Water Damage Restoration Services
Water intrusion into buildings can be incredibly destructive. Over time, excess moisture can cause issues within an indoor environment. Without proper water extraction, decontamination and drying, numerous long-term effects can take hold of a building and cause long-lasting structural damage as well as pose numerous health risks.
Any type of water ingress should be taken seriously, and proper water damage restoration is a key part of recovery should your home or business be affected. This intervention should be prompt and effective, and it’s important to act within the first 24-48 hours to minimize the potential short and long-term effects of water damage.
Water damage within your property can cause a whole host of issues and lead to serious structural problems and damage to property if not dealt with quickly and efficiently. The rapid deterioration of property can be reduced with quick and effective intervention.
Our water damage restoration techniques include:
Source Elimination – The first step of any water removal process is to find the source of the water and ensure it’s completely stopped.
Identifying Type and Extent of Damage – We’ll inspect the building and asses what kind of damage has occurred, where it occurred and to what extent.
Evaluating The Loss – The evaluation stage involves assessing the type of water (Category 1, 2, or 3) and level of contamination, as well as deciding what stays and what goes based on those factors. The categories of water can be split into the following:
Category 1 – This originates from a sanitary source such as broken water supply lines, tub or sink overflow without contaminants, or falling rainwater.
Category 2 – This type of water contains significant contamination from sources such as dishwashers or washing machines overflow/discharge, toilet bowl overflow (some urine, no feces) or a broken aquarium.
Category 3 – This is grossly contaminated and can contain pathogens, toxins, or other harmful agents; sources include sewage, waste line backup or flooding from seawater, rivers, and streams.
Water Removal – Once the situation has been assessed, it’s important to begin water extraction as soon as possible. Extraction is used to remove standing water and evaporation is used to remove excess moisture that remains.
Drying – Once the water has been removed, effective drying must be carried out as quickly and thoroughly as possible. Both the environment (structure/area) and materials (carpet, drywall, contents) must be dried out.
Antimicrobial Application – This isn’t necessary in all water damage scenarios, but can be used on a case-by-case basis and depends on level and risk of contamination.
Loss Mitigation – We’ll work together with you to limit the potential for any additional damage to occur in the future. This can include things like moving or raising furniture and securing or removing other belongings that could be impacted by prolonged exposure to excess moisture.
