How Professionals Handle Water Damage Clean Up in West Brevard

5/2/2022 (Permalink)

If Too Much Water Has Gotten You Down, Call SERVPRO for help!

In the tragic event of a flood or a plumbing failure, a high-quality water damage cleanup and restoration service can be the best solution. The services offered by an expert repair team is crucial in resolving the issues in your home.

It is often imperative that water damage restoration is sought after flooding, because even when standing water is gone, excessive dampness and moisture continues to cause significant problems. If your home has been filled up with flood water from a nearby river or canal, it will likely leave behind contaminants, dirt, and other debris.

Bacteria, viruses, and mold, can very quickly gain a foothold in carpets, drywall, and upholstery. Therefore, it is important to seek the help of professionals that can eliminate these unwanted guests. The following section will explain what professional water damage clean up usually entails.

Reviewing the Damage
There are many of hazards linked with water damage clean up, so a restoration team from SERVPRO, must first get a good look at the water damage and assess all the variables associated with the final clean up.  Determinations are made whether the area is likely to be contaminated, how critical a threat it poses to the occupants, and what is the best way to mitigate continuing water damage.

Removing Standing Water
If standing water is present in the building, the water damage crew will use industry-grade pumps, wet vacs, and sump pumps for the extraction. You will be expected to vacate the area until the restoration job is complete or until it is safe for you to be on-site.

Drying Out a Wet Environment
After wrapping up and discarding any materials and possessions that cannot be salvaged, the team will attempt to dry out the environment as quickly as possible. They will do this with dehumidifying equipment and heavy duty fans and air movers. In some cases, tools like heat injectors will be brought into dry hard to reach areas. The progress will be continually assessed using moisture reading instruments and devices. The final drying time may take from several days to over a week.

Killing Off Bacteria, Mold, Germs, and Odors
The final steps, once the area is dry and moisture levels have returned to acceptable levels, is to apply antimicrobial and antifungal agents, for sanitation. Foggers will disperse odor destroying products to give your home a clean smell.

Welcoming the Family Back
Once all of the above steps have been completed, the occupants of the water damaged property will be allowed to return. The IICRC, trained water damage restoration experts from SERVPRO of West Brevard,  will complete a final walk-thru with the homeowner to ensure complete satisfaction with the water remediation process. We are confident that you will feel "Like it never even happened."

We are Highly Trained Water Damage Specialists

SERVPRO of West Brevard, are water damage specialists who get started promptly to get your property dry and back to pre-fire or water damage condition. Using advanced water removal and drying equipment and scientific drying principles to get your property dried quickly, we document the drying process to validate your home or business is ready. We are members of the local communities and are ready 24/7 to help. 321-953-8600