 | Property Damage? Now What?! Property Damage? Now What?! Sudden property damage can cause financial and emotional hardship on both those directly affected due to loss of their living quarters and indirectly to those now losing out on income from that property. Fire, water, mold, vandalism, vehicle damage, illegal drug labs, human remains cleanup and law enforcement actions can all take place rather quickly and can have a devastating effect. They can occur to any age property, at any location and at any [read more] |
 | Southern California Flooding January 25, 2010, Long Beach, CA – An intense series of winter storms brought widespread flooding, huge waves and evacuations throughout Southern California this week. Har-Bro Emergency Services and Restoration has been working around the clock on the more than 150 jobs that were called within the first 72 hours. A flooded senior care center, a roof collapse at a retail store, and flooding at a hospital are just a sampling of the calls that Har-Bro has responded to during this dramatic weather [read more] |
 | Flooded Condo Gets Saved Long Beach, Ca – The recent rainstorms that inundated Southern California with approximately 12 inches of rain wreaked havoc for many properties, one of which was the Action Management’s West Ocean Association On January 19th, Project Manager Marc Hepperle of Har-Bro Restoration met with West Ocean’s Chief Engineer, Dan Determan to discuss a separate, unrelated issue at the building. While on the scene, Dan received an urgent call stating that water was flooding the lobby from [read more] |
 | Crash Turns Business into Drive-Thru Crash Turns Business into Drive-Thru Garden Grove, Ca - The Orange County Register picked up a story on a suspected drunk driver that crashed his car into a dry cleaning business. The driver, a 22-year-old man crashed into a local dry cleaning store on Magnolia Street in Garden Grove California, then he tried escaping in his car but ended up running into a cinder block wall, according to the police. He apparently suffered no injuries from the two crashes, so he fled on foot [read more] |
 | Har-Bro Emergency Services Dries Down a 20 Plus Floor Building Seattle, WA – In the heart of downtown Seattle, a 20 plus floor office building suffered through hours of water damage from a broken 1 ½ inch pipe on the 18th floor with thousands of gallons of water leaking all the way down to the lobby! The Chief Engineer for the property called Har-Bro Emergency Services at 6:30 am and within 90 minutes; Har-Bro arrived fully equipped. They immediately began the water extraction process and set up approximately 500 pieces of dry down equipment including [read more] |
 | Clackamas Village - Har-Bro Rebuilds Apartment Complex Clackamas, OR – Har-Bro provided emergency and reconstruction services for an apartment fire in Clackamas Oregon. This fire severely damaged several units within the apartment community. Har-Bro was on the scene shortly after the loss to address the immediate need for emergency board-up to secure the building. Upon receiving needed permits and approvals, Har-Bro was asked to complete the reconstruction portion as well. The fire and water damage resulted in the need for the total restoration [read more] |
 | Condominium Fire Loss - Har-Bro Rebuilt Homes Walnut Creek, CA – A five alarm fire occurred at a condominium complex in Walnut, California where two buildings out of 19 sustained damage and approximately 100 units were affected by either the fire, smoke and subsequent water damage. The property management of the condo contacted Har-Bro immediately to perform emergency services such as board-up, establish temporary power as well as perform other necessary emergency services to prevent secondary damage. Other services to units were [read more] |
 | Deli Shop Fire - Har-Bro Rebuilds Small Business Montclair, CA – Har-Bro provided emergency response services and reconstruction for a dramatic shopping center fire in the city of Montclair, California. A small deli shop suffered extensive fire damages that required complete demolition and replacement of the building structure. One of Har-Bro’s Sr. Project Manager worked with the construction consultant, building owner, and the insurance adjuster to get the job done quickly and to their expectations. They reopened within a few months [read more] |
 | Fire Damage - Har-Bro Steps in to stabilize the building! Norwalk, CA – Har-Bro provided emergency shoring to a concrete tilt-up industrial building that endured a fire loss in Norwalk CA. This particular “exterior” shoring required a concrete footing to hold up the brace; otherwise known as adding a “Deadman”. Typically, “deadmen” shoring is required when no structurally suitable anchoring of the brace is available. To proceed with providing this type of stabilization to a building, a section of the asphalt or soft flooring must be [read more] |
 | Roof Collapse - Har-Bro Steps in with Home Depot Signal Hill, CA – The New Year brought in a busy start for Har-Bro – the largest emergency and Restoration Company on the west coast. While handling 5 large emergency losses during the New Years weekend, Har-Bro also responded in full force within hours of the Home Depot flood that occurred on January 2nd in Laguna Hills. Duke Deal, a Project Coordinator for Har-Bro was at the scene within a few hours of the Home Depot roof collapse. The collapse was caused by a combination [read more] |
 | Hotel Explosion - Har-Bro Provided Emergency Dry Down San Diego, CA – A natural gas explosion caused tremendous damage to a hotel that was currently under construction. Fortunately, there was nobody hurt from the explosion. The general contractor for the hotel called upon Har-Bro to provide emergency reconstruction services to perform the drying from the water used after the explosion. Immediately, Har-Bro was on-site with personnel and equipment to stabilize the building and to establish 24 hour site security. The blast damage to the [read more] |
 | Monsoon takes out a laboratory - Har-Bro Rebuilds their Facility Phoenix, AZ – A monsoon-like storm with 80 miles per hour winds and torrential rains ripped into a commercial laboratory and Har-Bro responded immediately! The natural disaster caused major property damage and flooding throughout the entire area of the lab. The Winds tore off several roof sections of this lab and the subsequent interior flooding created the majority of the damage. The Har-Bro team provided rapid emergency services and had nearly 50 workers onsite to complete the project [read more] |
 | Palms Casino Garage Disaster - Har-Bro Provided Emergency Services Las Vegas, NV – A vehicle burned up in the parking garage of Palms Casino which caused major smoke damage to the lid on the fourth floor of the garage structure. The smoke also caused strong noxious odor to the area. Because this disaster was coming to the end of the week and the Palms Casino parking would start to fill up with visitors and travelers for the weekend, they called Har-Bro immediately to execute a cleaning and restoration plan. Har-Bro responded within the hour and started [read more] |
 | Paradise Pet Fire - Har-Bro Provided Emergency Services Las Vegas, NV – On Easter Sunday a 5000 square foot veterinary hospital suffered a major fire loss. Har-Bro was called in by the local fire department to provide security and board up to the property after they put out the fire. A Har-Bro crew of four installed fencing around the building and secured 13 openings during the first 18 hours of being called in. Har-Bro was soon asked to remain on site to assist in the fire investigation and was tasked with making the building a safe environment [read more] |
 | Pizza Kitchen Water Loss - Har-Bro Provides Emergency Dry Down Irvine, CA – An 8 inch water line burst outside a planter of a pizza kitchen that sprayed up and over the roof of the building and caused major water damage. The water and mud also came in through the windows, top plate of the walls and through the air ducts of the restaurant. The pipe rupture caused 3 inches of water and mud throughout the restaurant. Har-Bro responded to the loss and proceeded to extract the water and mud immediately along with removing affected walls. Slate tiles [read more] |
 | 100 Medical Rooms Affected by Water Damage - Har-Bro Rebuilds their Medical Facility Riverside, CA – Har-Bro was called out to a medical facility after a pipe break at their property. The pipe rupture, was caused by copper and steel pipes coming in contact with each other resulted in tremendous water damage to this hospital affecting two floors and more than 100 rooms. This water emergency also provided other challenges such as elevator shaft damage, lead lined x-ray rooms, the need for an extreme level of cleanliness and overall hospital irrigation. The Har-Bro team [read more] |
 | Venetian Hotel Water Loss - Har-Bro Provided Emergency Dry Down Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian suffered water damage during a remodel at their hotel. During a store remodel above the casino floor, Venetian’s hired general contractor company broke a fire sprinkler head. Although the sprinkler only ran for approximately three to four minutes, it flooded through the retail floor into an 8 feet high plenum over the casino floor. The plenum could not contain the water which caused it to leak through areas of mural painted ceiling and detailed coffered ceiling [read more] |
 | Chevrolet Suffered Fire Damage - Har-Bro Rebuilt Their Unique Property Alhambra, CA – A Chevrolet dealer suffered massive damage from an electrical fire in the attic that spread throughout the entire building. The damage caused an excess of $1 million dollars in damage. Har-Bro was contracted to provide emergency services such as security, bracing the exterior walls, and to provide emergency staging to ensure that no debris would fall onto the sidewalk or street. Har-Bro also provided temporary electrical services as well as office trailers to allow the [read more] |