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If you live in the Tampa Bay, you may think that you need to experience a hurricane or catastrophic storm to be a victim of water damage. Unfortunately, there are several other sneaky contributors to water damage tampa. Read on to learn all about it and what you can do to protect your property.

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Whether it’s from a broken pipe or a hurricane, flooded flooring can lead to a number of serious consequences if not treated immediately. Mold colonies begin to form after a short 48 hours if a complete water extraction is not performed. At Water Damage Tampa.com, we have to expertise and equipment to remediate your flooring immediately.

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1-800-DRY-ME-OUT is a full service water damage Tampa restoration company that provides emergency water removal, water mitigation, carpet drying, mold remediation, fire damage, sinkhole and sewer cleanup services. 1-800-DRY-ME-OUT is located in Port Richey, Florida, and proudly services the West Gulf Coast of Florida. For more information, please visit http://www.drymeout.com

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Please check under your sinks and in your cupboards for signs of water damage. For more: Signs of Water Damage.

Water damage can lead to mold within 24-48 hours! Most often, insurance companies will handle water damage claims.

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Mold is a MAJOR health risk! Learn more about mold related sickness.

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Advanced Restoration Inc. proudly services the following counties: Citrus County, Hernando County, Hillsborough County, Lake County, Manatee County, Pasco County, Pinellas County, Polk County, Sarasota County and Sumter County.

Character homes are often sought after for their unique charm.  Current trends have people purchasing older homes and renovating the interiors to suit modern tastes and functionality while preserving the vintage feel of the older home.  However, with charm and character often come problems because the older homes are just that: old.

When purchasing an older home, there are several possible issues you should look for, including potential problems with the plumbing.  One example of a plumbing problem in an older home is clogged drains.  For the sake of example, let’s take a hundred year old home and look at the bath/shower: just think about all the people who have bathed during this time period! Now add the possibility of pets being bathed or what have you.  Soap scum, hair and mold growth can all build up and cause water to drain slowly or not at all.  Therefore, it is good practice to use hair traps in your shower/tub drains and clean them regularly.  Clogged drains can lead to water backup and potentially, water damage or even mold damage.

In addition, if considering the purchase of an older home, it is advisable to have the drains scoped.  Scoping companies will utilize cameras to look into your drains and sewer pipes to see the condition of the drains.  Scoping is a proactive way to check out the drains in any home, especially in an older home where problems are more likely. An initial investment to check the condition of drains and pipes can save you a large amount of time in cleanup, money and headaches down the road.  One huge headache that can be avoided by scoping is potential sewer backup.   Sewer backups are an unfortunate but common problem in U.S. cities and towns.

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After a flood, it’s important to restore your home to good order as soon as possible to protect your health and prevent further damage to your house and belongings. Whether you do the work yourself or hire a certified restoration company, this handy checklist will help you organize the clean up.

When it comes to water cleanup, immediate action is important. When it comes to water and flood damage, your home and furnishings are less likely to grow mold if they are dried within 24-48 hours.

If you decide to tackle water damage on by yourself and it becomes too much for you at any point, make sure you have the number of a trusted certified restoration company. Flood damage that is not properly taken care of and dried out and lead to bigger and more expensive problems involving mold.

IN THIS GUIDE:

We will be offering you a step-by-step action plan to remove all water, mud and other debris; dispose of contaminated household goods; rinse away contamination inside the home; remove the rinse water; clean and dry out your house and salvageable possessions.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN:

Put your own safety first. When it comes to house flood, the number one safety concern for homeowners is electrical shock. Avoid shock by wearing rubber boots and keeping extension cords out of the water. Shut the power off to the flooded area at the breaker box. Call your utility company, electrician or restoration company for help if needed.

RECORD THE DAMAGE:

Record details of damage, with photos or video if possible. Contact your insurance agent immediately and register with your municipality—your municipality may have resources you need, such as future financial assistance.

BE PREPARED TO GET RID OF ITEMS:

Be prepared to make difficult decisions about what to keep and what to throw out. Household items that have been contaminated by sewage, or that have been wet for a long time, will have to be bagged, tagged and discarded according to local regulations.

ASSEMBLE EQUIPMENT:

If you are attempting to cleanup water damage by yourself, you will need to gather water cleanup equipment and supplies to include the following:

gloves, masks (N95 respirators) and other protective gear
pails, mops, squeegees and plastic garbage bags
unscented detergent
large containers for wet bedding and clothing,&lines to hang them to dry
you may also need to rent extension cords, submersible pumps, wet/dry shop vacuums and dehumidifiers or heaters.

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You may have heard people uttering the phrase, “Oh, it’s La Niña…” in relation to the anticipated hurricane season ahead of us. So, the gang at Advanced Restoration decided to do some research and get to the bottom of this utterance.

According to sources, La Niña, which is part of the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO), might have something to do with a possibly busy hurricane season. ENSO consists of two extreme climate pattern stages: El Niño and La Nina. The ENSO system oscillates between stages every 3 to 4 years. Though El Niño will be consistently be present, it may not always be followed by a La Nina stage, rather, a normal neutral stage. What happens to create an extreme change relies on the interplay between changes in the ocean surface temperature and atmospheric conditions in the Tropical Pacific. During El Niño, water surface temperatures are significantly warmer while during a La Niña phase, Pacific surface water temperatures are cooler and winds are strengthened.

So how does La Niña affect the possibilities of hurricane activity in the Atlantic? According to the foremost expert on the subject, Dr. William Gray from Colorado State University, “the chances for the continental U.S. and the Caribbean Islands to experience hurricane activity increases substantially during La Niña.” While there are several factors that favor hurricane development, uniform atmospheric winds are one of the ingredients. Although La Niña produces wind departures at upper levels of the atmosphere in the Pacific, once in the West, the wind departures are at low levels. Thus, there tends to be more hurricane activity in the Atlantic during La Niña due to low wind shear. In contrast, El Niño produces the reverse effect and tends to create more hurricane activity in the Pacific.

“El Niño and La Niña also influence where the Atlantic hurricanes form. During El Niño fewer hurricanes and major hurricanes develop in the deep Tropics from African easterly waves. During La Niña more hurricanes form in the deep Tropics from African easterly waves. These systems have a much greater likelihood of becoming major hurricanes, and of eventually threatening the U.S. and Caribbean Islands.”

An interesting side note: Winters tend to be warmer in the Southern US during a La Niño year and cooler and possible extreme in the North (vice versa during an El Niño phase). La Nina and El Niño typically last about a year, though both can last up to two years during a phase.

For further study, here are two great websites:

http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/ensostuff/ensofaq.shtml

http://www.elnino.noaa.gov/

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Advanced Restoration, Inc. is a Water Damage Clearwater, Mold Damage, Sewer Damage and Emergency Disaster Recovery Restoration Company in Tampa Bay, Florida. Company Services Include: WATER DAMAGE EXTRACTION and RESTORATION; MOLD REMOVAL and MOLD REMEDIATION; STORM DAMAGE RESTORATION; FLOODS; HURRICANE DAMAGE; SEWER DAMAGE; Complete Restoration Services. Residential, Commercial & Industrial structures in the Tampa Bay Metro Area, Sarasota County, FL and Manatee County, FL. 1-800-DRY-ME-OUT Contact Us!

The latest news is that Tropical Storm Alex, the first Atlantic tropical storm of 2010, is quickly strengthening in power.  The interesting thing is that we have been keeping a close eye on the development via the National Hurricane Center’s website since it was first spotted back at the tropical “something has been spotted” stage.  Funnily enough, at that point, it had 0% chance of becoming a tropical depression.  Then, it became a tropical depression! At that point. the National Hurricane Center posted that it had 10% chance of becoming anything more and sure enough, here we are with a tropical storm in full swing.  We think the NHC has to work on their percentages.  Obviously, 0% should have been more like 80% and 10% should be more like 90%.

Anyways, the storm is moving towards the Gulf of Mexico as we speak and further strengthening is expected due to warm Gulf waters and little wind.  The rather large area from La Cruz, Mexico to Baffin Bay, Texas has been put on hurricane watch.  Experts fear that Alex could become a hurricane by tomorrow (Tuesday) morning and make landfall around Thursday in either Mexico or Texas.

We will keep you posted.

Advanced Restoration, Inc. is a Water Damage Clearwater, Mold Damage, Sewer Damage and Emergency DisasterRecovery Restoration Company in Tampa Bay, Florida. Company Services Include: WATER DAMAGE EXTRACTION and RESTORATION; MOLD REMOVAL and MOLD REMEDIATION; STORM DAMAGE RESTORATION; FLOODS; HURRICANE DAMAGE; SEWER DAMAGE; Complete Restoration Services. Residential, Commercial & Industrial structures in the Tampa Bay Metro Area, Sarasota County, FL, Manatee County, FL and Okaloosa County, FL.  1-800-DRY-ME-OUT Contact Us!






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You asked for it so we did it! Please follow the link to our comprehensive Hurricane Emergency contact list. It includes top phone numbers for Florida and several counties, along with county specific emergency website links. We hope you will find this information useful!

Hurricane Emergency Contact List 2010

Advanced Restoration, Inc. is a Water Damage, Mold Damage, Sewer Damage and Emergency DisasterRecovery Restoration Company in Tampa Bay, Florida. Company Services Include: WATER DAMAGE EXTRACTION and RESTORATION; MOLD REMOVAL and MOLD REMEDIATION; STORM DAMAGE RESTORATION; FLOODS; HURRICANE DAMAGE; SEWER DAMAGE; Complete Restoration Services. Residential, Commercial & Industrial structures in the Tampa Bay Metro Area, Sarasota County, FL, Manatee County, FL and Okaloosa County, FL.  1-800-DRY-ME-OUT Contact Us!

NOAA predicts that there will be 8-14 hurricanes and 14-23 tropical storms this season! This is contrary to 2009′s Atlantic Hurricane Season in which only 9 tropical storms formed, the fewest since 1997.

Interestingly enough, the 2009 season’s first tropical depression formed on May 28, 4 days prior to the official start of Atlantic hurricane Season.  Out of the 9 tropical storms, 3 became hurricanes of which one was a major hurricane.  The first and strongest hurricane was Hurricane Bill: it was a category 4 and lasted from August 15-24.   Bill hit Nova Scotia, Canada, and made landfall in Newfoundland.

Apparently, the inactivity of the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season resulted from El Nino.  Unfortunately, inactive as the season was, six people were killed in tropical cyclone-related incidents and total losses reached roughly $77 million.

FYI: The NOAA had forecasted 4-6 hurricanes in 2009.  Let’s hope the official number of hurricanes this year comes in under their prediction.

Advanced Restoration, Inc. is a Water Damage, Mold Damage, Sewer Damage and Emergency DisasterRecovery Restoration Company in Tampa Bay, Florida. Company Services Include: WATER DAMAGE EXTRACTION and RESTORATION; MOLD REMOVAL and MOLD REMEDIATION; STORM DAMAGE RESTORATION; FLOODS; HURRICANE DAMAGE; SEWER DAMAGE; Complete Restoration Services. Residential, Commercial & Industrial structures in the Tampa Bay Metro Area, Sarasota County, FL, Manatee County, FL and Okaloosa County, FL.  1-800-DRY-ME-OUT Contact Us!