared Worst of Storms, But May Not Escape Insurance Rate Hikes

The Dayton Daily News reports that while Ohio has not been hit as hard as other states during the recent outbreaks of catastrophic storms, state policyholders may feel the effect anyway. With insurance losses...

By Swartz Restoration
March 13, 2014
Miscellaneous

Most common disasters

Disasters happen all over the world, but there are certain disasters that are more frequent then others. The world’s number one disaster is floods. Floods can spring up quickly or take a while to...

By Swartz Restoration
March 13, 2014
Insurance

Technology and the Insurance Industry

It’s been said to work smarter not harder, and that is exactly what insurance companies are doing these days. Insurance companies including State Farm, Fireman’s Fund, USAA, and Farmer’s Insurance are using technology to...

By Swartz Restoration
March 13, 2014
Miscellaneous

Why is it important for your contractor to be certified? What does it mean?

Swartz Contracting is Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certified (IICRC) which includes water damage and fire restoration. All management, estimators, project managers, and technicians are IICRC certified. Our technicians that work with the...

By Swartz Restoration
March 13, 2014
Miscellaneous

Looking Up For Damage

In our last blog post, we talked about drought periods affecting the ground around your home and possible causing harm to your home’s foundation. This week, we would like you to look up! That’s...

By Swartz Restoration
March 13, 2014
Miscellaneous

Storm Damage: Who are you gonna call?

We’ve seen our fair share of wind damage this summer, and luckily we live in Ohio and weren’t affected by hurricane Isaac and its massive flood damage. Storms come fast and can leave paths...

By Swartz Restoration
March 13, 2014
Miscellaneous

Residential Coverage Area

Based in Lima, OH, Swartz Contracting provides emergency services to a large coverage area, a 9-county area in northwest, west central and north central Ohio. We’re on call 24 hours a day, every day...