SERVPRO of Kingston, Pittston City and Wyoming County

SERVPRO of Kingston, Pittston City and Wyoming County Fire & Water - Cleanup & Restoration. 24/7 Emergency Residential & Commercial Services.

Serving the Wilkes-Barre, Kingston, Pittston City, and Wyoming County Area. SERVPRO of Kingston, Pittston City and Wyoming County understands the stress and worry that comes with a fire or water damage and the disruption it causes your life and home or business.

A wall can look dry, feel dry to the touch, and still be soaked six inches in.Here is why. Drywall and wood pull water i...
09/03/2026

A wall can look dry, feel dry to the touch, and still be soaked six inches in.

Here is why. Drywall and wood pull water inward and upward through capillary action, the same way a paper towel wicks. The surface dries first because it is exposed to air. The inside stays wet for weeks with no visible sign, and that is where mold grows.

This is what a thermal camera is for. Wet materials hold and release heat differently than dry ones, so hidden moisture shows up as a cold pattern on the screen, often in a shape that maps exactly where the water traveled.

What gets checked on every water job:

🔵 The full wall, not just the stained spot, to find how far the water spread.
🔵 Behind baseboards and under flooring, where wicking hides.
🔵 The ceiling below, since water always finds the path down.

Guessing where the water stopped is how mold shows up in October. SERVPRO of Kingston, Pittston City and Wyoming County measures it instead.

570-714-0090.

The most expensive hairline crack in the house is the one along the bottom of the shower wall.When the caulk between the...
09/02/2026

The most expensive hairline crack in the house is the one along the bottom of the shower wall.

When the caulk between the tub and the tile cracks or pulls away, every shower sends a little water behind the wall. It never dries back there. Over a few months, the drywall softens, the studs stay wet, and mold sets up behind the tile where nobody can see it.

The five-minute check:

🔵 Press along the caulk line at the tub edge and in the corners. Soft, cracked, or discolored means it has failed.
🔵 Look at the grout. Missing chunks are open doors for water.
🔵 Push gently on tiles near the bottom. Any give means the wall behind is compromised.
🔵 Check the ceiling below the bathroom for stains.

A tube of caulk fixes the early stage. Soft tile means the wall behind needs opening and drying. SERVPRO of Kingston, Pittston City and Wyoming County does exactly that.

570-714-0090.

September 1. Heating season across the valley is a few weeks out, and the furnaces, space heaters, and fireplaces that c...
09/01/2026

September 1. Heating season across the valley is a few weeks out, and the furnaces, space heaters, and fireplaces that come back to life carry the fire risk with them.

That makes tonight a good night for a two-minute job: press the test button on every smoke and carbon monoxide detector in the house.

While you are at it:

🔵 Replace batteries in any unit that chirps or sounds weak.
🔵 Check the date on the back. Smoke detectors expire after 10 years, CO detectors sooner.
🔵 Make sure there is one on every level and outside every sleeping area.
🔵 Add a CO detector near the furnace and any fuel-burning appliance if there is not one already.

Detectors are the difference between a scare and a tragedy. When fire does reach a home, SERVPRO of Kingston, Pittston City and Wyoming County handles cleanup and restoration.

570-714-0090.

Gray and muggy across the valley today, upper 60s with a chance of a shower. Humid air like this does something useful: ...
08/31/2026

Gray and muggy across the valley today, upper 60s with a chance of a shower. Humid air like this does something useful: it turns up the volume on every smell in the house.

So walk through and take a sniff. Each odor has a meaning.

🔵 Musty or earthy means mold or mildew is growing somewhere damp, usually the basement, a closet, or behind a wall.
🔵 Sewer smell from a drain that is rarely used usually means the trap dried out. Run water and see if it clears.
🔵 A sweet or chemical smell that comes and goes can point to something more serious. Do not ignore it.
🔵 Wet cardboard or old paper smell often means stored boxes are wicking moisture off a concrete floor.

The musty one is the call to make. SERVPRO of Kingston, Pittston City and Wyoming County finds the moisture behind the smell.

570-714-0090.

The slowest leak in most houses hides behind the refrigerator.The ice maker runs on a thin plastic or copper line under ...
08/28/2026

The slowest leak in most houses hides behind the refrigerator.

The ice maker runs on a thin plastic or copper line under constant pressure, squeezed behind an appliance nobody moves for years. When it seeps, it seeps quietly, into the floor, the wall, and the kitchen cabinets, sometimes for months before anything shows.

Worth five minutes this weekend:

🔵 Pull the fridge out and look at the line and its connections.
🔵 Check the floor underneath for staining, warping, or soft spots.
🔵 Feel the wall behind for dampness.
🔵 If the line is old plastic, swapping it for braided steel is cheap insurance.

Found damage back there? The floor and subfloor need real drying, not just a towel. SERVPRO of Kingston, Pittston City and Wyoming County handles it start to finish.

570-714-0090.

The most common mold mistake in the valley happens with a spray bottle of bleach.Here is the problem. On porous material...
08/27/2026

The most common mold mistake in the valley happens with a spray bottle of bleach.

Here is the problem. On porous materials like drywall, wood, and grout, bleach whitens the surface stain and mostly stays on top. The mold's root structure lives down inside the material, and the water in that bleach solution actually feeds it. A few weeks later the spot is back, and it is usually bigger.

What actually works:

🔵 On hard, nonporous surfaces like tile or glass, cleaning can handle small spots.
🔵 On drywall, wood, or anything porous, the material needs proper treatment or removal.
🔵 Either way, the moisture source has to be found and fixed, or the mold returns no matter what.

A spot that keeps coming back is telling you something. SERVPRO of Kingston, Pittston City and Wyoming County finds the source and remediates it properly.

Call 570-714-0090.

Here is a ten-minute job tonight that pays off for years: walk through the house with your phone recording video.After a...
08/26/2026

Here is a ten-minute job tonight that pays off for years: walk through the house with your phone recording video.

After a fire or a flood, the insurance company asks one hard question: what exactly did you lose? From memory, in the middle of the worst week of the year, nobody remembers half of it.

Make the walkthrough count:

🔵 Narrate as you go. Open closets, drawers, the garage, the basement.
🔵 Zoom in on electronics, tools, jewelry, and anything with a serial number.
🔵 Grab receipts or price tags for the big-ticket items.
🔵 Save the video to the cloud, not just the phone.

When a loss does happen, SERVPRO of Kingston, Pittston City and Wyoming County inventories damaged contents as part of the job, and that video makes the claim faster and fuller.

570-714-0090.

Happy Birthday to our Operations Manager, Tony Coburn! 🎉We hope your morning coffee is strong and your birthday is even ...
08/25/2026

Happy Birthday to our Operations Manager, Tony Coburn! 🎉

We hope your morning coffee is strong and your birthday is even better. Thanks for everything you do for the SERVPRO team. Enjoy your day, Tony!

Under the older streets of Kingston, Edwardsville, and Pittston, a lot of homes still connect to the sewer main through ...
08/25/2026

Under the older streets of Kingston, Edwardsville, and Pittston, a lot of homes still connect to the sewer main through clay pipe laid generations ago.

Clay laterals have joints every few feet, and tree roots find every one of them. Roots slip in looking for water, then grow until the line chokes shut. The first sign is usually a backup in the basement.

Early warnings worth catching:

🔵 Gurgling from floor drains or the lowest toilet after heavy water use.
🔵 Slow drains through the whole house, not just one fixture.
🔵 A backup that repeats every few months as the roots regrow.

A camera inspection of the lateral tells you what is down there. And when a backup does reach the basement, that is contaminated water. SERVPRO of Kingston, Pittston City and Wyoming County cleans and sanitizes it safely.

570-714-0090, any hour.

Partly sunny, dry, and comfortable across the valley today after a great Tomato Festival weekend in Pittston.Cool, dry a...
08/24/2026

Partly sunny, dry, and comfortable across the valley today after a great Tomato Festival weekend in Pittston.

Cool, dry air like today's holds far less moisture than the humid stuff that sat over the valley all summer. That makes today a free drying day for your house.

Put it to work:

🔵 Open the basement windows for a few hours and let the dry air trade places with the damp.
🔵 Run a fan down the stairs to keep it moving.
🔵 Pull damp boxes and furniture away from the walls while the air can actually dry them.
🔵 Sniff the corners when you close it back up. Musty means summer left something behind.

If the damp survives a day like today, the moisture runs deeper than air can fix. Call SERVPRO of Kingston, Pittston City and Wyoming County at 570-714-0090.

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210 Division Street
Kingston, PA
18704

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+15707140090

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