Winter
Restore-It Blog

It happens during one of those cold January mornings in South Arkansas. You climb into the attic to store your holiday decorations when your flashlight hits the roof deck. Then you see them. Dark spots and fuzzy white patches are spreading across the wood. Will you need to replace the whole thing? And how much will this cost you?

January 1. It's the morning, and you are walking through your house trying to see how bad the New Year’s Eve damage really is. Then, you start to notice it, clear as day: a red wine stain on your light carpet, or some other mess a guest made in a drunken mood.

The last week of December feels like a break for your business. Offices are quiet, lights are off, and a "skeleton crew" makes quick rounds while everyone else enjoys the holidays. It is tempting to think that a locked, empty building is a safe building. But when freezing weather and plumbing problems collide with an empty facility, that silence can hide a growing disaster.