After a Fire: is it Dangerous to Remain in Your Home?

Home fires are hazardous even after the flames are extinguished. Safety worries remain– smoke may contain tar, carbons, and carbon monoxide. We at Stover’s want you to know that properly removing particles from smoke damage is just as important as repairing fire damage. Lingering soot and smoke can actually damage your health. This is why […]

Fire Damage Cleanup In Six Steps

Residential and commercial fires cause physical, financial, and emotional challenges to you and your family. The effects are often difficult for those on the outside to understand. To help heal the process, restoration specialists know how to address your needs quickly and efficiently. When a fire disaster occurs, ensure the safety of your family or […]

Salvaging (When You Can)

Unwanted water in your home has left a lot of damage in its wake.  As you begin to clean up from water damage, the source of the water will determine what can be salvaged. A broken pipe that spews clean water is much different than a backed-up sewer pipe that floods the basement with waste. […]

Seven Ways To Avoid Water Damage In Your Home

Water damage can occur in a vast variety of ways. To be prepared, it is important to understand all of these different ways and have strategies in place for water damage prevention. Below are seven different water damage prevention tips that our team of restoration professionals at Stover’s Restoration in the Wichita area recommends for […]

What To Do After A Fire

Being involved in a fire can be one of the scariest experiences that you have in your life. And just like childbirth, you go through this crazy experience and then you are left to deal with a big mess after! Life is just like that sometimes, but it’s nice to have some guidance about how […]

Winter House Fires

The coldest time of the year is actually the most dangerous for house fires. According to a study by the United States Fire Administration, even though the total number of fires decreases during the winter months, the number of “structural fires” rises. There are a number of different reasons for this. The most common causes […]

Preventing Winter Fires In 5 Easy Steps

According to the NFPA, U.S. fire departments respond to an estimated 358,500 house fires every year. 3/4 of all structure fires are home fires. Most of which are preventable if the homeowners took the necessary precautions to avoid a fire to break out in their homes. Because of the alarming number of house fires that […]

What You Need To Know About Mold Clean-Up: Answers To The Common Questions

Mold is, unfortunately, a severe problem found in too many Emporia households. It poses many threats, from something as minor as giving your home an unpleasant smell to something as dangerous as being a hazard to your health and well-being. Stover’s has some answers to the most common questions one has after discovering mold in […]

Services You May Not Know A Fire Damage Restoration Service Offers

Fire damage cleanup and restoration involved much more than many people initially think. There is much more to it than gutting, rebuilding and restoring your home. While this is a large part of the fire damage restoration process, our fire damage restoration technicians at Stover’s Restoration in the Wichita area have state-of-the-art fire damage restoration […]

Most Common Spots For Water Damage

While you can’t protect your home from every emergency, a quick inspection of the most common culprits might keep you from experiencing an indoor flood. It’s important to recognize where water damage can occur, where it occurs the most often, and what to do when it happens. If you notice signs of water damage in […]