When a pipe break affected multiple floors with water damage in this Stoneham home, SERVPRO technicians arrived quickly to start the restoration process. The techs bring every piece of equipment they need to extract the water and dry the house as fast as possible. 

Whether it's pumping out basements or pumping out parking lots, SERVPRO of Lynn/Lynnfield has the capacity to do almost anything. A little bit of water won't be stopping our neighbors at FedEx from delivering holiday packages!

An unexpected end to Taco Tuesday caused by a stove left unattended. This customer's kitchen fire started at the stove, ruined their cabinets and spread greasy soot throughout their home."

SERVPRO of Lynn/Lynnfield is proud to announce that we have been accepted as new members of the Wakefield / Lynnfield Chamber of Commerce.  We are excited to be a part of this vibrant organization!

SERVPRO of Lynn/Lynnfield recently joined the Lynn Chamber of Commerce.  It is one of the most active chambers on the North Shore and we are proud to be a new member!

SERVPRO of Lynn/Lynnfield recently acquired this new 2019 Ram ProMaster van to add to our fleet of emergency vehicles. Like all of our vehicles, it will be equipped with only the most modern and effective equipment!

SERVPRO of Lynn/Lynnfield had a "blast" using the new soda blasting machine to clean the soot and debris from this customer's "she-shed" in Manchester By The Sea!

Another great event by the Melrose Chamber of Commerce.
Perfect weather for trick-or-treating and the kids all looked amazing in their costumes!!

SERVPRO Safety Meeting are mandatory!  They are an opportunity for management to communicate to employees how they can do their jobs safer and better.  The meetings also allow employees an opportunity to relay safety and health concerns or workplace improvement ideas to their supervisors.

How Does Sponge Blasting Work?

Pressurized Feed Units propel Sponge Media abrasives to the surface. A centralized control panel provides adjustment of blast pressure and media feed rate allowing for precise control.

Over 25 different types of media Sponge Media are available. Each with a different abrasive or cleaning agent bonded in the Sponge.  

Sponge media flattens on impact, exposing abrasive, cleaning, abrading and profiling the surface.

Sponge cells expand, creating vacuum – pulling in debris

Media traps hazardous particles that would have become airborne and rebound with low energy; making cleanup and containment easy.

Recyclers clean and classify sponge media for reuse, separating media from oversized debris and fine waste.  95% of media is recycled.

Police and firefighters evacuated more than 500 people from Eastern Bank Headquarters in Lynn after a fire that caused heavy black smoke within the building.  

SERVPRO of Lynn/Lynnfield was onsite within the hour to start the commercial fire restoration process.

Our SERVPRO Professionals have the training, experience, and equipment to manage your commercial fire damage emergency. We will respond quickly and manage the fire restoration project through to its completion—getting your property business-ready.

The owner of this food plant, where peanuts were used in manufacturing, called in SERVPRO of Lynn/Lynnfield to pressure wash the entire structure from peanut dust/oil before he sold the building.

Industrial hygienists (IH) are specialists who tend to approach indoor mold conditions primarily from a scientific perspective.   They are trained to take air samples and surface samples of visually apparent mold.  These samples are then analyzed in a laboratory or occasionally on site.  

The IH will then take all the information gathered and write a mold remediation protocol for their client. The mold remediation protocol contains in writing the recommended scope of work necessary to bring the interior air quality to within acceptable levels.  The client then gives that written protocol to a qualified mold remediation company, such as SERVPRO of Lynn/Lynnfield, to remediate the mold following the protocol set forth by the IH.

Every now and then look take a look under cabinets with plumbing fixtures.  Plumbing fixtures underneath a sink can wear out with age and develop leaks. If left untreated, water damage will emerge in the form of mold and/or rot on wooden surfaces. 

Yes!  The water from oceans, lakes, rivers or streams is considered Category 3 Water.

Category 3 Water,  is known as "black water" and is grossly unsanitary. This water contains unsanitary agents, harmful bacteria and fungi, causing severe discomfort or sickness. This category includes water sources from sewage, seawater, rising water from rivers or streams, ground surface water or standing water.

These priceless collections were affected by flooding during a hurricane in New York.  SERVPRO of Lynn/Lynnfield's Storm Team was quickly onsite to assist the museum and restore the property.

SERVPRO of Lynn/Lynnfield was called in to assist with water intrusion from flash flooding last night in this apartment building lobby.

Myth: SUVs, pickups and other large vehicle are safe to drive through floodwaters.

Fact: Just two feet of water can float most vehicles and, if the water is moving quickly, vehicles can be swept away. If you come to a flooded road, turn around and go another way.

Myth: Flash floods only occur near streams and rivers.

Fact: Flash floods also occur in areas where no streams are present, even urban areas.

Myth: You can walk through floodwaters as long as the water is not too deep.

Fact: Always avoid floodwaters. Just six inches of swiftly moving water can sweep you off your feet. If you come upon a flowing stream where water is above your ankles, stop, turn around and go another way. 

Surprisingly, ice forming in a pipe does not typically cause a break where the ice blockage occurs. It’s not the radial expansion of ice against the wall of the pipe that causes the break. Rather, following a complete ice blockage in a pipe, continued freezing and expansion inside the pipe causes water pressure to increase downstream -- between the ice blockage and a closed faucet at the end. It’s this increase in water pressure that leads to pipe failure. Usually the pipe bursts where little or no ice has formed.

SERVPRO is happy to support the @Melrose Firefighter's 5K

MELROSE FIREFIGHTERS ROAD RACE 5K

on Sunday, June 17th. It's a great day for a great cause. Come on down!!

The Lynnfield Department of Public Works garage sustained significant damage to the structure and several pieces of town equipment.  SERVPRO was onsite within minutes to assist the DPW with clean up.

The Chem Sponge is used for removal of dry dirt, dust, hair and smoke/soot residues. On a lot of surfaces we try to avoid wet cleaning which often leads to smearing, smudging or staining and we can actually do more damage on certain surfaces than the fire did. These 2″ thick, porous dry cleaning chemical sponges are used primarily in smoke and soot removal in fire damage jobs. They work like large “erasers”, these rubber sponges drawing the dust, soot and smoke residue into the cells of the sponge material.

Water intrusion behind the walls caused by ice dams has affected this dining room wainscoting.  Water has caused the paint to bubble and the molding to swell and pull away from the wood.

The owner of this home was away overseas and the caretaker only checked on the upstairs rooms.  When the owner returned the entire basement was completely infested with mold from a water intrusion. The entire basement needed to be gutted and remediated.

The combination of high tide and torrential rain led to flash floods across the North Shore.  Particularly hard hit was the Munroe Street area in Lynn.  SERVPRO of Lynn/Lynnfield was onsite during the flooding assisting many commercial  properties with flooding and water damage.

The SERVPRO Commercial Large Loss Division is composed of our best of the best in restoration. Our elite large-loss specialists are prequalified and strategically positioned throughout the United States to handle any size disaster.

Every large loss is supervised by a commercial operations manager to help ensure seamless communication and timely mitigation.

At SERVPRO, the difference is our ability to dispatch trained production professionals and cut costs through the strategic placement and oversight of temporary labor. 

Get the professionals, call SERVPRO of Lynn/Lynnfield

When you call SERVPRO of Lynn/Lynnfield we will be there; even right in the middle of a Nor'easter snowstorm and we have to shovel our way right up to your front door!

The SERVPRO document restoration team uses innovative vacuum freeze-drying techniques; in fact, we use the same freeze-drying methods used by the Library of Congress to dry valuable historic documents and books. Our vacuum freeze-drying process is the only method approved by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the General Services Administration (GSA).

TES - Thermal Energy System

TES is a unique water damage restoration system that utilizes Directed Heat Drying™ and the "Reets Evaporation Method" combining controlled heat and air flow to produce high-speed evaporation, dramatically improving the drying process for the fastest drying ever!

Air Movers are used during water damage restoration to help speed the drying and dehumidification process. Placed properly, they can drastically speed up the time it takes to bring a property back to preloss condition

LGR Dehumidifiers are an essential tool in the drying and restoration process. SERVPRO has the largest supply of dehumidifiers nationwide, and we can have as many needed on a jobsite within 12 hours.

Ozone generators can have many applications in the restoration process. Used to combat heavy odors, ozone generation changes the chemical makeup of the oxygen, helping to remove odors from fire damages, biohazard contamination, animal odors, and more.

Trailer mounted Desiccant Dehumidifiers can often be the ideal and only way to dry large buildings with excessive water damage and moisture, Designed to supply the building with extremely dry air, SERVPRO can have these delivered to a jobsite often times the same day to begin the drying process.

When you call us for a water damage, our production manager may use a moisture meter to test whether there is any water hiding underneath the floors or inside the walls. This is the same moisture meter we will use throughout the job to record the moisture readings and document our success.

In every water restoration job, our goal is to return the building to its preloss condition. In some buildings, this will require we take readings in unaffected rooms to determine the target for preloss condition.

SERVPRO professionals use PPE (personal protective equipment) that consists of safety goggles, rubber boots, rubber gloves, full body protective gear, and a respirator designed for areas with high moisture levels. The respirator, in particular, is important because it prevents our technicians from inhaling airborne contaminants, such as mold, during the restoration process. 

SERVPRO uses various containment procedures to prevent the spread of mold, soot, construction dust or other contaminates. We may also use advanced containment procedures like negative air chambers to isolate the contaminated area with physical barriers and negative air pressure to keep the contaminates from spreading during the cleanup process. All fans and heating and cooling systems will be turned off to prevent any cross contamination.

In the most basic of terms, thermal imaging allows you too see an object’s heat radiating off itself (see this cat who was trapped in a wall..and rescued!!). Thermal cameras more or less record the temperature of various objects in the frame, and then assign each temperature a shade of a color, which lets you see how much heat its radiating compared to objects around it.

Colder temperatures are often given a shade of blue, purple, or green, while warmer temperatures can be assigned a shade of red, orange, or yellow.

The use of thermal imaging cameras can be a beneficial tool at SERVPRO when trying to find hidden moisture within wall cavities and building content. Our project managers are specialized in reading temperature differentials, which can help track the migration of water through brick walls, hidden insulation, and more.

During a fire or soot cleanup SERVPRO technicians cover stairs and areas that are not affected with plastic poly sheeting and stick pads to avoid tracking and cross contamination of soot particles.

Yes! Carpet mushroom are a real thing.  SERPVRO Lynn/Lynnfield was called to inspect this bathroom in the basement of a commercial building that was seldom used.

Bathrooms are particularly well-suited for sprouting mushrooms. High heat, excess moisture and low lighting provide the perfect growing conditions that allow mushrooms to flourish on bathroom carpets, floors, walls or even ceilings, particularly around areas where moisture collects or pools.

Union Hospital asked SERVPRO of Lynn/Lynnfield to come in and do a post construction cleaning of their cafeteria.  Six of our crew members worked all night to make sure the cafeteria would be sparkling clean and just in time to reopen in the morning for breakfast. 

Just look at that shine!

Brian working the grill and cooking up a fabulous Christmas breakfast for the crews.  Great way to start the morning!!

Amazing turnout at the Chamber of Commerce Annual Trick or Treating!

Amazing front row seats at the Bruins game! (Paul Petrycki, Ellen Sullivan, Jon Etheir, Brian Letourneau) 

Many thanks to Century Bank and the Lynn Chamber of Commerce!!

Always a great time at the SERPVRO Appreciation Day Golf Outing!  The Winning team with our very own Brian Letourneau - (from left to right) Kyle Nartiff, Sean Nartiff, Brian Letourneau, John Stansfield)

Awesome day at the Victorian Fair. Perfect weather, lots of great people,  great food and great fun! Thanks to all the people who stopped by our SERVPRO booth to say hello and get some goodies!

Paul Petrycki supporting the Melrose Firefighters 5K Road Race.

The fourth annual Melrose Firefighters Father’s Day 5K took place Sunday, June 18, with nearly 350 runners and walkers making the loop around the Melrose Common Firehouse on East Foster Street.

Proceeds raised by the event will benefit the Melrose Firefighters Relief Association.

Miguel Medina and Paul Petrycki attending the Annual Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament. A beautiful day on a beautiful course. Enjoyed the day with old friends and many new friends too!

Our customer suffered a pretty significant soot damage that required cleaning throughout their home over many days.  They were so pleased with our crew, Eddy and Amaury, they had breakfast and lunch waiting for them every day!!

We are blessed with wonderful crews and wonderful customers!!