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Home Builder - Servpro of Scarsdale / Mount Vernon - Fire/Water Certified
My husband and I bring 25 years in general contracting and hazard mitigation to our family owned business, where we clean and remediate after a fire, water or mold emergency. I enjoy writing for local papers and online e-mags about home safety tips and how to prevent our having to come and clean your home or business after a flood or fire.
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  After Colorado's tragic rainstorms and flooding, our friends are fine but hundreds are missing after homes & businesses were washed away.   Four people were dead and thousands were being evacuated on Friday as flood waters raged through parts of Colorado and the National Guard used military veh...
10/13/2013
  Good Evening, this is Justin Datino of the Village of Scarsdale, Village Manager’s Office.  Please be advised that the Village Manager has declared a Water Emergency effective immediately, applicable to all Scarsdale Water users.  This is due to a double water pump failure at the Village’s mai...
10/12/2013
Looks like "Leslie" will be a big miss vs. a flooding mess for us in Bronxville, NY 10708   Whether you are impacted by weather from Tropical Storm Leslie, after she heads our way from a direct hit on Bermuda, or not, it's good to keep an eye on incoming, flooding storms.  Remember, hurricane sea...
10/12/2013
Rain storms are a daily event now and may cause flooded basements in Westchester County towns -- like Eastchester, NY 10709.    Okay, so summers officially here, or so it seemed for a brief, shining moment.  Now, we have serial rain, the water tables high and there's no where for the water to go....
10/12/2013
Fire damages homes, apartment buildings and businesses from Yonkers to Scarsdale, NY 10583     Effects of Fire and Smoke Damage   Behavior of Smoke   I was at a pretty heartbreaking fire on Friday night, on the way home from work with our Servpro dog, Atlas -- who guards the office and scares our...
10/12/2013
JUST LETTING EVERYONE KNOW VIA SCARSDALE CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE ABOUT:     BRONX RIVER PARKWAY NORTHBOUND MIDDAY CLOSURES NEXT WEEK FROM YONKERS TO WHITE PLAINS   Hey everyone, this is work that is part of the ongoing Crane Road Bridge Replacement Project at the Village of Scarsdale exit. Chamber me...
10/11/2013
Fall into Autumn and get ready for Halloween by painting your own or -- with no time like us -- getting fun faces done by a far better craftsperson!   We found ours at Whole Foods (or what I used to call in college, "whole paycheck.")  Love the store!  So our neighbors in Fleetwood, NY have alrea...
10/11/2013
Do's & Dont's for flooding and wind damage if a twister hits Tuckahoe, NY 10707       A tornado watch has been issued for parts of New York and New Jersey until 5 p.m. Monday, according to our National Weather Service. The watch included all five boroughs, as well as Rockland, Putnam and Westches...
10/07/2013
WOW, Debbie brings up a great point about our clients contacting us for service before a big move.  Although the creaky floor issue is appropriate for the time of year and Halloween, it will be a problem for her pregnant clients, when the newborn comes along.  Maybe they go to a Residence Inn for...
10/07/2013
I'm planning to jump on this great challenge too, and hope you'll join us in the Rain.  It's 1,500 points and a way to reach out to other Rainmakers you've wanted to meet along our journey together.An October Challenge: Who Would You Like To Meet Live And In Person?   Have you been hiding behind ...
10/02/2013
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Hillary Sheperd

Co-Owner ~ Servpro of Scarsdale / Mount Vernon, NY
local_phone(914) 699-5181
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My husband and I bring 25 years in general contracting and hazard mitigation for the feds to our family owned business, where we clean and remediate after a fire, water or mold emergency. I enjoy writing for local papers and online e-mags about home safety tips and how to prevent our having to come and clean your home or business after a flood or fire.