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Carpet Cleaning
  • Tips for Getting Burnt Food Smells Out of Your Home Unless you never cook, you have had a bad day where the meal you are cooking burned leaving that awful smoke and burnt smell all over your house! Everyone that lives there wants you to make it stop. What do you do when you need to clean a burnt odor out of your home because ... Continue Reading

Cleaning
  • Have Fun at Work Do you have fun at work? We do! If you do love your job or not, today is a good day to find what at least makes you smile when you are at work. For our staff here are some of our ways to have a little fun during the day. First of all, we have a great team that works very ... Continue Reading
  • Tips to Minimize Repair Bills in Your Home Having just celebrated Internet Self-Care Day, so we figured that we would use the Internet to share DIY tips for home care with you. Some of the best ways to minimize repair bills and appliance failures in the home are routine maintenance programs for different parts of the ... Continue Reading
  • Tips for Getting Burnt Food Smells Out of Your Home Unless you never cook, you have had a bad day where the meal you are cooking burned leaving that awful smoke and burnt smell all over your house! Everyone that lives there wants you to make it stop. What do you do when you need to clean a burnt odor out of your home because ... Continue Reading

Commercial
  • We Make a Restoration Experience More Positive for You It is time to celebrate positive thinking. While we usually share how to work with the potential disasters that can occur in your life, today we want to share how we can make a restoration experience more positive for you. You can expect ServiceMaster 5 Points Athens to ... Continue Reading

Cooking Safety Tips
  • Fire Safety Tips When Grilling Outside Now that summer is here, what is more fun than cooking out on the grill? That is until there is a fire. Protect your home and family by using these tips for grilling safely to keep the good times going. 1. Be sure your grill is a safe distance from anything flammable ... Continue Reading

Disaster Preparedness
  • Preparing for the Storm All year long but especially in the fall, we see how powerful and damaging water can be in nature and in your home. In Georgia, intense rain can cause flash flooding when hurricanes pass by on the coast so we need to be prepared before the storms and know what to do after ... Continue Reading
  • Pet Disaster Preparedness Tips We all love our pets. These pets pictured are actually the pets of our own employee and her family. We also know how important pets are to our overall health and happiness. We care for them with veterinary care, good food, toys and lots of love. So if you have a fire, what ... Continue Reading

Disaster Prevention Tips
  • Home Fire Safety Tips Winter months are known for the festive holidays, time spent with friends and families, and keeping warm and cozy. It is also the top season for house fires because we’re home more, and we need more heat. At ServiceMaster Restore®, we want to make sure that you stay safe ... Continue Reading
  • Tips to Minimize Repair Bills in Your Home Having just celebrated Internet Self-Care Day, so we figured that we would use the Internet to share DIY tips for home care with you. Some of the best ways to minimize repair bills and appliance failures in the home are routine maintenance programs for different parts of the ... Continue Reading
  • Fire Safety Tips When Grilling Outside Now that summer is here, what is more fun than cooking out on the grill? That is until there is a fire. Protect your home and family by using these tips for grilling safely to keep the good times going. 1. Be sure your grill is a safe distance from anything flammable ... Continue Reading

Disaster Recovery Tips
  • What do you do after the flood? Our last blog article discussed being prepared for storms that can cause flooding. What now once you had a flood? 1. Inform your insurance company that you had a flood if your policy does have flood protection. 2. Assess your home. Be sure to look at if the structure is ... Continue Reading
  • Pet Disaster Preparedness Tips We all love our pets. These pets pictured are actually the pets of our own employee and her family. We also know how important pets are to our overall health and happiness. We care for them with veterinary care, good food, toys and lots of love. So if you have a fire, what ... Continue Reading
  • Insurance Awareness - What You Need to Know During a Water Loss June 28th is Insurance Awareness Day so we thought we should share some insurance tips and need to know information about insurance claims during a water loss. These are basic tips for general water damage losses. Please be sure to confirm your specific coverage and get ... Continue Reading

Disaster Restoration
  • Have Fun at Work Do you have fun at work? We do! If you do love your job or not, today is a good day to find what at least makes you smile when you are at work. For our staff here are some of our ways to have a little fun during the day. First of all, we have a great team that works very ... Continue Reading
  • What do you do after the flood? Our last blog article discussed being prepared for storms that can cause flooding. What now once you had a flood? 1. Inform your insurance company that you had a flood if your policy does have flood protection. 2. Assess your home. Be sure to look at if the structure is ... Continue Reading
  • We Make a Restoration Experience More Positive for You It is time to celebrate positive thinking. While we usually share how to work with the potential disasters that can occur in your life, today we want to share how we can make a restoration experience more positive for you. You can expect ServiceMaster 5 Points Athens to ... Continue Reading
  • Insurance Awareness - What You Need to Know During a Water Loss June 28th is Insurance Awareness Day so we thought we should share some insurance tips and need to know information about insurance claims during a water loss. These are basic tips for general water damage losses. Please be sure to confirm your specific coverage and get ... Continue Reading

Extreme Weather
  • Preparing for the Storm All year long but especially in the fall, we see how powerful and damaging water can be in nature and in your home. In Georgia, intense rain can cause flash flooding when hurricanes pass by on the coast so we need to be prepared before the storms and know what to do after ... Continue Reading

Fire Damage
  • Tips for Getting Burnt Food Smells Out of Your Home Unless you never cook, you have had a bad day where the meal you are cooking burned leaving that awful smoke and burnt smell all over your house! Everyone that lives there wants you to make it stop. What do you do when you need to clean a burnt odor out of your home because ... Continue Reading

Fire Prevention

  • Home Fire Safety Tips Winter months are known for the festive holidays, time spent with friends and families, and keeping warm and cozy. It is also the top season for house fires because we’re home more, and we need more heat. At ServiceMaster Restore®, we want to make sure that you stay safe ... Continue Reading
  • Fire Safety Tips When Grilling Outside Now that summer is here, what is more fun than cooking out on the grill? That is until there is a fire. Protect your home and family by using these tips for grilling safely to keep the good times going. 1. Be sure your grill is a safe distance from anything flammable ... Continue Reading

Fire Restoration
  • We Make a Restoration Experience More Positive for You It is time to celebrate positive thinking. While we usually share how to work with the potential disasters that can occur in your life, today we want to share how we can make a restoration experience more positive for you. You can expect ServiceMaster 5 Points Athens to ... Continue Reading
  • Pet Disaster Preparedness Tips We all love our pets. These pets pictured are actually the pets of our own employee and her family. We also know how important pets are to our overall health and happiness. We care for them with veterinary care, good food, toys and lots of love. So if you have a fire, what ... Continue Reading

Fire Safety
  • Home Fire Safety Tips Winter months are known for the festive holidays, time spent with friends and families, and keeping warm and cozy. It is also the top season for house fires because we’re home more, and we need more heat. At ServiceMaster Restore®, we want to make sure that you stay safe ... Continue Reading
  • Pet Disaster Preparedness Tips We all love our pets. These pets pictured are actually the pets of our own employee and her family. We also know how important pets are to our overall health and happiness. We care for them with veterinary care, good food, toys and lots of love. So if you have a fire, what ... Continue Reading
  • Fire Safety Tips When Grilling Outside Now that summer is here, what is more fun than cooking out on the grill? That is until there is a fire. Protect your home and family by using these tips for grilling safely to keep the good times going. 1. Be sure your grill is a safe distance from anything flammable ... Continue Reading

Flood
  • What do you do after the flood? Our last blog article discussed being prepared for storms that can cause flooding. What now once you had a flood? 1. Inform your insurance company that you had a flood if your policy does have flood protection. 2. Assess your home. Be sure to look at if the structure is ... Continue Reading
  • Preparing for the Storm All year long but especially in the fall, we see how powerful and damaging water can be in nature and in your home. In Georgia, intense rain can cause flash flooding when hurricanes pass by on the coast so we need to be prepared before the storms and know what to do after ... Continue Reading

Flood Damage
  • What do you do after the flood? Our last blog article discussed being prepared for storms that can cause flooding. What now once you had a flood? 1. Inform your insurance company that you had a flood if your policy does have flood protection. 2. Assess your home. Be sure to look at if the structure is ... Continue Reading

musty smells
  • What to look for when inspecting for water damage Water damage is most often found right after a loss or when buying, selling or renting a home. That does not mean it isn't there other times too. Old water losses can still be causing damage today if not properly mitigated. Examples are wood rot and mold for starters. So if ... Continue Reading

Odor Removal
  • Tips for Getting Burnt Food Smells Out of Your Home Unless you never cook, you have had a bad day where the meal you are cooking burned leaving that awful smoke and burnt smell all over your house! Everyone that lives there wants you to make it stop. What do you do when you need to clean a burnt odor out of your home because ... Continue Reading

Prevent Flooding
  • Preparing for the Storm All year long but especially in the fall, we see how powerful and damaging water can be in nature and in your home. In Georgia, intense rain can cause flash flooding when hurricanes pass by on the coast so we need to be prepared before the storms and know what to do after ... Continue Reading

Residential
  • Have Fun at Work Do you have fun at work? We do! If you do love your job or not, today is a good day to find what at least makes you smile when you are at work. For our staff here are some of our ways to have a little fun during the day. First of all, we have a great team that works very ... Continue Reading
  • Home Fire Safety Tips Winter months are known for the festive holidays, time spent with friends and families, and keeping warm and cozy. It is also the top season for house fires because we’re home more, and we need more heat. At ServiceMaster Restore®, we want to make sure that you stay safe ... Continue Reading
  • What do you do after the flood? Our last blog article discussed being prepared for storms that can cause flooding. What now once you had a flood? 1. Inform your insurance company that you had a flood if your policy does have flood protection. 2. Assess your home. Be sure to look at if the structure is ... Continue Reading
  • We Make a Restoration Experience More Positive for You It is time to celebrate positive thinking. While we usually share how to work with the potential disasters that can occur in your life, today we want to share how we can make a restoration experience more positive for you. You can expect ServiceMaster 5 Points Athens to ... Continue Reading

Storm Damage
  • What do you do after the flood? Our last blog article discussed being prepared for storms that can cause flooding. What now once you had a flood? 1. Inform your insurance company that you had a flood if your policy does have flood protection. 2. Assess your home. Be sure to look at if the structure is ... Continue Reading
  • Preparing for the Storm All year long but especially in the fall, we see how powerful and damaging water can be in nature and in your home. In Georgia, intense rain can cause flash flooding when hurricanes pass by on the coast so we need to be prepared before the storms and know what to do after ... Continue Reading

Summer
  • Fire Safety Tips When Grilling Outside Now that summer is here, what is more fun than cooking out on the grill? That is until there is a fire. Protect your home and family by using these tips for grilling safely to keep the good times going. 1. Be sure your grill is a safe distance from anything flammable ... Continue Reading

Water Damage
  • Have Fun at Work Do you have fun at work? We do! If you do love your job or not, today is a good day to find what at least makes you smile when you are at work. For our staff here are some of our ways to have a little fun during the day. First of all, we have a great team that works very ... Continue Reading
  • What do you do after the flood? Our last blog article discussed being prepared for storms that can cause flooding. What now once you had a flood? 1. Inform your insurance company that you had a flood if your policy does have flood protection. 2. Assess your home. Be sure to look at if the structure is ... Continue Reading
  • Preparing for the Storm All year long but especially in the fall, we see how powerful and damaging water can be in nature and in your home. In Georgia, intense rain can cause flash flooding when hurricanes pass by on the coast so we need to be prepared before the storms and know what to do after ... Continue Reading
  • We Make a Restoration Experience More Positive for You It is time to celebrate positive thinking. While we usually share how to work with the potential disasters that can occur in your life, today we want to share how we can make a restoration experience more positive for you. You can expect ServiceMaster 5 Points Athens to ... Continue Reading

Water Mitigation
  • Have Fun at Work Do you have fun at work? We do! If you do love your job or not, today is a good day to find what at least makes you smile when you are at work. For our staff here are some of our ways to have a little fun during the day. First of all, we have a great team that works very ... Continue Reading
  • What do you do after the flood? Our last blog article discussed being prepared for storms that can cause flooding. What now once you had a flood? 1. Inform your insurance company that you had a flood if your policy does have flood protection. 2. Assess your home. Be sure to look at if the structure is ... Continue Reading
  • We Make a Restoration Experience More Positive for You It is time to celebrate positive thinking. While we usually share how to work with the potential disasters that can occur in your life, today we want to share how we can make a restoration experience more positive for you. You can expect ServiceMaster 5 Points Athens to ... Continue Reading
  • Insurance Awareness - What You Need to Know During a Water Loss June 28th is Insurance Awareness Day so we thought we should share some insurance tips and need to know information about insurance claims during a water loss. These are basic tips for general water damage losses. Please be sure to confirm your specific coverage and get ... Continue Reading

Water Restoration
  • What do you do after the flood? Our last blog article discussed being prepared for storms that can cause flooding. What now once you had a flood? 1. Inform your insurance company that you had a flood if your policy does have flood protection. 2. Assess your home. Be sure to look at if the structure is ... Continue Reading
  • We Make a Restoration Experience More Positive for You It is time to celebrate positive thinking. While we usually share how to work with the potential disasters that can occur in your life, today we want to share how we can make a restoration experience more positive for you. You can expect ServiceMaster 5 Points Athens to ... Continue Reading
  • Insurance Awareness - What You Need to Know During a Water Loss June 28th is Insurance Awareness Day so we thought we should share some insurance tips and need to know information about insurance claims during a water loss. These are basic tips for general water damage losses. Please be sure to confirm your specific coverage and get ... Continue Reading
  • Water Damage - When to Call ServiceMaster In the “old days” that most of us don’t remember, when people needed water for cooking, drinking, washing, etc., they would go outside to a well and pump or draw water in a bucket. If they needed hot water, the well water was put into a kettle over a fire. Not easy, but the ... Continue Reading

Weather
  • What do you do after the flood? Our last blog article discussed being prepared for storms that can cause flooding. What now once you had a flood? 1. Inform your insurance company that you had a flood if your policy does have flood protection. 2. Assess your home. Be sure to look at if the structure is ... Continue Reading
  • Preparing for the Storm All year long but especially in the fall, we see how powerful and damaging water can be in nature and in your home. In Georgia, intense rain can cause flash flooding when hurricanes pass by on the coast so we need to be prepared before the storms and know what to do after ... Continue Reading