Preparing For Wildfire Evacuation in Cache Valley

Summer Is On The Way While winter might be house fire season, summer is wildfire season and it’s coming. It hasn’t even got hot yet, but already Utah’s governor has declared this year’s drought situation worthy of a state of emergency. We can count on tight water restrictions and probably hot temperatures from June to […]

3 Reasons You Shouldn’t Vent Bathroom Exhaust Into Your Attic In Utah

Bathroom Exhaust What is bathroom exhaust? Well, it’s any air from your bathroom drawn out through a vent and exhausted out of the room.  Building codes require most bathrooms to have a fan that draws air out of the room. This is often used for showers to prevent condensation, but has other functions as well. […]

5 Common Causes of Bathroom Flooding

Bathroom Flooding Bathroom flooding is a fairly common problem. It should come as no surprise, since the bathroom is the place where homes use the most water. With so many pipes going into and out of any bathroom, the potential for flooding is very high. Take a recent client of ours, for example: Hard Water […]

Are You Protected From Groundwater Flooding?

Groundwater Flooding Problems Groundwater flooding is one problem we see at the end of winter, or sometimes during warmer stretches of mid-winter.  It occurs when the natural water table rises from its usual levels. If it rises high enough, it ends up flooding the surrounding areas. In most areas, this happens after long periods of […]

Bear Lake Monster Winterfest

Join The Fun! Alpine Cleaning is helping sponsor the Bear Lake Monster Winterfest this year! The event will be taking place January 22-24 at the Bear Lake State Marina and Sunrise Resort & Event Center. This non-profit event will be donating money to The Family Place. If you want to support a good cause, feel […]

4 Winter Problems You Should Watch Out For

Winter Problems For Utah As I write this up, I look out the window and see the snow coming down. Winter is coming. Winter brings problems. Are you ready to deal with them? If not, you may find yourself needing our help fixing them. If you want to avoid needing to repair your home, here’s […]

Major Storm Damage in Cache Valley

Storm Damage Overnight You probably don’t need me to tell you that there were some pretty serious wind storms the past couple of nights. In fact, if you’re one of the thousands left without power, then you probably know why we didn’t get this up yesterday. I certainly know a lot of people who short […]

The Importance of Fire Insurance

There’s been an increase in fires recently.  Not just from fireworks, although there is that, too, but also kitchen and grease fires. We’ve taken time to talk about safety tips for dealing with fires, but there’s another thing to ask yourself. Do you have fire insurance? Fire Insurance Might Not Cover Everything A lot of […]

Fireworks Cause Fires In Utah

Celebrate With Fireworks! All through the month of July, we’ll be setting off fireworks to celebrate Independence Day and Pioneer day. While it is legal to set off fireworks during July, keep in mind that many fires are accidentally started at home. As we’re entering the yearly summer drought, the danger of fire is getting […]

Increase in Kitchen and Grease Fires in Utah and Idaho

Uptick in Kitchen and Grease Fires Last winter, we posted an article on common types of fires we see in the winter. Well, since the outbreak of Covid-19, kitchen and grease fires have become the most common type of fire we encounter. I suppose it makes sense. With the social distancing and stay-at-home guidelines in […]