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Experiencing fire and water damage in your home, office, or business can be a true nightmare. Sage Restoration offers a variety of services to make your difficult time a bit easier to handle. We cover all aspects of fire and water damage restoration, so that you only have to make one call.

Freshen Up on Fire Safety for Fire Prevention Day

Fire prevention tips. More than 145 years ago, the Great Chicago Fire was allegedly started in a barn by a cow kicking over a lantern. This was an historic inferno that burned from October 8, to early October 10, 1871, killing hundreds and destroying about 3.3 square...

Fire Prevention: Smoke Alarms and Fire Extinguishers

Home fire prevention In our business we see a lot of fires. Some preventable. Some not. But, it is heart-breaking when we go into a home and find out that the homeowners didn’t have working smoke detectors or fire extinguishers – two items that can...

Fire Safety: Decorative Candles Can Turn Deadly

Did you know that one billion pounds of wax are used each year to make the candles that are sold to consumers? There are thousands of scents and brands available and the trend to buy these scent-filled accessories for gifts, for the home or even the workplace...

Fire Prevention: Safely Store Lighters and Matches

It’s a sad fact, hundreds of children and hundreds more adults die in home fires started by children who were playing with matches or lighters. Many of the children who started these fires were merely curious. Some of them may have set the fires deliberately as...

Minimize Flood Damage by Preparing Your Pool….and More

The past few weeks, people in and around the Greater Kansas City area have unfortunately experienced a lot of flooding in their homes and businesses. We have responded to many heartbreaking situations and want to help prepare you for the next time we see a lot...

Getting Rid of Black Mold: DIY or Hire a Pro?

Getting rid of black mold in your home. Should you hire a professional? Mold is never a good thing. Spores reproducing on counters, walls, and wood trim can take flight and aggravate allergies and respiratory ailments, as well as ruin drywall, carpet, and woodwork....

Don’t DIY: Clean, Don’t Cover Odors

Masking odors is not the way to properly remove odors from your home. If you are a pet owner, you know how big of a struggle removing smells and stains that your pet lovingly leaves behind for you can be. Your beautiful carpets now have more abstract designs than they...

Mold Matters: Open the Windows, Throw Open the Sash

Mold growth in bathrooms Mold. It’s unsightly, it makes your home look dirty, and worst of all, it’s dangerous to your health - it’s even been found to cause a variety of respiratory problems. Finding mold is the first step to getting rid of it. We noted in last...

Mold Matters: More Than Smoke and Fire in Your Chimney

Mold growth in chimneys Yes, it’s warm outside. The LAST thing you’re thinking about is your fireplace. However, now is the perfect time to be thinking about what’s coating the inside walls of your chimney. It could be mold. Finding mold is the...

Mold Matters: What’s really Cooking in the Kitchen?

It’s not a shock when mold shows up behind drywall after a flood or covers baseboards in damp basements. But mold can surprise you and hide in unexpected places, making it harder to detectand wipe out.Finding mold is the first step to getting rid of it. ...

Fire At Home: Sweep Away Those Dust Bunnies

According to the National Fire Protection Association, more than 300,000 house fires ignite each year in the U.S. on average—and most of them are preventable. In our Fire at Home series we have covered some unlikely causes of house fires to help raise...

Cleaning Up the Mess: the Truth About the Aftermath of Death

Nobody likes to think about it, let alone talk about it. Many people make the assumption that local authorities will be the ones handling everything after a death in the home or at a place of business. However, when the police come to investigate, they...

We Work WITH Insurance Companies. We Work FOR You.

You have worked hard for your home and dealing with damage to it can be stressful, emotional and overwhelming. When your home is damaged due to water, fire, mold or trauma, you may be stuck wondering how you should proceed. You may have a million...

Taking the Stink Out of the Sale. Sage Helps Realtors Close the Deal!

Taking the stink out of the sale by removing pet or smoke odors. Sage Restoration can help close the deal! Realtors have difficult jobs. They are charged with presenting homes to potential buyers no matter the home’s condition. Future...

Where There’s Cigarette Smoke, There Could Be Fire

Did you know that fires caused by cigarettes cause close to 1,000 deaths and 3,000 injuries each year in the United States? According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), cigarettes are the nation’s largest cause of fire deaths. In...

Your Water Heater Can Cause Flooding – Get it Checked!

Flooding caused by a leaking water heater can be one of the most aggravating and damaging home disasters you will ever experience. In addition to the mess caused by gallons of hot water spilling onto your floor, there is also the expense of cleanup and...