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Water damage can occur in any home, new and old. Of course, there are precautionary measures that can be taken and these help to reduce the chances or severity of the damage. While water damage can be minor, an emergency like a flood in the basement due to leaky plumbing or flood water from Mother Nature entering your home can cause severe problems. The most important thing to remember is that when emergency strikes, take a deep breath, then phone for professional help. The danger involved with contaminated water is not worth risking you or your loved ones’ health.
What Professionals Will Do
If what you’ve experienced is truly a flood, then you may want to turn your eyes away. Extreme measures may be taken by restoration professionals to preserve your home. This may involve tearing out parts of the wall or ceiling to repair the drywall and/or complete removal of the carpet. This can be a terrifying and emotional experience for any homeowner, so it is important to understand the reasoning behind these extensive restoration measures.
When a flood happens, whether due to a plumbing problem or a natural disaster, the water that penetrates your home creates damage. Fresh or clean water can lead to mold and mildew formatter as quickly as two days afterwards. Mold, especially black mold, is a serious health hazard. At most, there is only a 48 hour window in which mold and mildew development can be stopped. After that, it is guaranteed that mold will develop.
If the water damage is caused by contaminated water, also known as black water, the situation is a lot worse. Countless dangerous organisms in the black water penetrate the home, especially the carpet, which soaks up the liquid and provides a suitable living environment for the unwelcome guests. While some homeowners may be tempted to save money by not removing and replacing parts of the carpet that ‘look’ fine, let the record show that complete carpet removal in this situation is a insurance and industry mandate that cannot be ignored.
These water damage professionals are officially called certified water damage fire restoration contractors. There’s a misconception that they only help with emergency floods, when in actuality, they provide around-the-clock care to their customers that be awake in the middle of the night from a water pipe that just gave.
Don’t misunderstand, a call to the plumber is what most people would do, and it’s a great idea too. The issue here is that plumbers will help solve the immediate problem at hand, but they’re not trained to detect and fix underlying issues that your home may suffer from. A simple and common procedure plumbers will do in the case of a pipe leakage is to repair the pipe and vacuum up the water (with a WET vacuum intended for this purpose) that’s surrounding. Restoration specialists go to greater lengths to protect your home by implementing thorough drying procedures that require more than a wet vacuum. This means that even places you can’t see will be nice and dry after the water situation.
One of the scariest parts of an emergency situation is feeling vulnerable and at a loss for what to do. Calling a professional will help give you a clear picture of what has just happened and what needs to be done to repair your home into its proper working order. Once you have this valuable information, the decision as to how to approach the repair is still entirely up to you. Depending on your unique situation, you may or may not be able to save money by making periodic small repairs, but at least you’re making this decision based on sound knowledge of the consequences.
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