Proper Ways of Dealing with Flood Damage in Ridgway

8/22/2018 (Permalink)

Call SERVPRO Fast to Mitigate Storm Damage to Hardwood Flooring in RIdgway

SERVPRO Explains the Need for Professional Stormwater Removal

You might be familiar with the common causes of flooding such as excessive rain, storms, and other major weather events. However, these are not the only ways flooding can occur and damage your property. Overburdened or clogged sewer lines can back up into your property. Even urban conveniences such as paving can redirect water to your Ridgway property, flooding it. Your property can flood in an instant or gradually. Whatever the cause or speed at which your property floods, we can help you take the right steps.

While the flood damage in your Ridgway property might not affect the structure, some of the contents like carpets or upholstery might not be salvageable due to contamination. The primary contaminants might include silt, sewage residue, among other things depending on where the water originates. Such contaminants should be considered hazardous and therefore handled carefully. Our SERVPRO team is better equipped to handle such materials, eliminating any danger that they might pose to you. Besides, where would you dispose them should you do the cleanup yourself?

For proper mitigation of flooding, drying the property to preloss levels is essential. Unfortunately, the water finds its way in easily but requires extra effort to get out. Our SERVPRO team has the necessary equipment to extract water from your property faster. We also set drying goals by taking measurements from unaffected areas of the property and use them to dry the affected areas to preloss conditions. We do this by using professional grade dehumidifiers and air movers. The actual number depends on various aspects of the loss including the total area and the contents of the house, among other things. Our technicians do the calculations on site ensuring your property dries fast enough.

In most flooding cases, other problems crop up once the main issue is addressed. For example, wooden surfaces might exhibit problems such as warping, buckling, crowning, and cupping. This happens because wood expands after absorbing excessive moisture. If our drying efforts do not prevent these problems from cropping up, we can also help fix them. For example, we can sand-out any areas that show signs of cupping.

Working with SERVPRO of Montrose/Telluride presents a better chance of proper restoration after flooding. You can call us at (970) 240-6970. We're Faster To Any Size Disaster.

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