We Act Fast In Brentwood To Prevent Further Damage After A Flood

12/4/2019 (Permalink)

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Steps To Take During Flood Removal In Brentwood

Every once in a while, severe thunderstorms riddle the Brentwood area causing residents to suffer from property damage. During heavy-hitting rainstorms, moisture can leak into your house and make flood removal procedures a necessity. After you notice the presence of water in the interior of your building, it is wise to seek assistance from a professional restoration company such as SERVPRO. However, you (the homeowner) can do some things to help speed up the mitigation process.

Some flood removal procedures in Brentwood residences can be conducted by someone with little or no professional restoration experience. While professional companies like SERVPRO can help especially when problems are severe, you can put forth some productive efforts by knowing the basics of what it takes to remove moisture. The quicker steps towards extraction and drying procedures get started, the less of a chance that your house will suffer from secondary damage. Secondary problems with your building materials or contents are considered those that occur even though the items did not come into direct contact with water. Therefore, the quicker you can mitigate primary issues or those caused by direct contact with moisture, the less likely secondary damage will exist.

The first step to removing moisture from your affected possessions or structural components is to vacuum up any standing water or liquid H2O that has saturated materials like your carpet. Moisture is much easier to remove when it is still in its liquid form before it has evaporated into the air or soaked into items inside your building. Thus, it is best to start flood damage mitigation efforts by using a wet/dry vacuum to suck up as much water from your carpets as you can. If you notice standing water on hard surfaces such as hardwood or tile, use a mop or squeegee to get it off your floors.

Next, it is smart for you to start the applied structural drying or ASD process yourself. The idea when drying out your contents and building materials is to create an environment inside the affected areas of your house that helps speed up drying and evaporation. Drying occurs most quickly when the temperature in the affected region is room temperature, or warmer and humidity levels are as low as you can achieve. Air circulation with fans can also prove to be very useful.

If mitigating moisture-related problems ever becomes too much for you to handle, call SERVPRO of Williamson County at (615) 790-9634 24/7. We're Faster To Any Size Disaster.

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