Emergency water damage repair: Call the team of professionals at AHW!
When water damage occurs, whether it is from a storm, an accident or a broken pipe, it is crucial to act immediately before larger issues arise. Without immediate water damage restoration, spaces in your home that have been flooded, can pose some serious, if not severe, risks to you and your family. Time is truly of the essence. The benefits of water damage restoration simply cannot be understated, it is critical to both you and your home’s health.
Prolonged exposure and the connection to health issues is the primary focus with cleanup. The secondary concern is the certainty of serious structural damage that can come with any water damage and flooding. The longer you wait, the more extensive the damage will get—and the longer the water cleanup will take. There is no time to weigh your options, qualified, professional resources are necessary.
Removing standing water can be extremely challenging and should only be left to a professional. Water damage repair is much more than just mopping up or vacuuming up the water you can see. You have a lot of porous materials in your home which can quickly absorb excess moisture. The areas you cannot see can be the greatest risk and cause the greatest scope of damage to your home. Since water damage restoration is performed after the damage has occurred, it is usually in an emergency service capacity. During the restoration process, highly trained, well qualified specialists will assess damage, repair or replace materials that were destroyed, and return the home to its former livable state.
The process of water restoration can be tricky, which is precisely why it is crucial to act immediately. Once you contact a professional service the following steps can generally be expected with very little variance:
- Initial site visit will determine the scope of the damage. Inspection and testing will be the opportunity to assess how far the moisture has traveled.
- Removal and extraction begins immediately. Large scale powerful pumps and vacuums will extract the standing water.
- Once the water has been removed, then begins the removal process of damaged, unsalvageable materials within the structure.
- Once the removal process is complete, then comes the drying and dehumidifying protocols. Oftentimes this can be a lengthy process and will be determined by the amount of damage within the home.
- Once dry, the home will be fully cleaned and sanitized. This is one of the primary objectives of the restoration process. This will ensure that the damage will not cause further, unforeseen problems.
The restoration process is, in its entirety, the process of restoring your home or business to its pre-loss condition. It may involve minor repairs, or it may entail major repairs and reconstruction. The job of a restoration company is to clean up the mess that has occurred and to preserve and protect the home and its contents so that further damage will not occur. A trusted resource will be a homeowner’s greatest line of defense.