Flood Damage Mitigation Makes it Possible to Move Back Home in Durham

8/26/2018 (Permalink)

Flood damage can seem insurmountable. Contact SERVPRO for effective remediation services.

Team SERVPRO Provides Thorough Remediation After Flooding in Your Home

Eliminating the hazards in your Durham home when a disaster affects its condition keeps your family safe from injury and illness. At SERVPRO, we take your family's comfort and health very seriously as we work on your home. We know that microbes and parasites carried into your home, as well as other debris, can continually cause concerns and problems, so we remove these as quickly as we can.
 
When a SERVPRO crew arrives at your home, we start by taking a thorough assessment of the flood damage in Durham affecting your home. Some situations, such as carpeting, require the removal of materials before we proceed to additional steps in the mitigation process. Carpeting and its underlying padding become so contaminated during a flood, that removal of more porous floor coverings becomes necessary to protect the home and its occupants from the lingering effects of flooding. Microbes only require a small amount of moisture to remain viable and capable of causing severe illnesses.
 
Because of the ability of carpet and padding to hang on to and trap moisture, flood-damaged carpeting can make drying out your home, and its overall restoration, take much longer than needed. Removing these two pieces of your home's interior facilitates more rapid drying of the flooring underneath while keeping the air from absorbing any evaporated water previously held in the carpet's fibers.
 
Silt and washed-in sediment can also harbor germs throughout your residence's interior. We use specially angled brushes to sweep this out of cracks and crevices, away from the fine grooves and indentations of brick and concrete, and anywhere else silt might get stuck and that our vacuums need a boost. Some of these brushes contain very stiff bristles, so we always choose with care to avoid damaging softer materials.
 
Removing everything from carpet and padding to excess moisture and debris helps get your property ready for our ventilation and drying machinery. We use moisture detectors to ensure our work progresses correctly, as well as help us detect any hidden pockets of water or moisture that might cause damage to your property in the way of mold growth or damage from water. The longer water can hide inside your home from a flood, the more likely these problems become.
 
SERVPRO of North Durham continues to assist families in Upland, Weaver, and Chester when disasters like flood damage make their houses uninhabitable. Calling us at (919) 467-0880 can make everything “Like it never even happened” so you can move your family back home soon.

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