How Quickly Can a Restoration Services Company Cleanup Water in My Home?

6/1/2020 (Permalink)

We are equipped to handle all of your water damage restoration needs.

SERVPRO technicians can reduce the drying time needed in your Milton home through their advanced extraction methods 

Using a professional firm to extract and dry the water from your Milton home can significantly reduce the amount of time needed to dry the structure and contents. The fast remediation inhibits the potential to have to deal with secondary losses caused by waiting too long for the cleanup efforts to start. Some of the more severe problems are: 

• Warping of wood floorboards
• Buckling or deterioration of sheetrock in walls and ceilings
• Delamination of tile  

What is the Difference Between Hiring a Professional Restoration Company for Water Removal and Doing it Myself? 

When you want to remove water damage rapidly from your Milton home, unless you have professional equipment and training in the restoration sciences, the job will not come out the same for you. The power of a portable pump, rover, or truck-mounted units are head and shoulders better suited for home cleanup jobs than consumer-grade wet/dry vacuums.  

Some Situations May Make the Water Cleanup Task More Challenging 

SERVPRO technicians undergo extensive training for handling numerous types of scenarios that arise from water loss in a home. The techs scope the property carefully to determine the water's migration path to ensure nothing gets missed during cleanup. Other actions that get commonly performed include:  

• Removal of wet fiberglass insulation using a specialized collection unit for drying outside the loss area for re-installation
• Cutting off buckled drywall to stop the wicking process
• Removal of the baseboards and toe kicks for extraction within walls and under cabinetry
• Drilling weep holes for drainage  

While beginning the cleanup as soon after the initial Milton water loss event can assist in lessening loss, it is not always possible. The longer water stands, the more it degrades, and the more dangerous it becomes to handle during cleanup. If your water loss has gone over 48 hours, it requires extraction and disposal as a biohazard. The technicians also use more potent antimicrobial and antibacterial cleaning agents to ensure any affected surfaces get returned to sanitary standards for reuse in the home.  

In cases where storm damage is the culprit for the water in the Milton homes, the SERVPRO techs perform temporary repairs to halt any further influx of water into the property. Damaged roofing gets securely tarped, and broken windows get boarded up. Keeping unauthorized individuals away is a priority for both the safety of anyone on-site and the security of the home and contents.   

Whenever needed, the techs put furnishings up on blocks and extract around them so they can get left in place and minimize disruptions to the home. This method stops the stain from hardwood furnishings from potentially bleeding onto the carpet and inhibits the wood legs from absorbing water and possibly swelling or cracking at the joints. In cases where seepage under carpet or tile occurred, the room will need to get cleared in the loss area to remove the flooring for drying the substrate underneath. 

Drying is another aspect of the restoration services that gets the best outcome through the use of professional equipment. SERVPRO techs have large numbers of air movers that they can deploy in large quantities to dry, even large-scale water loss situations rapidly. 

Specific drying applications for hardwood flooring allows the boards to get dried in place instead of requiring removal, drying, and re-installation. Drying mats lay flat on the surface and force the air directly into the wood. Drying mats allow the moisture embedded in the wood to rise, and any swelling or warping will usually reduce, thus saving the homeowner the cost of the flooring replacement.  

If the cleanup began quickly enough, a carpet might get saved through the restoration methods. Once the water gets extracted, the most crucial aspect is the complete drying of the carpet and pad. Using techniques such as "floating," there is more significant potential for full restoration of the floorcovering.  

The professional dehumidification equipment plays a crucial roll in the drying of the water loss areas. As the air movers cause the remaining, embedded moisture to come to the surface, the dehumidifiers capture it and port it off-site. This air movement creates a cycle of progressively drier air circulating and brings down the interior humidity. The process gets carefully monitored by the techs to ensure that pre-set drying goals get attained. 

SERVPRO of Sullivan and South Ulster Counties at (845) 791-7647 is ready to handle any size water damage to your structure or contents 24/7. Call as soon as you need help, and our certified techs arrive quickly to restore your home to its preloss condition.