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Top Causes of Commercial Water Damage

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As a business or commercial property owner, you already have enough to worry about. But, if you’re living in an area where spring storms and humidity are common, it’s essential to be mindful of the potential for water damage that comes with those conditions. At Five Star Complete Restoration, we know how damaging water can […]

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Tips & Tricks

Finding Roof Leaks

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Roof Leaks Are Elusive Finding roof leaks can be tricky for a couple different reasons. One is the way water behaves once it gets past a shingle, flashing, or joint. Moving generally downhill under the power of gravity, it then flows along the path of least resistance and can cover a goodly distance thanks to […]

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Basement Flooding

The Importance of a Home Inventory and Documentation of Damaged Items for Insurance Claims

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A home inventory is a comprehensive list of detailed descriptions of each item of personal property that you own. This document can help you prove ownership in the case of loss. After a home disaster, documentation of damaged items can also simplify filing a claim for damage to your property. As a trusted Indianapolis restoration […]

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Residential

Why You Need a Basement Dehumidifier

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Moisture in the Basement When you think of basement water damage, you may think of basement flooding in your Indianapolis, Noblesville, or Carmel area home. You may also think that as far as you know, the waterproofing on the exterior basement walls is doing a good job. So is your sump pump system, In fact, […]

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Flooded Basement

When You Need to Dry Wet Carpet

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Dry Wet Carpet Yourself Wet carpet’s a problem in your Indianapolis, Noblesville, or Carmel home. If you don’t get it dried out, you’ll end up with that wet carpet smell, rot, or even wet carpet mold. A homeowner often discovers wet carpet in the basement. If it’s part of a bigger basement water damage problem […]

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Residential

Natural Ways to Make Your Home Smell Wonderful

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Make Your Home Smell Wonderful It’s a rare person indeed who isn’t interested in how to make a house smell good. Not only does it make life more pleasant on a superficial level, scientific studies show that smells affect our moods and emotions. One study found that, compared with a placebo, aromatherapy reduced stress levels […]

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Eliminate the Musty Smell in the Basement

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The Musty Smell in the Basement There’s a problem that’s puzzling and annoying many of your neighbors in their Indianapolis, Noblesville, or Carmel homes. Maybe the same thing is baffling and irritating you. What isthat musty smell in the basement that persists no matter how often and diligently you clean? After doing battle with it […]

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Residential

Clean Rugs and Carpets Without Toxic Chemicals

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Clean Rugs and Carpets: The Dilemma As a savvy consumer, you’re probably aware that some of the products consumers have traditionally used for household chores can create problems themselves. They can be toxic to one degree or another, and when it comes to carpet cleaner or carpet spot cleaner, our pets can be particularly susceptible […]

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Protect Your Pet from Floods

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Your Pet and the Threat of Floods Many homes have pets. According to the 2017-2018 National Pet Owner’s Survey, about 85 million US homes (68% of all of them) do, and small wonder. Research has shown that owning pets is good for both our physical and our emotional health. Of course, you probably don’t cherish […]

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Preventing Frozen Pipes and What to do When They do Freeze

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“What’s worse than a major home maintenance disaster? Try several major home maintenance disasters at once. When a house’s water pipes freeze, the situation is not as simple as calling a plumber. A 1/8-inch crack in a pipe can spew up to 250 gallons of water a day, causing flooding, serious structural damage, and the […]

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