Goodbye winter – hello spring! Temperatures in our area are slowly but surely climbing and there is definitely a spring breeze in the air. Unfortunately, that also means the snow will be melting. While it’s exciting to see the snow disappear, that also brings slush and wet roads. In areas hit with the most snow, that could also mean flooding. When the temperature rises quickly, water can rush into homeowners’ basements. Flooding will be a concern for cities across the country as these warm temps bring melting snow. However, communities in Pittsburgh, PA and surrounding areas have an expert water damage team at ServiceMaster Complete Restoration by Stiffey to take their worries away.

ServiceMaster Complete Restoration by Stiffey urges Pittsburgh, Greensburg, North Huntingdon, Uniontown and McKeesport, PA residents to protect themselves from possible water damage. Pay attention to flooding and call our expert water damage team when water starts to seep in. As the thaw continues, pay attention to flooding reports on your local news. Keep our emergency hotline number handy in case you have to use it. By responding in a timely matter, we can ensure the water damage is not permanent.

Not only does our team have the most updated equipment and technology possible, but we’re also experienced. Because our technicians have seen flooding and water damage in many situations, they will be able to properly determine the best, most effective way to move forward after inspection. After getting the most water out possible, we will complete the process of water damage restoration in your home to make sure your office or home is on the path to getting back to normal.

Don’t try to fix water damage by yourself. The process of water damage restoration requires a quick response and should only be performed by professionals. Our team knows you’ve already tolerated a stressful and very cold winter. Our highest priority is making you safe and comfortable in your home or office. Call ServiceMaster Complete Restoration by Stiffey in Pittsburgh, PA for water damage restoration this spring if flooding affects you.

Winter is winding down! Have you considered a hard surface floor cleaning in Greensburg, PA? Your hard surface floors can take a big hit during the winter months. Many times, hard surface floors are in the entry way of a home, where everyone’s winter boots sit. Guests and household members have tracked in snow over the winter, and now that it’s warming up, they’re bringing in an unfortunate mix of slush and dirt. Daylight Saving Time this week is telling you to spring ahead, reminding you of longer days and warmer temperatures to come. The professionals at ServiceMaster Complete Restoration by Stiffey have set their clocks and are ready to tackle your hard surface floors, helping you move on to warmer (and hopefully cleaner) spring months.

ServiceMaster Complete Restoration by Stiffey has all the equipment and experience needed to tackle even your worst messes or damages. Here are some common things we see in homes after winter has taken its toll:

• Footprints from trudging in and out of the house
• Stains from excessive water or melted snow
• Scratches or smudges from winter gear

At ServiceMaster Complete Restoration by Stiffey, we use only the most effective technology to get the job done. Serving Greensburg, Pittsburgh, Uniontown, McKeesport and North Huntingdon, PA, we believe in protecting your investment in your home rather than just cleaning it for the time being. Our expert team is trained to treat every type of hard surface flooring including concrete, tile and grout, linoleum, and hardwood floors.

When it’s time to spring ahead and you feel as if winter is still lurking in your home, call the Greenburg, PA hard surface floor experts at ServiceMaster Complete Restoration by Stiffey. As people around the country set their clocks ahead this week, remember your spring to-do list: protecting your hard surface floors and getting a professional hard surface floor cleaning from our expert team at ServiceMaster.

ServiceMaster Complete Restoration by Stiffey, serving Greensburg, Pittsburgh, Uniontown, McKeesport, and North Huntingdon, PA, has been recognized as the top restoration and cleaning company in Pennsylvania by Search the Elite.

Since its creation in 1987, ServiceMaster Complete Restoration by Stiffey has been a pioneer in the cleaning and restoration business. Our expert team has worked hard to stay up to date on the latest technologies and processes to make the restoration or cleaning process much less of a hassle for home and business owners around Pennsylvania. Our team is honored to receive such an elite award.

Search the Elite is an online publisher that recognizes and honors the best business owners in their specific field. The selection process includes finding business owners with achievements in their field, including leadership and business success. Search the Elite’s mission is “to introduce top business owners so that they can receive the recognition that they deserve.”

The award also honors the leadership of Randy Stiffey, owner and founder of ServiceMaster Complete Restoration by Stiffey. Along with leading an expert team at his business, Mr. Stiffey is a member of several organizations, including ServiceMaster Marketing & Sales Professionals, Disaster Restoration Professionals, the Water Damage Specialist Group, Insurance Property Repair, and The IICRC Registrants Group.

Mr. Stiffey was also honored earlier this year with a Worldwide Branding Executive of the Year award in Operations Management by Worldwide Branding. For more information about Mr. Stiffey, visit his LinkedIn profile.

To get the best care from the best restoration and cleaning company in Pennsylvania, contact ServiceMaster Complete Restoration by Stiffey today. Our hard working and award winning staff  can help with anything from disaster recovery to residential and commercial cleaning in a timely, professional and efficient manner.

Valentine’s Day may have passed, but it’s not too late to show some love to your home. Take a good look at the common spaces in your home. Your living room has some of the highest traffic in your entire house and that can cause big messes, whether it’s kids running through during a play date or your guests forgetting to take off their muddy shoes. Treat your family, guests, and home to a professional carpet cleaning in Greensburg, PA and surrounding areas from ServiceMaster Complete Restoration by Stiffey.

Why put up with dirt and stains when you can feel the love from your floors once again? While you may think vacuuming is doing the trick, you may not know how much is hiding deep down. A professional carpet cleaning from our expert team includes an inspection of the area, a pre-treatment for stains, a deep clean water rinse, and grooming of your carpets. We have the technology to tackle even your worst stains and spots.

Stains and spots can appear on your furniture as well. Having dull and stained furniture can leave a bad impression on your guests and make your family space less inviting. A thorough upholstery cleaning performed by our trained and certified ServiceMaster Complete Restoration by Stiffey technicians will help your furniture recover from messes and stains on a variety of fabrics.

If you’re looking for carpet cleaning or upholstery cleaning for your office, no problem! Surprise your employees this Valentine’s with a like-new work space with commercial carpet and upholstery cleaning.

Celebrate the holiday of love with our carpet cleaning and upholstery cleaning services. We know you love your family, but like all families, they can be messy. Love your home again with our carpet cleaning and upholstery cleaning for Valentine’s Day. Call ServiceMaster Complete Restoration by Stiffey today!

This Valentine’s Day, think about those who’ve lost their loved ones due to fatal diseases like cancer. Although February is a month for celebrating love, it is also National Cancer Prevention Month. ServiceMaster Complete Restoration by Stiffey honors those who are taking active steps in preventing a disease that has affected millions around us. We are proud to announce our sponsorship in the Lungevity Breathe Deep 5K Walk/Fun Run in Greensburg, PA.

Community outreach is an important part of our foundation as a company. Though we serve many different and diverse communities, we are always trying to connect with important issues specific to them. By sponsoring this 5K, we hope to contribute to creating a healthier and happier community in Greensburg!

When: Saturday, April 25, 2015, rain or shine.

Where: Twin Lakes Park, Pavilion #2 Upper Lake, 219 Twin Lakes Rd., Latrobe, PA 15650

Time: Check-in will be at 9:00 a.m., the program will begin at 9:30 a.m., and the run and walk will start at 10:00 a.m. with the closing ceremony at 12:00 p.m.

Why: To raise money and awareness to fight lung cancer.

If you’re looking to take an active step in cancer prevention and cleaning living in your own home, consider mold removal from ServiceMaster Complete Restoration by Stiffey. Mold can hide anywhere in your home from your floors, ceiling, walls, carpets and showers. Exposure to mold can often times make people sick, and some even have severe allergic reactions. When you suspect mold, call our 24/7 hotline to speak with our technicians on next steps.

Help ServiceMaster Complete Restoration by Stiffey give cancer patients and their families more reasons to celebrate by participating in the Lungevity Breathe Deep 5K Walk/Fun Run. We are pleased to be a part of helping fight lung cancer in Greensburg, PA and surrounding communities. Together, we can work towards preventing cancer.

It’s common for homeowners to want to turn their heat down very low when they leave for long periods of time, like a family vacation or work trip. Although turning down your heat can save money initially, you may be spending more than you save in the long run. When you turn you turn your heat down too low, your pipes could freeze in your home. When pipes freeze, they can burst and cause flooding in your home. Please stay safe this cold winter season by taking these tips to avoid frozen pipes from ServiceMaster Complete Restoration by Stiffey’s water damage restoration team.

Hoses are the first thing that could freeze, especially with the cold temperatures we’ve had lately. Store hoses in a warm place during the winter, and definitely don’t leave them connected to outdoor spigots. If your garage is near the water supply lines, keep the garage doors closed as much as possible to avoid water damage.

Run water every now and then through the pipes just to make sure everything is still in sync. Running water also prevents freezing. And again, if you have to leave the house or go on a trip for any reason, leave the heat on. Don’t set the heat to a temperature lower than 55 degrees.

If your pipes freeze or burst, don’t panic. Our water damage removal team will communicate with you through every step of the process. We have a convenient 24/7/365 emergency helpline to give you guidance on what you need when you suspect freezing or bursting pipes in your home. If needed, our water damage removal team will come to you to inspect the damages and assess the best way to move forward. From there, we can perform water mitigation, dehumidification, flood damage restoration and more.

Our biggest piece of advice to you would be to keep your home warm enough at all times so your pipes don’t freeze. Freezing and bursting pipes can ruin a perfectly good trip or vacation. Follow these and other tips on our website for water damage and water removal tips for your Pittsburgh home.

Cold temperatures are sweeping the nation. January is the coldest month of the year, and it seems to be especially cold lately. To get the most heat, homeowners around the country are turning to their fireplaces. We imagine the last thing homeowners want to come home to is fire trucks and billowing smoke. We always hope it doesn’t come to this, but if it does, call Service Master Complete Restoration for Stiffey for fire restoration in Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas.

Follow these tips for fire safety in your home when it comes to fireplaces:

• If at all possible, installing a gas fireplace in your home is much safer than a wood-burning fireplace.
• If you have a wood-burning fireplace, keep flammable materials away from the area.
• Never use chemicals or fuels to start fires, and burn items like paper in small amounts.
• Be careful when selecting firewood. Avoid wet or chemically treated wood, both which can cause problems.
• Always make sure the fire is completely out before you go to bed or leave the house. Leaving a fire unsupervised can lead to fire damage in your home.

Fire can cause damage to your walls, floors, furniture, and more, even after the flames have been extinguished. Smoke can fill your home, making it unsafe to be around. Lucky for homeowners in Pittsburgh, PA, ServiceMaster Complete Restoration by Stiffey offers fire restoration services. As soon as you can, call ServiceMaster Complete Restoration by Stiffey’s 24-hour hotline for our fire damage restoration team. Our team will conduct an emergency pre-cleaning and then deep clean your home to ensure complete satisfaction.

Fireplaces are nice to have in the cold of winter, but ensuring you are following these safety tips is essential to keeping your home out of danger. When disaster strikes, call the team at ServiceMaster Complete Restoration by Stiffey for the best in fire restoration services.

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Randy Stiffey, President of ServiceMaster Complete Restoration by Stiffey, has been named a Worldwide Branding Executive of the Year in Operations Management by Worldwide Branding. With over 500,000 members representing every major industry, Worldwide Who’s Who is a powerful networking resource that enables professionals to outshine their competition, in part through effective branding and marketing.

While inclusion is an honor, only small selections of members in each discipline are chosen for this distinction. These special honorees are distinguished based on their professional accomplishments, academic achievements, leadership abilities, years of service, and the credentials they have provided in association with their Worldwide Branding membership.

Mr. Stiffey has almost 28 years of industry experience, since starting his company in July 1987. He has numerous business skills, including team building, new business development, sales management, strategic planning, and contract negotiation.

Interested in networking to expand his opportunities, Mr. Stiffey maintains affiliations with several trade-related organizations, including ServiceMaster Marketing & Sales Professionals, Disaster Restoration Professionals, the Water Damage Specialist Group, Insurance Property Repair, and The IICRC Registrants Group.

For more information about Mr. Stiffey, visit his LinkedIn profile.

ServiceMaster Complete Restoration by Stiffey is a company that provides cleaning services and disaster restoration, such as fire damage repair and water removal in Greensburg, Pittsburgh, Uniontown, McKeesport, and North Huntingdon, PA.

January is National Staying Healthy Month! How are you making an effort to stay healthy?

While many people are making an effort to drink plenty of water, exercise, and go to the doctor regularly, they may not be paying attention to what can make them sick. What might be causing that chronic stuffed-up feeling or reoccurring illness? A home infested with nasty mold! Mold can creep into your house at anytime and lurk in any room. Calling ServiceMaster Complete Restoration by Stiffey in Greensburg and Pittsburgh, PA for mold removal may be just what you need.

You may have committed to a New Year’s resolution of staying healthy this year, but this can be near impossible if you live in a house filled with mold. For some people, exposure to mold can cause stuffiness, eye and skin irritation, and other symptoms such as wheezing. People with a severe allergies or respiratory conditions may have more serious reactions, such as fever and shortness of breath.

Mold can lurk anywhere including showers, basements, ceiling tiles, carpets and more. Our mold remediation services follow specific protocols and guidelines for the removal of mold to ensure proper care of your home. When you suspect mold in your home, call our 24/7 hotline to talk to our expert technicians.

If you suspect mold in other areas such as your office or place of work, our mold removal team can help you as well. To keep your office healthy and safe year round, consider our routine janitorial services. Thorough and regular office cleaning can make early mold detection easier, as well as providing employees with a fresh place to work each day.

Don’t let mold ruin your year! It’s never fun to be sick, and a simple call to ServiceMaster Complete Restoration by Stiffey can prevent that. Our mold removal services serve Pittsburgh, PA and surrounding areas to ensure a healthy and resolution-filled 2015.

Let ServiceMaster by Stiffey clean up after your holiday party this year.

Christmas time is here for party planners in Greensburg, PA. Nothing stresses homeowners more than knowing their home isn’t ready for hosting family or friends over the holiday season. Dirty carpets and hardwood floors can ruin the opportunity to make a big impression on guests. Hard surface floor cleaning and carpet cleaning in Greensburg, PA is the perfect holiday season treat to spice up the home and welcome your guests with cordiality, not dirt.

Our teams of cleaning professionals are experts at removing stains, and we know how to deep clean years of every day messes out your carpets. Our technicians possess the expertise and knowledge to treat each type of stain and the fabric it resides on. Need your carpets cleaned before your guests arrive? Not a problem. This can be helpful for making a big impression on family and friends, as they walk into your home with your carpets smelling fresh and looking spotless.

Looking to clean your carpets after the messy holiday season? We can do that too! Sometimes Christmas meals can wind up anywhere but the table, and our carpet cleaning team has experience in removing difficult stains.

If your hardwood floors are in need, don’t fret. We know cleaning hard surface floors in your house can be tricky. Call us when you need help getting rid of footprints, smudges, stains, sticky adhesives, and more. Our hard surface floor cleaning is specialized to take care of delicate tile and grout, linoleum, vinyl, or hardwood.

Cleaning solutions like carpeting cleaning and hard surface floor cleaning in Greensburg, PA are the perfect way to make the holidays a little more cheery. Our expert team will get to work right away and won’t finish until you are completely satisfied with the result. The team at ServiceMaster Complete Restoration by Stiffey wishes you a safe, clean, and happy holiday season!