We Act Fast In Homewood After A Flood

2/19/2020 (Permalink)

We have the training, state-of-the-art equipment, and expertise to handle any size flood disaster. Call us right away to prevent further damage.

Planning Restoration of Flood Damage in Homewood Helps Improve the Outcome

Torrential rain can flood vast areas within a short while, leaving extensive damages in and around homes in the affected area. Although several steps are necessary to restore normalcy, flood damage cleanup, and removal of debris take up the most time. SERVPRO helps provide the necessary resources to speed up and improve efficiency when performing those tasks.

For effective clean up after flood damage incidents in Homewood, one of the best approaches is to split up the process into groups of tasks to simplify the process. In most cases, our SERVPRO crews split up restoration into these stages:

• Water extraction
• Controlled demolition to open up cavities
• Separation of salvageable and unsalvageable items
• Collection and consolidation of waste
• Cleanup and drying

If flooding leaves inches of standing water inside the home, there is a need for quick extraction to limit secondary flood damages. The challenge is that sometimes the water contains silt, mud, or even solid wastes, which can slow down the removal. Our SERVPRO technicians have the right equipment to handle any challenges during extraction. We can use submersible pumps for water deeper than 2 inches. We also have self-priming trash pumps that can handle water with solids allowing free movements around the house.

Before cleanup can happen, there is a need to establish which contents or buildings damaged by the water intrusion or contamination. The removal of such materials before cleaning eliminates the repetition of tasks. Our SERVPRO technicians use different techniques to identify damaged materials, including physical observation, testing wetness with moisture meters, and using thermal cameras to find wetness in hidden areas. Depending on what we find out, we can determine whether demolition is necessary or not. When doing controlled demolition, we use plastic bags and trashcans to consolidate the waste easing the removal process.

The recovery process after a flood damage incident is rarely easy. Call SERVPRO of Matteson-Homewood at (708) 747-9925 to help clean up all areas affected by an incident, "Like it never even happened."

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