Preventing the Preventable - 5 Simple Steps to Prevent Water Damage and Reduce Liability

I n my 22 years of responding to emergency water damage issues in commercial and residential structures, I have seen thousands of leaks.  The sad fact is the majority of these costly water damage events were preventable.  Yes, there are going to be leaks that are unavoidable, but what can you do to prevent the ones that don't have to happen? You can implement a water damage prevention plan for your properties to save yourself from huge headaches and liability issues later.   Read more....

Five Reasons Your Organization Needs an Incident Response Plan Now 

Ever have one of those days? You know the ones....you have your "to do" list which includes all the tasks you didn't get to last week then while you are completing item #1, you get the phone call. Your Project Manager (or Community Manager or Facilities staff) reports that there was a leak, due to a broken pipe, that impacted at least 5 units, as far as he knows right now. From that moment on, the race begins. Phoning the plumber, restoration vendors, maintenance staff members, property managers, and the rest of your team consumes the next few hours. The afternoon is spent making sure the tenants don't need to be relocated, or they do, completing incident reports and figuring out if this will meet or exceed your insurance deductible...and this is only day 1. Sound familiar?  Read more.....