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Water Damage Services
Restoring your home after water or flood damage is a frustrating experience. Fortunately, natural disasters don't occur every day, and chances are you'll never have to deal with water damage from rising water or flooding. However, simple plumbing leaks or overflows are far more common. While dealing with flood or water damage may seem fairly simple (mop or wet vacuum; fans used to promote evaporation), this fails to consider the degree to which water can penetrate into structural cavities and assemblies, creating trapped pockets of saturation. Too late, property owners become aware of the on-going effect of this trapped water on structural and contents materials, which may include: discoloration, warping, splitting, delamination, and musty odor and mold growth.
The consequences of ineffective restoration - including possible health effects - are far too great to leave flood or water damage improperly restored. Most property owners are not familiar with the essential steps and tactics for proper flood or water damage restoration, and naturally, they have a lot of questions. That's where the certified water restoration professional comes in. He or she will be qualified through formal training and experience to remove excess water efficiently, to promote efficient evaporation and to establish the dehumidification conditions necessary to stop on-going damage.
Full Reconstruction
We will restore your home to pre-loss condition from start to finish!
- Residential and commercial
- Drywall and paint
- Cabinets
- Finish carpentry
- Carpet
- Tile and stone
Our highly trained & certified technicians are on call 24 hours a day and 365 days a year!
Our sincere concern for customer satisfaction, no matter how difficult the job, along with our experience and expertise in the field means we get the job done right... every time.
Time works against Recovery!
Never have the words “time is of the essence” been more applicable then when carpeting has been saturated by flooding, whether the cause is a broken pipe or sewage backup. It is important to get to the job within three days of the initial loss. Bacterial off-gassing fibers and contaminated liquids are noticeable within hours and can cause permanent damage within days. Thoroughly understanding the condition which causes such problems, whether it be fungus, mold, mildew or PH is essential to your determining the best corrective procedures to use.
Procedures on Location
Remove all furniture from the flooded or water damaged area. This is done to prevent further damage such as rust stains on carpeting or furniture damaging the sub flooring. Removal of furniture also allows for efficient water extraction in the entire carpeted area.
- Inspect furniture to assess damage. Wood base furniture may swell and crack from exposure to water. Metal base items will rust.
- Disinfect contaminated area with bacterial/mildew control sprays.
- Extract as much water as possible from the carpet. This will reduce the weight of the carpet for roll up removal or forced air drying.
- Make a final inspection with a moisture detector to identify any other wet area, rooms, closets, etc., as these are usually not apparent from a surface inspection. All savable carpeting must be thoroughly dried with air movers to prevent permanent damage from mold and mildew growth.
Limited Water-Damaged Area
Laying of new padding and reinstallation & cleaning of carpeting can usually be performed within three days of the flood restoration work, depending on the extent of the flood and the moisture levels involved.
Extensive Flooding of Homes
If the flood or water damage is more extensive, such as complete rooms or the entire level of the home, the following would apply:
- Remove padding and discard so as not to have debris lying around.
- Extract remaining water and clean up the area in which you are working.
- Reset the furniture to be able to resume use of the room.
- Use furniture protectors were necessary.
- Place air movers and dehumidifiers throughout the flood or water-damaged areas to dry the moisture in flooring, walls, and sub floors.
Water Damage & Carpet Delamination
When restoring flood or water damage, it is common to encounter carpet with separated primary and secondary backings. The question is that arises is: does the latex dissolve in the presence of water, or are other factors at work?
Actually, delamination of carpet backing may be caused by several factors. In analyzing the problem, we’ll start with carpet components (backing, latex). In order to reduce weight and contain cost increases, today’s carpet manufacturer use loose backing weaves. Thus, there is less surface area to which adhesive can bind or stick. Of course, less absorbent polypropylene fiber is being used in backings today, as opposed to highly absorbent jute in past years.
Improper Installation
If installers fail to power stretch carpet properly, eventually ripples and buckles will form. Traffic, maintenance, and movement of furnishings will cause carpet to flex and roll excessively, causing shear forces to develop between carpet backings. Ultimately, laminates will separate.
Poor or Improper Maintenance
The action of foot traffic, coupled with fine particles of abrasive soil that, with the passage of time, sift down into adhesives, accelerates latex decomposition.
This condition is prevented by regular cleaning. When the problem is already present, however, it simply remains unnoticed until manipulation of the carpet makes it apparent during water damage restoration procedures.
Improper Handling during Restoration
Latex laminates are temporarily weakened when wet. Therefore, excessive bending, flexing or stretching of carpet can result in localized delaminating during restoration procedures. Similarly, use of rotary extraction tools or extraction tools of excessive weight can exert shear forces or torque on wet backing, causing them to delaminate.
Age
In older carpets, the latex that adheres the secondary to the primary simply oxidizes or gets brittle with age. The actual time involved depends on latex formulation and use considerations. However, this generally is not a problem until the carpet is well beyond its “normal” life expectancy (8-12 years).
Why Choose Superior Restoration?
Superior Restoration has been in business since 1995. We specialize in water damage, fire damage, and mold remediation. We are available 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. From start to finish we will restore your home like new.
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