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  • 4 Ways to Make Sure You Have a Good Home Insurance Policy

    4 Ways to Make Sure You Have a Good Home Insurance Policy

    Home insurance is one thing that can help you financially recover from the damage done to your home that threatens the safety and integrity of your house. Follow the four steps below to make sure you are getting the best home insurance policy possible.

    Check Out the Reputation of the Insurance Company

    Never place your money into a home insurance policy without first checking out the reputation of the company. Are there a fair number of satisfied customers? Have there been any horror stories relayed online about the company refusing to cover reasonable expenses? If a company hold a poor reputation, keep looking for another home insurance source. You don’t want to have regrets after you have the policy and the worst happens.

    Be Prepared to Spend Money On Good Coverage

    A healthy home insurance policy for your Orange County residence from a reputable company that covers most possibilities of loss or damage can prove costly. Be prepared to absorb the costs in order to have peace of mind in regards to your home. Consider it an investment in keeping the roof you love over your head.

    Make Sure You Understand What is Covered

    Walk through all of the policy offerings with an agent in order to fully understand what is covered. Some things will need additional provisions made, which can add to the cost. It’s worth the time spent to ensure you know the policy in place covers what you want it to cover. Keep looking for a different policy if it doesn’t cover your list of must-have items to cover your Los Angeles County home.

    Make Mandatory Insurance Coverage Good Insurance Coverage

    All mortgage lenders will require that a home insurance policy is in place to cover their investment. You might as well take the time to look for the best policy since you have to have one anyway. Staying protected is the best way to prepare for possible damaging events or loss. You will at least not have to start from scratch and still owe money on a mortgage for your Riverside County home.

    [su_note note_color=”#f1f1f1″]Contact us at Tri-Span if you are dealing with damage from water, fire, smoke, mold, or need other remediation services like lead paint or asbestos. We offer complete remediation and restoration throughout Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Orange County areas.[/su_note]

  • Handling the Stress of a Hazardous Materials Spill

    Handling the Stress of a Hazardous Materials Spill

    Many industries need to keep hazardous chemicals on hand or generate hazardous waste as a byproduct. No one wants to think of what to do if a spill happens but it is necessary to visit this and mentally prepare for the chance of it happening in your Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, or San Bernardino County business.

    Do Not Freeze Up In Shock

    If a hazardous chemical spill happens in your business, two of the worst things you can do are panic or freeze. Neither will help you get anything done to help the situation. Take a moment to gather your thoughts, but then you need to make every move and action count.

    Call All Emergency Response Needed and the Hazardous Material Cleaning Company

    If there are injuries from exposure, or the spill is bad, call the necessary Los Angeles, Riverside, Orange, and San Bernardino County emergency management people to the scene. Contact your chosen Environmental Clean-up company and have them on site to help minimize the contamination and begin the process of cleaning up when safe to do so.

    Check for Injuries and Chemical Exposure of Employees IF It Is Safe

    Check on all of your employees if possible and find out if there are any chemical exposure injuries. Do NOT enter the area of the spill if it is releasing toxic fumes. You can end up a casualty yourself. In this case, wait for those with specialized equipment to help any stranded employees.

    Evacuate Employees and Block Access to the Area of the Spill

    Evacuate all employees from the building and block off access to all but emergency and clean-up personnel. Take a head count and know who is there and who is missing. Make sure they are not sitting at home enjoying a day off, and you are worried about nothing.

    Let the Professionals Do Their Job Upon Arrival

    You can begin to relax a little as the professionals begin to arrive to take the help in this situation. Stand back and let these individuals do their jobs. Have all of the information handy about the type of chemical, what happened, how many people were involved, and possible injuries. If none of your Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, or Riverside County employees were injured, it was a good day.

    [su_note note_color=”#f1f1f1″]Call us at Tri Span and find out about our environmental clean-up services that are available for any business in the Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino County areas.[/su_note]

  • Upgrading Your Structural Earthquake Damage Protection

    Upgrading Your Structural Earthquake Damage Protection

    As beautiful as the Southern California scenery looks above ground, there is an ugly force at work beneath the surface that can leave your home with thousands of dollars of damage within minutes. Earthquakes are a common occurrence on the Western coast of the US and are typically small events. You may already have preventative measures in place to minimize damage, but every year there is new knowledge gained about protecting structures. It is time to see about upgrading to a better level of protection.

    What is retrofitting?

    Retrofitting buildings for earthquake damage protection is the act of adding needed features to the structure and foundation to boost support and stability. Knowledgeable contractors can inspect the building and recommend the best methods for attaching the protective support each structure needs to avoid catastrophic damage.

    What can be done to make a building stronger?

    The methods employed to strengthen your building depend on the age, type of materials, and whether you already have existing added support. Even if you have already had previous retrofitting, you can take advantage of newer technologies and methods that will increase your safety and buildings stability during an earthquake. Common methods of retrofitting include

    • Bracing cripple walls
    • Foundation hold down brackets
    • Bolting the foundation
    • Adding angle-iron struts and bolting to the foundation

    A simple inspection of your Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, or Riverside County structure will help the retrofit experts understand what you need for optimal protection.

    Can retrofitting make buildings earthquake damage proof?

    Unfortunately, there is no way to make a building utterly impervious to at least minor damage from a severe earthquake. On a positive note, most earthquakes in the Los Angeles and surrounding County areas are mild. It means that the extra support you add to your structure will make a difference in the level of damage experienced with a majority of localized earthquake activity.

    Choose an Experienced California Retrofitting Contractor

    It is wise to choose a contractor in the local Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside County area to complete all of your retrofitting work. Picking someone from out of state can present a massive problem if you need additional work done, or there is a problem. Tri Span has local experience and a proven track-record for top quality work.

    [su_note note_color=”#f1f1f1″]Contact us at Tri Span and make an appointment with our experts to inspect your building and begin adding the support it needs to prevent catastrophic damage today! We can handle any size of retrofitting you need in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside Counties and the entire Southern California region.[/su_note]

  • Why You Need to Make Tri Span Part of Your Emergency Disaster Recovery Plan

    Why You Need to Make Tri Span Part of Your Emergency Disaster Recovery Plan

    Quick action is necessary following an emergency or disaster situation causing damage to your home, business, and personal property. Professionals at Tri Span are trained to minimize damage, salvage as much personal property as possible, and help completely restore your home or business to pre-disaster condition.

    Preparing for and Expecting the Unexpected

    Unexpected events that can cause serious damage to your home or business can leave you scrambling to secure your property and salvage your belongings. Damage and loss can occur from:

    • Water leaks and floods
    • Fire and smoke
    • Earthquake
    • Vehicle damage
    • Wind and hail
    • Explosion

    Some of these possibilities might be far and few between events in Orange, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Riverside Counties, but they can and do happen. Developing an effective emergency plan to salvage your home and belongings is a smart way to stay ahead of any situation.

    Weather Events

    The weather has become an unpredictable force. Hail, high winds, lightning, flooding rains, mudslides, and tornadoes can happen at any moment. At times there is little warning. You need emergency assistance to preserve your property and belongings that are local to the Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Orange County area. Tri Span will dispatch quickly to give you needed help.

    Earthquakes

    Southern California, especially Los Angeles County, and Orange County are no stranger to earthquakes. Thankfully, most tend to be mild and barely felt. The opportunity always exists for a massive earthquake that can do some significant property damage. Include the services of Tri Span to assist in cleaning up the damage and getting your house or business back up and running.

    Fires and Floods

    The incidences of wildfires, unpredictable flooding, and mudslides seem to be on the rise. It is good to prepare for these major types of cataclysmic natural disasters, but a small fire in your home or business and flooding due to a severe water leak can prove devastating to the property. Cleaning these types of messes is the only way to avoid further damage. You will need help retrieving personal items.

    Contact Tri Span, your resident experts in emergency disaster cleanup and restoration today! We serve the entire Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside County area.