How Gamecock Village Recovered From an EF3 Tornado
On March 19, 2018, at 8:30 pm, an EF3 tornado with sustained winds of nearly 150 mph struck the small college town of Jacksonville, Alabama. Jacksonville, located 100 miles west of Atlanta, is home to the Jacksonville State University Gamecocks. Founded in 1883, JSU has a student population of nearly 8,000. Miraculously, the tornado struck […]
Learn MoreLutheran Medical Center – a BluSky Commercial Roofing Success Story
Lutheran Medical Center’s community relies on them, and they needed to keep their doors open even after sustaining extreme hail damage to their roof. Their fear was the job was so massive that any one company couldn’t handle it. In this video, Dwayne Gaeddert from Lutheran Medical Center and Derek Ewigleben from BluSky recount […]
Learn MoreOn the Job: Church Bell Restoration
In this edition of On the Job we take you (literally) inside a church bell.
Learn MoreOn the Job: fire in downtown Raleigh
BluSky responded to the largest fire in Raleigh since the 1920s, providing restoration for fire, smoke, and water damage for a large apartment building.
Learn MoreOur Response to Hurricane Matthew
BluSky mobilized storm teams before Hurricane Matthew arrived and began responding to hundreds of calls for help while the storm was still in progress.
Learn MoreFast response to hotel water damage minimizes lost revenue
Every room in the hotel was either occupied or reserved when a 4th floor sprinkler head suddenly burst one Sunday afternoon in Smyrna, GA, an Atlanta suburb.
Learn MoreBluSky responds to Carolina Beach hotel water damage
A 6th floor mechanical fire at the Carolina Beach Courtyard Marriott triggered the sprinkler system throughout the hotel, sending water all the way down to the first floor lobby
Learn MoreBluSky responds to West Virginia flooding
BluSky’s Large Loss Catastrophic Events Team is on the ground in Lewisburg, West Virginia, assisting in the recovery from what is the third-deadliest flooding on record in the state. Torrential rainfall on June 23 dumped up to 12 inches in less than 12 hours there, in what the National Weather Service called a 1,000 year […]
Learn MoreBluSky Supporting South Carolina Flooding Recovery
BluSky has dispatched its Large Loss Catastrophic Events Team to Columbia, SC to support the area’s flood restoration efforts. Although Hurricane Joaquin didn’t come ashore it dumped record rainfall on South Carolina, leaving behind historic flooding and damage expected to be in the billions of dollars. Columbia was the epicenter of flood damage and the […]
Learn MoreHelping a veteran get into a home
BluSky Purple Heart Home When Marine Sgt. Nathan Harris patrolled the fields and woods of Afghanistan he willingly accepted the possibility of being wounded or killed while serving his country. But he refused to dwell on it – or even think about it – other than to make sure he was careful in everything he […]
Learn MoreSmoke and odor damage conquered after church fire
An arsonist seemed to have big plans for Providence Baptist Church in Charlotte. Some time between 10 p.m. on a Tuesday night in July and 7 a.m. the next morning two fires were intentionally set in the church building- one behind the 1,000 seat sanctuary, one in a downstairs room. Fortunately both fires self-extinguished, but […]
Learn MoreMiracle on the Hudson Artifacts: “Before” Photos
Work is beginning on the artifacts from historic US Airways Flight 1549 at our Charlotte facility. BluSky will clean and conserve seat cushions, life preservers, slides, and other related items from the “Miracle on the Hudson” plane. Pictured above are: life preservers and life rings from the rescue boats (preservers were worn by the passengers […]
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