Specialties
Fire - board up and security as needed
Smoke, cleaning and painting
FIre - repair and build, FGS gets the odor out
Water - extraction, clean up and mold prevention
Mold - clean up, demo, repair, remodeling
Water - repair from top to bottom of your property residential and commercial structures
Contents - we pack out, clean, restore, and provide storage for all of your content needs
Fire - repair from the lights, walls, ceilings, floor, roofing, and to the siding of your home, all aspects of general contracting
Ice and snow - removal, clean up, repair to the roof, siding, soffit, facia, gutter tree removal
Sewage -extraction, clean up, content disposal, content inventory, and mold prevention
We are IICRC certified
We are RIA certified
FGS has TWO certified restorers on staff - We are the experts in the industry
First General Services has a combined experience of 87 years from management through our technicians. First General Services' employees truly enjoy performing their du
History
Established in 1988.
David J. Hurley, who has been in the construction business since 1972, founded First General Services of Ebensburg / Altoona in March 1988. Since then, under the leadership of Dave, First General Services has grown in size and scope while developing an outstanding reputation for excellence in the disaster restoration field.
Our full service organization operates as two professionally educated and organized divisions. Both the Construction and the Cleaning divisions have extensive experience in handling fire, smoke, water and storm damage claims. Our odor removal and deodorization system is unmatched within the industry.
Our Cleaning / Deodorization Division is managed by an Institute of Industry Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certified technician, who in trains all cleaning technicians in the most up to date procedures.
We provide a complete scope of the work, along with photographs and computer detailed estimates for the cost of repairs within 72 hours.
Meet the Business Owner: David H.
Professional Background and Credentials David graduated from Bishop Carroll High School in 1968
Slippery Rock University in 1969
United States Marine Corp in 1969
Received an honorable discharge in 1971, served in Viet Nam
Worked for a plumbing company from 1972 through 1976
David opened his own plumbing business in 1977, servicing the Ebensburg area
1987 David changed the focus of the business, opening the First General Service franchise. The business continues to thrive today as a full service disaster restoration company. The company services nine counties in
Pennsylvania
1988 - David wrote his largest estimate. The bid was finalized at $1.3 million for a strip mall which was a victim to fire. 2007 - David wrote an estimate for over $800,000 for a school which was a victim to fire.