2011 going going.....2012 almost here

just 36 hours to new year (at least in Mountain time zone)




Count Down to New Year..



The Rover....DRI EAZ riding water extractor

The Rover in action, a riding- high volume water extractor.  Easy to use deep extraction tool.



One pass, you can see the difference.



Easy to use, fast deep extraction

Swamp Cooler, frozen water line= Flood. Cold=Ice

Did you remember to turn off the water wine to your swamp cooler? If not you may see this condition. Give us a call for disaster clean up. Tell your insurance provider you prefer ServiceMaster of Salt Lake



Frozen, ruptured water line to swamp cooler.



Frozen water fall off the roof.

Flooded Basement?

Water line to washer or hot water tank rupture?  Need help with a small flood.

Call us for help..from extraction to dry.

Back to Work Tuseday.

Back to work Tuesday for everyone, nice Christmas weekend. Family time, watching the excitement of young children opening a present..saying cooolll, tossing it aside and asking "whats next?"   Santa brought one gift, Mom & Dad gave a couple, and the kids are happy. No need to receive alot of stuff, so when the uncle gives them a two pound bag of Belly Flops and an Angry Bird thing they like it, just don't ask to take a picture.

Christmas Eve. Temple Square

Christmas in two days

Merry  Christmas

Thinking of a Snowy Christmas @ Alta

Powder Day



Fresh tracks




Shoot the avalanches down



Let it Snow for Christmas

Happy Holidays

clear blue skies at Alta..

Picture looking down Little Cottonwood  from ALTA,  you can see the valley  covered by the nasty inversion.   Need more Snow to clear the skies.



Alta..looking down canyon to SLC valley

Thank you myAtlta Facebook page for photo.







Psychrometric Chart

The Psychrometric Chart.

To properly evaluate temperature, relative humidity and grains per pound (or g/kg), restorers must use a psychrometric chart. Typically, a restorative drying technician will acquire a dry bulb temperature (either in Fahrenheit or Celsius) and a relative humidity using a thermohygrometer. These two readings establish the capacity of the air mass (temperature) to hold moisture and the relative amount of moisture in the air (relative humidity).

After acquiring these two readings, the technician can then employ the psychrometric chart to calculate GPP  (Grains per pound).  Other calculations are also made if necessary. Once these calculation are completed the technician compares them to surrounding conditions or previous conditions to evaluate drying potential.


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Permeance

A measure of the ability for vapor to travel through a material. Permeance is measured in granins of water vapor, per hour, per square foot of material with a difference of 1.0" Hg of vapor pressure on opposing sides.

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the cleantrust certified staff.

Peaking and Buckling Hardwood floors

Damage is most likely on hardwood floor when the moisture in the bottom of the board begins to migrate to the top of the wood, causing the board to expand on top.  This results in excessive horizontal pressure and buckling. In most cases, the damage caused by the buckling cannot be repaired, and the floor will have to be removed and replaced.

Buckling  or Peaking hardwood floor

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Harwood floor drying #2

Once it has been determined that the floor can be salvaged by in-place drying, the first step is to determine a dry goal for the hardwood and subfloor. Directing warm dry air under and between the boards, is the most effective eay to dry the hardwood. The wood is considered dry when:  

• Hardwood and sub-sufaces are within 2-4 percentage points of mormal EMC.
• Sub-sufaces below harwood are dried to within 2-4 percentage points of the harwood.

After the wppd flooring has been dried to an acceptable moisture level, It is important to remind people to allow sufficient acclimation time before the floor is reinished.

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Cupping & Crowning Hardwood Floors 1

Cupping and Crowning of hardwood flooring result from moisture content differences between the top and bottom of the board. Cupping will generally be the first indication of abnormal moisture levels as the bottom of the board absorbs moisture. The bottom of the board will then expand, bending the edges of the board upward and creating a cupped appearance.  Cupping is not permanent damage and should be dried in most cases.



Cupping of hardwood floor

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SUNDAY blog post

SUNDAY BLOG POST

Still time to schedule carpet cleaning

You still have time to schedule carpet & upholstery cleaning for next week before the holiday parties start.

Call us now.. SLC 801-506-007  Utah county  801-356-7105

DEW Point

Temperature at which air can hold no more moisture. The further a surface is below dew point temperature, the more condensation will occur.

Dew point is the temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture vapor, and can hold no more water vapor. When air is cooled, its capacity for water vapor is reduced. Eventually, if temperature is cooled enough, the relative humidity will reach 100%, or saturation. When this occurs, the air has reached its dew point temperature.


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Mold abatement

mold abatement, found mold in dry wall....what to do?

House fire

House Fire

Flooded basement

Flooded basement

Thursday Afternoon. Plane travel, graduate

What Key words work to have people look at our blog?

Will test some over the next few days.

Vapor Pressure

What is Vapor Pressure?  

Pressure of water on surrounding surfaces and objects, measured in inches of mercury. Directly related to GPP and Dew point.   Vapor pressure is the force that drives higher concentrations of humidity from one space to another- vapor pressure always seeks equilibrium.


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Hygroscopic

Materials that readily absorb or release moisture based on the surrounding humidity.

Equilibrium

A theoretical state in which elements in nature have become equal and are no longer changing

Snow stopped falling....Clean Air

Well the snow stopped falling for now, the air  should be allot cleaner now.  So what can ServiceMASTER  of Salt Lake  clean for you?


Carpet, rugs, upholstery, other surfaces or clean up the small flood from the kids flushing a toy down the toilet.


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Can we call a SNOW DAY ??

Very light snow falling, not really sticking to the road.. I still want a Snow day, or should I wait until we have a foot on the streets?

Otherwise work continues.

Yellow Van, ServiceMaster of Salt Lake

When ServiceMaster of Salt Lake comes to your home for Carpet Cleaning & upholstery cleaning services, Watch for our Yellow Van to pull up in front of your home. 

All staff invited to Sat. Christmas Part

All staff are invited to attend the annual ServiceMaster of Salt Lake -- holidays celebration.

Eat until you.....



Eat more food, you don't have to pay.



Tonight... Blueman Group



Blueman Group 



Blueman Group tonight at Kingsbury Hall...... be early.  

How to dry your Basketball Court

Extra Power needed? use The Box

When we find we need extra power on a job to run the air movers,  dehumidifier's and air scrubbers. We call on The Box to supply power to all the equipment.



The Box



Wednesday Morning... Inversion starting...

What to report today... So they reported on the new this morning that an inversion was starting so it's going to stay cold. From where I sit, looking out the windows to the north, the skies are blue with a tint of brown on the horizon. We can still see the Sun. Wispy clouds or contrails. I guess a storm must be moving our way.

Smoke Damage.. Glass ware

With Fire, you have SMOKE,  see smoke damage to Glassware. 

Sometimes the smoke damage is worse than the fire

PARK CITY water job. View from massage table

Water Job at a Park City Hotel,   View from the massage table looking out...




Expensive view

 

wind storm clean up -house of sand

One result of last weeks wind storms in Davis county besides all the trees being blown over, roofs being ripped off, garage doors being sucked in....Dust and sand finding its way onto every surface inside the house.

under or around the doors

through the windows

Alot of cleanup at this house.

Sub for Santa.. PJ's forgotten Children

It's Christmas time again.   at ServiceMASTER of Salt Lake   We support  the sub for Santa program  at  PJ's Forgotten Children

http://pjsforgottenchildren.org/?page_id=31

Check the web site out, click on the sub for Santa tab....there is still time to help.  Donations accepted at ServiceMASTER of Salt Lake

Carpet and Upholstery cleaning. ask a pro,

Our Ask a Pro also will cover  all Carpet and upholstery cleaning.  Can it be cleaned? How best to clean all types of carpet, fabrics, floor & wall surfaces.   Post you question on our facebook page, we will respond short replies on Facebook and more detailed replies here on our blog.


Look forward to you tough questions....we have the answer.

Ask a Pro... Fire, Water damage

ServiceMASTER of Salt Lake     ready to respond to your questions on disaster restoration. That is...anything from Fire, Smoke, Water, backups.   Post a question on our Facebook page, we will respond to quick questions on Facebook. More detailed replies will be posted here on our blog.


Be First to ask!

LGR 2800I

DRY TIME
Dehumidifier on the job

New fire jobs.... more jobs

New faces in the office today, going out for on site cleaning, and others doing content cleaning in our warehouse.   Overnight Ozone cleaning....the office smelled sweet this morning.

Fire and Water jobs keep coming

In the business of Disaster Restoration, other peoples misfortune  (fire, smoke, flood) brings us new work.

At ServiceMASTER of Salt Lake, we take pride in the work we do. We strive to meet all the ServiceMASTER objectives.

Our crews are ready to respond at any time to help in difficult and stressful situations of loss. We do cleanup, pack outs, to seeing people through reconstruction.

This is post #100 Dead mice in wall

Milestone ..........Post #100





allot of mice in walls.



Drying a flooded basket ball court.

In process of drying a home basketball court

Black Friday.

It's Black Friday, supposedly the day of the year when merchants finally go into the black because of high volume sales that start the holidays shopping.


Good deals on everything? I'm skeptical. In the race to beat out other stores it started from opening at 5 AM to 12AM  and now stores open early on Thanksgiving day or start their best discounts days or weeks before.


ServiceMaster of Salt Lake always gives you a value quality deal on our services-all year long.

Happy Thanksgiving Day...

So what is the meal of day for today?    Turkey of Course..

Turkey

 

 

 

Plus

Ham

 

 

 

New look for blogger.

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IE8 now up don't have to use chrome

Got IE8  going on my computer so I can blog not using chrome.  Only took a hour for dowload and install.  next new computer.

Day 3 Thanksgiving week, SUSHI

for Day three of Thanksgiving week...  votes from our question on Facebook   list  SUSHI

Fresh 

Why wait,  Sushi for lunch today

Ummmm   Gooooddddd

Day 2 Thanksgiving week Dinner.... What to eat.

From one of our fans in Utah County-- (per our question on Facebook )



International Dishes.....

Something Spicy? Visit our Facebook page and answer the question..or add your choice.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/ServiceMaster-Cleaning-of-Salt-Lake-and-Utah-Counties/124892290922559?ref=tn_tnmn

Thanksgiving Day..Week Day 1 Ham

Whats for Dinner at your home on Thursday?
Each day we will feature one dish from the answers received on our Facebook page Question... what are your having for Dinner.  Still Time to go our page and answer the question... We could feature your dish over the next few days.

Random flood, floor buckling, peaking

Take the floor out

Snow this weekend....catch the first chair.

with a new storm coming this weekend, allot of people will be happy.


Just for fun... Our nephew & cousin   Matt  having fun after a snow storm last year.  Utah...the greatest snow on earth.    Take a look

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0gRVHuBUWs&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

How Grandparents are important in the lives of Grandkids

Check this link out;   ServiceMaster of Salt Lake, owners Kathy & Bob Fairbanks   In the KSL News  story.


http://www.ksl.com/?sid=18116220&nid=1010&title=byu-study-says-children-kinder-when-grandparents-are-involved

Flood....Wet, Drying and Dried

WET



DRYING





DRYING



DRY

water loss left untreated = mold. Don't put off cleanup

As soon as you have a water loss you should have all affected areas dried and cleaned. If you don't, you may find mold growing up your walls.



 

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flooded basement, mold growth on all water loss areas.



 

6 months later



IICRC certification....now known as thecleantrust

IICRC certification for Disaster Restoration 

Is now know as      thecleantrust

Same high standards for all areas of cleaning and disaster restoration that consumers have come to expect.

Along with the new name...........A new tag line                        Where professionals find training. And consumers find peace of mind.

Our technicians are all certified by  thecleantrust

New Week at ServiceMaster of Salt Lake. Thanksgiving day clean

Start of a new week at ServiceMaster of Salt Lake. Thanksgiving holiday next week, time to schedule your carpet cleaning. Have the house looking bright & clean before the family and friends come over.

Appointments still available.

Veterans Day 11/11/11 Thank You Veterans...

Thank You to all who have served or are now serving our country in the armed services.