Who Do You Call For A Flood?

3/17/2021 (Permalink)

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Consider the following typical scenarios: Water pours through the downstairs ceiling and soaks the hardwood floors due to a leak in a second-floor supply line. A pipe bursts on the first floor, soaking carpets and the tile on the kitchen floor. You come home to a humid house with damp walls, a saturated roof, and standing water in the basement.

Obviously, in these situations, you contact SERVPRO of College Park / Hyattsville and SERVPRO of District Heights / Landover for assistance.

But what if the damage doesn’t look so bad and you're tempted to mop, towel, and fan instead? Here are a few things to think about:

Wet Seeks Dry

This means that water is constantly attempting to infiltrate dry building materials and contents. Moisture can cause warping, delamination, and staining depending on how long the water has been present. It takes time and a strategy to keep the water out of the flooring and drywall, just as it takes time and a strategy to get the moisture out. A specialist mitigation company, Like SERVPRO of College Park / Hyattsville and SERVPRO of District Heights / Landover experience, education, and equipment are frequently needed.

Secondary Damage from a Water Loss Can Exceed the Original Damage

For contractors coping with water loss, the insurance industry has a thick book of recommended guidelines. House floods, according to experience, destroy finishes, jeopardize the structural integrity of a building, and pose a health risk.

Our SERVPRO Team Has Seen It Before

We deal with variants of the above-mentioned circumstances hundreds of times a year. The only thing they share in common is a fear that problems will be fixed. We understand water and know that, no matter how familiar your dilemma is to us, it is terrifying, stressful, and disturbing to you. 

In the unlikely event that we come across a situation that we haven't seen before, we can turn to our SERVPRO network for support and advice. SERVPRO is the biggest and most trusted organization in the United States.

There are no unimaginable messes for our SERVPRO Team. The cleaning process starts with a phone call. 

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