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Home Builder - Servpro of Scarsdale / Mount Vernon - Fire/Water Certified
My husband and I bring 25 years in general contracting and hazard mitigation to our family owned business, where we clean and remediate after a fire, water or mold emergency. I enjoy writing for local papers and online e-mags about home safety tips and how to prevent our having to come and clean your home or business after a flood or fire.

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2016 

 Steps to Help Prevent Frozen Pipes—or Unfreeze Them Freezing Temperatures Can Lead to Frozen Pipes and Water Damage   You wake up on a cold winter morning, head into the bathroom or kitchen, turn the faucet and … a trickle. Or, nothing at all.   You have a frozen pipe. What do you do now? Better...
01/28/2016
I just love this Happy blog, taking us back to childhood.  Gayle takes us there with her yin/yang suggestions and a fabulous pepsi puppy ad I remember from years ago.  Find your inner kid, as we begin the new year with a bang and a blizzard.  Happy Joy Joy to all... Babies are born with simple ne...
01/25/2016
Show up on page one of Google for your listing address with YouTube   REBLOGGER BARBARA TODAROManaging Real Estate Broker with RE/MAX Executive Realty 104763 EMAIL  SHORT URL    Share: January 22, 2016 04:53 PM REPORT CJ did a fantastic job of clearly describing the value of You Tube and how it ...
01/24/2016
UPDATE:  SNOW TOTALS FOR MY FAMILY IN MARYLAND, UP THE PIKE TO NYC & WESTCHESTER, THEN NORTH TO KRYSTOL IN DUTCHESS CNTY.   Here is an active radar storm tracker above...look for your state line and nearest city through Sunday and sunshine at last: ...and this is the latest projected snow totals ...
01/22/2016
Keeping Your Pets Safe in Snow Storm & Freezing Winter Weather this weekend in Eastchester, NY 10709    Like the song says, "...It's COOOOLD outside," and more to come this Winter, along with what forecasters are calling an historic snow storm.  That means that we may have to help those who need...
01/21/2016
 Freezing nights from President's Day weekend and a warm up causes flooded homes and businesses in Eastchester, NY 10709 Weather Channel's great graphic of arctic air pushing into our area this month...bundle up Tuckahoe. With low, arctic temps, I am already calling 2016 "Bi-polar," as in the ARC...
01/16/2016
 Wild overnight wind gusts may have cut power to some sump pumps, causing flooded basements in Bronxville, NY 10708. Our HUGE maple tree out back that could fall on our garage and cut all power to the house.   You know all about sump pumps, if you have a basement in a Bronxville or area home or b...
01/11/2016
It's always good to review our year, as we start a new on, so Debbie Gartner gets us started with her best of the best.  Great info.! I just thought I'd highlight and record my top 6 post for the year.  Yes, I "cheated" a bit as my 2015 trend post was done right before the new year.   Of course, ...
01/08/2016
Arctic temps in the next week can cause Frozen Pipes in your home or business, in Scarsdale, NY 10583! Weather Channel's great graphic of arctic air pushing into our town, into next week...bundle up Scarsdale!  This animation shows the arctic air (purple shadings) moving from near the North Pole ...
01/04/2016
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Hillary Sheperd

Co-Owner ~ Servpro of Scarsdale / Mount Vernon, NY
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My husband and I bring 25 years in general contracting and hazard mitigation for the feds to our family owned business, where we clean and remediate after a fire, water or mold emergency. I enjoy writing for local papers and online e-mags about home safety tips and how to prevent our having to come and clean your home or business after a flood or fire.