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 […]

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 […]

When You Need Water Damage Restoration Though it may make you wince, imagine a water-related disaster has befallen your Indianapolis, Noblesville, or Carmel home. Perhaps your area has seen heavy rain and the flooding that comes with it. Maybe water got into your home due to a malfunctioning gutter system, leaky roof, or cracks in […]

Basement Water Damage Is a Real Headache A flooded basement can be a homeowner’s nightmare. Nobody wants to wake up or come home and find the floor of the cellar of his or her Indianapolis, Noblesville, or Carmel area house covered in water. Basement water damage can be expensive to repair/ Sometimes it’s just not […]

Frozen Pipes Can Cost You Plenty There are, of course, a number of things you should do to safeguard your home during winter, but keeping pipes from freezing is one of the most important.That’s because frozen pipes burst. Freezing is, in fact, the main reason they burst, and any time the temperature of one drops […]

Everyone dreads the thought of a flooded basement damaging one’s home and losing valuable possessions along the way. It is an unwanted and yet a common reality for some. Truthfully, a flood emergency can occur at any given time. However, it doesn’t mean that one cannot be prepared for it. Five Star Complete Restoration promises […]

The Need for Fire Restoration It’s a sad fact of life that homes and businesses sometimes catch fire, and that of course includes homes and businesses in Indianapolis and elsewhere in Indiana. In 2017, fires produced 23 billion dollars in property damage. That figure would have been a little lower if not for the California […]

What Is an Ice Dam? Ice dams can happen on rooftops when the outside temperature drops below freezing as it does in Indianapolis and many other places across the country. They happen because warmth coming from inside the house results in one part of the roof being above 32 degrees Fahrenheit and a different part […]

What Is an Ice Dam, Anyway? When it’s freezing outside, a ridge of ice can form at the edge of the roof. This ice dam keeps water from draining. The water backs up instead. To put that in more detail, you get ice dams when the roof temperature isn’t uniform, that is to say, when […]