Stories
Fire Damage
It happened in the middle of winter. On February 3rd, 2004 a fire began in the home of Seventy Three year old Beverly Moore. Starting in the basement, where water came in contact with the electrical box, flames quickly moved upstairs and engulfed many of the rooms. "Like water on a skillet" Beverly describes the sounds of the fire. Furniture, pictures, wall paper, and cabinets were destroyed within minutes. When the phone lines were dead, Beverly had no choice but to quickly leave her home, and everything she owned behind, except her pet bird.
Beverly had to move fast if she wanted to get her life back on track. After the call was made to the fire department, the next call she would make would be to her insurance agency. The agency then called Mar-Que, and asked for help. Mar-Que quickly responded by boarding up the home and supplying both temporary electrical and heating systems.
The road ahead would be tough. Beverly had to leave her home. The extent of the smoke damage in her home was so severe, to properly clean her home she would have to stay elsewhere. Mar-Que immediately began to schedule repairs and so began the project to restore the home she has been in since 1957.
After completion Beverly is in high spirits. She feels lucky to have had the home she had spent most of her life in restored back to the way she remembered. "Working with Mar-Que was a positive experience. Everyone involved in repairing my home was friendly and extremely pleasant!"
Commercial
Mar-Que staff and subcontractors are experienced in repairing and restoring:
Condominiums, high rise buildings, medical and dental offices, gas stations, retail stores, apartment buildings, churches & synagogues, meeting halls, industrial & manufacturing facilities, warehouses, police stations, municipalities, government buildings and schools.
When the lights came back on after the big blackout in August of 2003, the residents at a sprawling upscale apartment complex in Ann Arbor breathed a sigh of relief. That relief was short lived however, due to a lightning strike and massive 4 alarm fire that followed. The fire would eventually leave 14 apartments uninhabitable. With the heat of the summer, and the moisture from the fire suppression system, the ideal climate for mold growth was created.
In addition to the damage caused by fire and smoke, mold began to grow. Left unchecked, the building would have been a total loss. Approximately 4 months after the blaze Mar-Que was contracted to perform all of the necessary repairs. With time being of the essence due to rapidly growing mold, our crews contained and removed the mold from the affected units. Post remediation testing complete we were then ready for the reconstruction job at hand. Because of the loss of revenue to the complex ownership and the peak rental season in the spring right around the corner, the time crunch became obvious. A team of project managers was assembled and repairs began in earnest.
Various trades and construction crews were scheduled as tightly as possible working around the clock 7 days a week. The only stopping points were waiting for city officials to perform the various inspections that were required. Monthly progress meetings between the Mar-Que team and the complex management and owner allowed us obtain all of the necessary material selections and keep our customer informed as to the progress of the repairs.
The project and the final building inspections were complete within 6 months. Well ahead of schedule, and with time to spare before the peak rental season, the residents, management, and complex ownership breathed a sigh of relief (With Caution).