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Why Hire A Professional To Install Your Floors

When you’re doing any kind of home improvement project, it can be tempting to join the DIY craze. And if that’s your thing, then more power to you! But choosing to install your floors can be tricky business, and unless you’re a certified professional, it’s incredibly easy to mess it up. So here are a few […]

How to Prevent Flood Damage in 2016

Learning how to prevent flood damage is a must for every home and building owner, particularly if your building is located in high-risk area, like Des Plaines or Riverside. But what can you do as a building owner in 2016?

What Happens When You Don’t Treat Flood Damage

Between the Chicago River and Lake Michigan, on top of the torrential rain we’ve been experiencing lately, Chicago has been a flooding hotspot in recent months. Unfortunately, it doesn’t take a long time or even much water at all for flooding to damage your home, and if you don’t treat flood damage you can run […]

Why Choose Hardwood Floors

Why choose hardwood floors? Our technicians at ProCare Restoration aren’t just pros at removing mold, getting rid of floodwater, and repairing foundations. They’re also flooring experts. That’s why they recommend installing hardwood flooring in your home over any other type of flooring. The reasons why are simple.

What You Didn’t Know About Wrapping Paper and Mold

How’s your holiday season going so far? Whether you’re celebrating Christmas or not, it’s likely you’re giving a gift at some point this holiday season. Often, these gifts tend to sneak up on us, and we have to make do with last year’s wrapping paper and a little duct tape. Sound familiar? However, using last […]

Heightened Allergies Around the Holiday Season? Your Christmas Tree May Be the Culprit

Here at ProCare Restoration, we know that the holidays are an incredibly special time for those who celebrate. Whether you’ve been lighting the menorah, setting up the Christmas tree, or you’ve been celebrating in any other way, you know that this time of year is a very special one. Families are brought together, and happiness […]

This Holiday Season, Keep an Eye out for These Recent Product Recalls Due to Mold

While gifts aren’t the most important part of the holiday season, they’re certainly a fairly significant part of it. Within the last couple months, there have been quite a few recalls of products due to mold colonization. With the holidays upon us, we want to make sure you’re not buying any gifts that could make […]

4 Things To Do After A Pipe Bursts

With the recent cold front, it seems like we’re going to have a cold Chicago winter after all! That means icy sidewalks, heavy snowfall, and worst of all: bursting pipes. So what do you do if this happens to you? Well there are some steps you should take right away, before even calling a professional, […]

The Real Symptoms of Mold Exposure

Alright guys, this is the blog you’ve been waiting for. The big one. The home-run. What are the symptoms of mold exposure, and how does it affect our health? Here, we’ll relay the symptoms of nearly every kind of mold you can think of: “harmless” mold, toxic black mold, and other types of toxic mold, as […]