Why Do My Wooden Floors Warp from Water Damage?

Sometimes, during periods of inclement weather, you may have seen some situations where water damage may have occurred to your wooden floors.

Perhaps it is from a leak in the roof, maybe it is as a result of flooding, or even a window or door left open for an extended period of time. Either way, we here at GreenPro Cleaning can remedy your home's wooden floor damage issues.

If you are seeing water damage to your wooden floors, there are a couple of steps you should take in order to ensure your own safety. First of all, water damaged wood contains a plethora of bacteria and touching it can only cause you to get sick. Don't touch the water damaged areas.

Secondly, if there is extensive water damage in a room, you should seal the room and not go in there. Breathing the fumes from water damaged areas can cause you to get sick as well. So don't breathe the air and get out of the water damaged room. Most importantly, you should call a professional cleaning service. GreenPro Cleaning can assist with all types of water damage cleaning and restoration.

Water damage to wood is generally caused by moisture buildup due to faulty sealing within or around the house. Other times, water may seep up beneath concrete slabs beneath floors and cause damage over a longer period of time. If you smell something in the air, but can't see the water damage, it may be a good time to get a home inspection.

Our inspections are a comprehensive check on the quality of all walls, floors, ceilings, carpets, and wood flooring. We have the expertise to know where the leak is coming from in your house and tell you exactly what to do.

Many victims of flooding need an allover deep cleaning of their house in order to get it back into shape. This is a common issue we have helped many satisfied clients with over the years.

Getting your home free from harmful water damage is our top priority, so consider a professional cleaning service. GreenPro Cleaning is offering professionalism along with a hassle-free service ever time. Contact us today!

Places You Missed During Spring Cleaning

Summer is here, which means it is time for summer gatherings! Which means guests are coming over. It’s time to get the place cleaned up and ready for family and friends.  How was your spring cleaning this year? Is your home spotless? Well, just in case you’re falling a little behind on home upkeep, here is a small checklist to follow along with spots to clean in your home.

Sconces, chandeliers, and another lighting

An easy to misplace when cleaning up the place are the lights above. We get so focused on cleaning the ground, the counters, arranging the furniture, picking up the kid’s toys, that we forget about the lights. Grab a step stool and take a quick look at your lights. They may be covered in dust and need cleaning. This way, if guests take a look at your chandelier or your living room lamps, they don’t see a layer of dust covering the lightbulbs or the lampshade.

Kitchen cabinets

As we said above, people normally get carried away with a lot of the things in front of them. If your cabinets aren’t white, you may glance over them and not think much of them. Upon looking closer, you’ll see fingerprints, handprints, marks, and splashes on regularly opened cabinet doors. Also, behind the door itself, where it connects with its frame. Double take that portion and give it a good cleaning. No need for a guest to open a cabinet and by chance grab one that is stuck to its frame from some mystery grime.  

 Backsplash

In the same area, we have our backsplash in the kitchen. The wall behind your stove and countertops. Most of the time, this area is also under your cabinets. The backsplash is the place where all the foods you cook on your stove top end up. All the splashes of bits and grease. We get focused on cleaning counters and forget to do a double take on this place. Believe us; it’s dirty. Take a looksie and get to cleaning. Chances are, you may have missed this whole area.

Small appliances

Sometimes when we get small appliances, there isn’t room in our kitchen cabinets to store them. So what happens? They end up on the counter as our new fancy kitchen decoration! The problem is, these items are often missed when it comes to cleaning. Just because we haven’t used our awesome KitchenAid mixer recently, doesn’t mean we should pass it up when it comes to cleaning. You may have a layer of dust or leftover food bits hanging out around your toaster oven, mixer, electric can opener, etc.

We hope this list was able to serve you as a handy checklist and a reminder about some of the most commonly missed places when it comes to cleaning up your kitchen. Let us know if anything on this list is something you forget a lot or let us know if there is anything we have missed ourselves. Remember, you could also improve the quality of your in-home air by contacting us about our air duct cleaning services here at GreenPro. Contact us today. 

Do I Need a Vapor Barrier Installed in My Crawl Space?

Do I Need a Vapor Barrier Installed in My Crawl Space? Protect Your Investment

Your home is your most expensive investment so you want to take good care of it. Do you sometimes smell strange odors emitting from your crawl space? Are the spiders taking over your home? Does your crawlspace stay wet and dank year-round? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you should consider installing a vapor barrier.

Crawl Space, in need of repair, without a vapor barrier. 

What does a vapor barrier do?
A vapor barrier is designed to block mositure from permeating the crawl space area. GreenPro has evolved to offer superior vapor barriers that offer better protection not just a plastic cover. Humidity is reduced by 15-30% with a good vapor barrier, and GreenPro ensures your vapor barrier suits your situation.

What are some Benefits of vapor barrier?

• Eliminates Odors
• Decreaes Bugs & Insects
• Reduces Moisture
• Kills Fungus & Bacteria
• Removes Trash & Debris

How is a vapor barrier installed?
Before any work begins, GreenPro completes a free evaluation of your crawlspace, and they provide in detail their expert findings. Homeowners fully understand the work involved to improve their crawlspace. First, GreenPro removes odor cause debris from the crawlspace such as insulation, wood, and trash. these odor-causing culprits emit smells as they degrade so removal instantly helps the crawlspace. Later, they apply a special substance that disinfects by killing odor-causing germs that GreenPro guarantees for a year.

A vapor barrier has many benefits that include eliminates odors, decrease bugs and insects, reduces moisture. A homeowner should seek the expert advice of a knowledgeable and experienced company. They can craft a plan that fits the homeowner's situation. Suffolk and Nassau County homeowners schedule your free estimate with GreenPro Cleaning & Restoration at 631-940-8100 and by email info@gogreenprocleaning.com

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