Hoarding Help for a Challenging Situation in your Palo Alto Home

8/23/2017 (Permalink)

Extreme Hoarder Situation that SERVPRO of Palo Alto Helped Clean Up

Are you or a loved one dealing with a hoarder situation? Often times a family member who is ill can suffer from a hoarder-type situation, and SERVPRO of Palo Alto can help you resolve the situation with understanding and compassion. People who are dealing with a hoarding disorder deserve a trusting cleanup team who can help restore their lives to normal.

A hoarding situation required special expertise in cleaning and restoration. We have dealt with every kind of critical restoration situation and have the depth of resources to handle jobs from a small kitchen disaster to the toughest and most complex estate jobs involving toxic odors and biohazardous materials.

By listening to the family's needs and concerns, SERVPRO of Palo Alto creates a plan that everyone agrees upon, whether this involves cleaning, sorting, distributing, communicating, and disposing or donating unwanted items. We will work with your representative, trustee, estate manager, family member or even medical representative, every step of the way. Our work is not done until the goal is achieved and things are clutter free and your home is safe again. 

Call SERVPRO of Palo Alto if you need help restoring your hoarder's home back to normal: 650-800-3448.

Will El Nino bring wet weather to Silicon Valley this winter?

8/13/2015 (Permalink)

Meteorologists have been closely monitoring the El Nino weather pattern as more and more information is leaning towards the possibility of an extreme winter for our Bay Area. The U.S. Climate Prediction Center recently reported that the warming of sea surface temperatures and the emerging equatorial winds are following the conditions preceding some of the strongest El Ninos in California history. Last time we had such winters was in 1982-1983 and 1997-1998.

The Positive
California's drought and below average rainfall could be helped by this predicted storm. Perhaps our dams and reservoirs could reach their normal levels, we could use water without fearing citation and our plants might even be green again!

The Negative
Things could change and the weather pattern may not take hold. Forecasters are keeping a close watch, although this recent report increased to a 90% chance, up 5% from last month. If things persist we may see El Nino--then again we might not. 

If we're not prepared for the extreme weather, we could see widespread flooding and damage. Palo Alto and the rest of Silicon Valley could be hit hard. Power lines, flooding, high winds, and snow, roof leaks, surface water, ground water in your basement or crawlspace...are you ready?

It might be a good idea to revisit your homeowner’s insurance policy; do you have water damage coverage? Does it cover floods? Do you know the details of what your policy covers? A call to your agent will protect you from unforeseen costs and a real disaster, the one to your bank account. Will you need to call SERVPRO of Palo Alto. If so, our heroes are here to help, rain or shine, night or day! 

Locally Owned Company with National Resources

SERVPRO of Palo Alto can respond immediately to your water damage emergency regardless of the scope or size of the damage. We are part of a national network of over 1,600 Franchises with special Disaster Recovery Teams placed strategically throughout the country to respond to large scale events and disasters.

Whether your water emergency occurs in a big-box store or a small office building, we will respond quickly to mitigate the damage and manage the restoration project through to its completion.