Water Removal in Durham

6/26/2022 (Permalink)

From a clogged toilet to a misbehaving dishwasher--SERVPRO cleanups up water damage for our Durham neighbors.

SERVPRO Remediates Water Damage from Your Home in Stages

Storms strike our area, but Durham is not prone to flooding from rainwater from rising creeks. Most of the water issues in our community result from a split washer hose in the utility room or a rusted-out water heater in the garage.

No matter if the need for water removal in Durham comes from a broken toilet or a burst pipe, the result needs to be taken care of immediately. SERVPRO has over twenty years of experience in North Carolina and can remove any volume of water.

With pumps and water extraction wands, we can remove about ninety percent of the water within a day in any home. Our equipment is commercial grade and tested regularly. If there is an issue with the power, we also have an extensive inventory of generators to provide uninterrupted electrical support for as long as we need it.

Now, we use the extraction wands to draw out water from the carpets and wood floors. SERVPRO technicians reduce the power on the wands to prevent damaging the nape of the carpet and surface of the wood. We immediately dispose of any pad under the carpet. They begin to degrade within hours after exposure to flood water and are cheaper to replace than restore. In the case of clean water spillage, we try to salvage the padding.

Finally, our technicians remove water from the air. High humidity is uncomfortable and encourages mold growth. To draw down the humidity, we set up dehumidifiers in the rooms that were affected by the unwanted water. We have various types of dehumidifiers serving different goals:

• desiccant dehumidifiers-portable and trailered for great water vapor removal
• LGR-low grain refrigerant depending on ambient temperatures
• Gel and silicate products for directed absorption 

Contact SERVPRO of North Durham at (919) 467-0880 to help you put everything back the way it was, or as we prefer to say; "Like it never even happened."