A Good Time Was Had by All...

Today we hosted a continuing education course for insurance agents and adjusters about wood floor drying.  We enjoyed having those ladies and gentlemen with us (as always) and it seemed that they had a good time, too.  Lunch from Cafe Pig was a real treat.  We're already looking forward to the next one, March 17, about Ethics. 

Today was an especially exciting day for us because the speaker was one of our very own, Jeremy Reets.  He shared a lot of valuable information about how the innovative Thermal Energy System (TES) he developed himself can be used (among other things) to save hardwood floors that would previously have been unsalvageable.  This saves time and money, is environmentally friendly, and spares homeowners a lot of stress and grief. 

Speaking isn't a new thing to Jeremy:  Every six weeks or so restorers from all over the US and beyond come to our facility for TES training.  We have a very unique "flood house" on site-- an actual house that gets flooded and dried over and over again.  One of the highlights of today's course was that the agents and adjusters got to flood the house and then see how TES is used to begin the restoration process.  Jeremy developed TES as part of his never-ending quest to find a better way to do things.  It's something I like to tease him about (I am his wife, after all) but I have to admit it's a pretty remarkable system!

Starri Reets - Event Coordinator

http://www.tesdryingsystem.com/

Hands-On Wood Floor Drying for Water Damage Restoration CE Course# 34703

Today is our first hands on hardwood floor drying and restoration course in our new 1500 square foot flood house.  This is a house that we built on our premises just for training our employees, insurance professionals and other restoration contractors.  I am excited to make this week's presentation to a full class of 28 agents and adjusters from local agencies. 

Today hardwood flooring makes up 13% of all new flooring sales.  The ability to dry hardwood flooring effectively is one of the most important tasks that a restoration contractor needs to understand.    Yet, when these floors are affected by water damage they are almost always removed by restoration contractors.  We will demonstrate how Champion properly dries hardwood flooring saving our clients precious time and money.

This is a great opportunity for agents and adjusters to better understand how they can assist their clients when they suffer the effects of flooding and water damage by utilizing Champion's unique services .

Check the "Agent Area" on our web site to see when this and other Continuing Education courses will be offered again in the near future.

http://www.championcsi.com/agent-portal.php

 Jeremy Reets - C.E.O.

Prepare your home and family for the BIG FREEZE 2009!

• Prepare for possible isolation in your home by having sufficient heating fuel; regular fuel sources may be cut off. For example, store a good supply of dry, seasoned wood for your fireplace or wood-burning stove. 


• Winterize your home to extend the life of your fuel supply by insulating walls and attics, caulking and weather-stripping doors and windows, and installing storm windows or covering windows with plastic.



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Getting ready for the "Big Freeze" of 2009

Tonight and tomorrow night are supposed to be near 10 degrees.  It's been 5-6 years since the temps went this low.  We're excited!  This will mean lots and lots of water damages!  Is it wrong to be so happy? :)  To prepare for this we're sending a truck to a distributor in Atlanta to buy lots more drying equipment.  And we have contacts where we can rent as much as we need.  Hundreds of pieces of equipment and seven trucks are ready to respond.  And the guys (and gals) are ready to work lots of overtime.    Whoopee!

Larry Banach - Construction Manager

EXCITING NEWS: Drying911 Just Got 6 New e-tes Units!

ABOUT E-TES: E-TES plugs into a 220-volt dryer or stove outlet. There is also the latest E-TES that plugs into a standard 110 outlet. We use the E-TES as a supplement to traditional air movers and dehumidifier systems on large losses or as a stand alone drying system on small jobs. E-TES allows you to add the power of Directed Heat Drying to conventional dehumidification based drying systems.

We use E-TES for tough challenges like:

Carpet, pad, and walls all at the same time.

Inside walls and ceilings with hot, dry air

Hardwood floors and crawl spaces

Double wall drywall, PVC wallpaper, plaster walls, sill plates

Champion's Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of New Flood House on November 11th, 2008

Champion would like to thank everyone who came to the ribbon cutting ceremony of our new Flood House on November 11th!

  The Flood House is a state-of-the-art water damage training facility that will be flooded and dried out for continuing education classes. We already have classes scheduled for the dates below.

January 27th

March 17th

May 19th

More Dates to Follow

If you would like to attend the class on one of the above dates or if you would like more information, please give us a call at 770-253-6070.

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