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They say nothing in life is Free. WRONG.

Chocolate Chip Cookie

Here’s where to get free or nearly free chocolate chip cookies on National chocolate chip day!

With all that’s going on in the world the team at Advance Restoration thought it would be nice to share the joy of a free cookie rather than disaster, pandemics, and pandemonium. That being said, today, May 15, is National Chocolate Chip Day. 

Nothing is quite as comforting or brings as much joy as a warm chocolate filled cookie—especially one that is FREE or well, nearly free in some cases. Here is a list of all the places and locations in Michigan that you can restore your faith in all that is good and sink your teeth into a chocolate chip cookie for next to nothing:

Don’t let the day pass you by without experiencing a little joy in the way of a free or darn near free cookie! If you get any extras, we won’t mind if you leave them on our doorstep!

At Advance, we see ourselves as first responders. When our customers have a disaster like flooding, sewage backup, storm damage, or fire—we’re there when they need us. As first responders we are also the first to lineup for cookies so bring em’ on!

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Flooded Basement Nightmares Leaving You Sleepless?

Here’s how to cope with the disaster of flooded basement cleanup

  1. Take Action Quickly. The longer water sits in your flooded basement, the more damage is done and the more it costs to for basement flood cleanup. Go to step 2 immediately!
  1. Call a Pro. You can try to clean up water and sewage yourself, but why? Call a professional. It’s much easier on the nose to use an expert and you can rest assured the water won’t come back or grow nasty mold.
  1. Don’t Step Into Standing Water! If you can safely access the power, turn it off or call a professional to be safe. Never walk into a flooded basement that can potentially carry an electrical charge. Walking into standing water with hot wires could shock you or worse electrocute! Once the water is pumped out, protect yourself with gloves, rubber boots, eye protection, and masks if you choose to survey the damage.
  1. Don’t Assume Your Covered. All home insurance does not cover flood repairs. Play it safe and check before you experience a flooded basement, or call your insurance carrier and discuss your flood coverage.
  1. Take Photos. If you can safely navigate the water in your flooded basement knowing the power is off, take videos and photos of the damage and back them up so that you can present them to your cleanup professional for insurance purposes. Most professionals will take a full range of photos themselves but it’s always good to get some before water recedes.
  1. Hire the Right Pro. There are a lot of restoration services out there, most do a great job but a guy with a truck and a fan is not good enough. Using the proper techniques, drying the home long enough, thoroughly enough, or failing to properly handle drywall with the correct treatment method can put your property at risk for nasty mold and mildew adding to your damage and bottom line. Do your homework and hire a professional with water damage experience that is certified by IICRC.

How we can help

Advance Restoration serves clients for water damage cleanup throughout Oakland and Macomb County. We provide 24/7 emergency services for sewage backups, roof leaks, wet basements, washing machine floods, refrigerator line leaks, flood from storm damage, burst pipes, and more. Our technicians have unmatched technical excellence in IICRC standards, the gold standard developed to provide the highest quality concepts, and procedures recognized in the cleaning and restoration industry. For free estimate call 877-363-7462.

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Hiring Lead Water Damage Tech Supervisor

We are looking for a Lead Tech for Water, Fire, Mold and Contents Restoration Technician. We are a local disaster restoration company providing services to Southeast Michigan.

The right applicant for this restoration Lead Tech position will have 3 years preferred experience and will be expected to supervise and produce mitigation work on a daily basis to accomplish daily and weekly production goals. You will also be responsible to work along side your team to teach, train/coach, and help meet all production goals. The ability to perform dry-out procedures and mold remediation will be required as well.

Key Responsibilities as our Water Restoration Lead Tech/Supervisor: 

  • Oversee, mentor, and monitor technicians performing dry-out procedures and mold remediation.
  • Front line and first responder for our company.
  • Inspect site and present solutions to the customer.
  • Obtain/create daily reports from technicians that document equipment used and work performed.
  • Through working with the Mitigation Manager, learn to use use Xactimate software to create billing for work performed.
  • Work closely with the Mitigation Manager/Project Coordinator ensuring proper schedule flow & timely job completion.
  • Effectively communicate with technicians, colleagues, and customers.
  • Sign up new customers and have contracts signed to begin mitigation work.
  • Ensure projects are completed in established time frame and in accordance with IICRC guidelines.

For a more detailed Lead Tech job description or to apply click here. For other postings go to our careers page.