Fireworks to Celebrate July is known for fireworks. As we celebrate Independence Day – and Pioneer Day for Utah – we light up explosives. We dazzle ourselves with the bright colors and deafen ourselves with loud noises. The noise drives our neighbors and their pets...
Storage Facility Burns Two weeks ago (6/15/2019), a fire broke out in the Armor Storage facility in Hyrum city at about 8:15 PM. According to reports, the fire had burned for five whole minutes at least before the fire department was called. People first tried to...
Mold, The Smelly Killer There’s a musty smell in your basement bathroom. It’s not strong enough to make you nauseous, but it’s unpleasant. You can’t ignore it. It’s mold, and it’s a hazard to your health and home. Here’s what you need to know about mold. Hazard...
April Showers Bring Flood Warnings A couple days ago, it snowed. Twice in one day. As I sit in my office right now, the rain is pouring down. For Utah, this is a lot of precipitation. Experts in Salt Lake City are saying we could get even more snow this spring. This...
With winter past its peak and inching toward spring, we can look forward to warmer weather. While we’re all happy about being able to go outside without so many layers of coats we can’t put our arms down, there is something we ought to be on the lookout...
Unheard of Problems Everybody’s got problems. Whether it’s money concerns, health issues, or just Frank next door not returning those yard tools he borrowed, there’s always something going wrong. It’s easy to fix most problems if you get on top of them right away. ...
Happy Holidays The winter seasons has a lot of holidays. The freezing cold and shortened days makes people want to chase away the gloom. From October to February, we have holiday after holiday, from Halloween to Valentine’s Day. The holidays in the middle,...
What is an Ice Dam? An ice dam is a major problem for many homes during the winter. Snow builds up on your roof and when the roof warms, the snow melts. As the water flows down away from the heated areas, it freezes again. As the ice builds up, it can begin to...
The Frozen Hose and Faucet Checklist It’s not winter yet, but winter is coming. There’s no clearer sign of it than how quickly the nights are cooling down. Here in Utah and Idaho, frost and freezing can start to happen before winter actually begins, so now is the...
The Twin Wild Fires in Utah County Firemen in Utah County are battling with two wildfires. As of yesterday morning, the Pole Creak fire has consumed almost 7500 acres of land and Bald Mountain lost 1500 acres to its blaze. As a result, thousands of people evacuated...
What is That Smell? It happened a few weeks ago. You were cooking some chicken, when out of nowhere the doorbell rings. It was Betty, from down the street. It wasn’t anything important. She just wanted to talk. She’s old, her kids all moved out years...
Fall Is the Best Summer draws to a close, taking its long days of exhausting heat with it. The cooler weather makes spending time outside more fun here in Utah and Idaho. The changing leaves will fill the landscape with color. Fall is a good time to enjoy yourself;...
It’s Wildfire Season Again You may have heard about the wildfire blazing on the Utah-Idaho border. This is only one of as many as twenty wildfires that firefighters in Utah have responded to this year. Already, they have burned up as much as 1500 acres of land. ...
The Heat Is On! We’re coming up on the final month of summer, but the heat isn’t letting up just yet. Many people think that summer is the worst season for fire danger, but according to the NFIRS, summer is actually when the lowest dangers exist. I know it's hard to...
Fix Up Your Kitchen Remodeling your kitchen is a big investment of time and money, but there are lots of reasons to do it. It can add value to your house, make the space more convenient, or enlarge it to accommodate a growing family. Completing a remodel can be...
“Good night. Sleep tight. Don’t let the bed bugs bite.” My mother used to say this to me every night before bed when I was a child. For a while, I actually ended up thinking that bed bugs were just an old wives’ tale; something mothers say just because their...
Water Damage Restoration It's always discouraging when a flood invades your home. If not treated quickly, water damage is disastrous to your home or office. Here at Alpine Cleaning, we have the knowledge skills and professional equipment to put your mind at ease....
What Should You Do After a House Fire? How many times have you doubted whether or not you left the stove on? Curling iron? Did you leave any candles lit? Did you put out that cigarette all the way? We try to be as careful as we can when it comes to fire safety but...
What to Save After A House Fire Before a professional fire damage restoration team can clean up after a house fire, you have to decide what to save. This is often the most difficult part. If the fire was put out with water, you'll also need to contend with water...
Fuzzy, dark spots dot your shower tile. Large, black patches coat sections of your basement walls. You've got a serious mold problem. Mold removal can be expensive to remove, but it's even more expensive not to. It causes the value of your home to plummet....
Basement Floods When your basement floods, it can be a nightmare. The whole process of draining the area and preparing the damage can be really intimidating. Alpine Cleaning and Restoration recommends that you follow these steps so that the clean up is more...
What Is Sweating? Sweating is when warm moist air meets a smooth, cool surface. This is also known as condensation. It is the same process that causes the outside of your glass of Diet Coke to become moist. If you have a problem with the windows in your home sweating,...
Safety First Everyone loves the holidays. Getting to meet with your family, giving (and receiving) gifts, eating good food; what's not to love? But you don't want your joyous event to turn into an unexpected tragedy. There are plenty of accidents that can occur...
Winter Is Upon Us Temperatures plummeted in the aftermath of Tuesday night's storm. The air is now well below freezing across the whole state of Utah, creating all kinds of problems. Heavy snow may collapse roofs. Frozen sidewalks may lead to injuries in falls....
What Do You Do In an Emergency? Fires and floods can do some pretty serious damage to your home. Even after the dust has settled, the emergency is still only half over. Now comes the costly and time consuming business of cleaning and restoring your home. But where...
As David Letterman says, "Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees." While fall is a beautiful season with reasonably nice weather, it's only a prelude to the frigid months of winter. Did you know there is...
Have you recently been the victim of a disaster? Was it a Flood? A Fire? Hit by a storm? Did Adrien borrow your leaf blower again? We totally understand how that is. Disasters can strike at any moment. They're hard to prepare for and costly to fix. Insurance...