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Garland Flood Damage - Requires Fast, Complete Attention to Detail

3/13/2019 (Permalink)

Flood damage can happen at just about any time due to many factors, not the least of which are overflowing area basins and the storms that occur.

Garland Flood Damage - Requires Fast, Complete Attention to Detail

Water damage to your home is such that, without immediate attention, soaked drywall, carpets and the possible infection of molds make your home an uncomfortable place to live very quickly. This is what makes it necessary to call for the flood damage cleanup that Garland area homeowners appreciate.


What Is Critical To Understand About Flood Damage In Your Garland Area Home?
Flood damage in Garland can happen at just about any time due to many factors, not the least of which are overflowing area basins and the storms that occur all too often. The flooding can come into your home through the basement, due to faulty waterproofing and can get to work on destroying your home's foundation often before you are aware of it.
That is why it is crucial to enlist the services of a flood damage restoration company.


Getting Back To A Healthy Home.
When you contact a flood damage restoration firm, they arrive to begin the process of a complete inspection while setting up large air movers. Thus begins the evacuation of the bad air that wet things throw off. The process of removing the water starts at the same time.


The removal of the water, immediately, assists in preventing as much additional damage as possible because the furniture, wallboard, and carpet become soaked even more and continue to break down as well as the molds that may be present take hold and are transported, by the water, into other areas.


This water removal process may involve submersible pumps as well as powerful commercial wet-vacuums in all areas affected and on all surfaces. Nothing else can be attempted, nor should be until the water has been removed and the air is a bit sweeter.  It is necessary to organize and carry out the removal of furniture and other items that must be done to accomplish the drying out of the premises.


Dehumidifiers are then placed to assist in getting all of the moisture out of your home. This moisture, if not removed, continues to help molds and mildew and their dangerous work in your home and everyone who occupies it. It continues to get into all spaces, such as the closets in which your delicate clothing are hanging. It also continues to affect the building materials in a negative way.


The Next Step In The Flood Damage Restoration Is The Cleaning.
Powerful sanitizing agents are used on all surfaces that can be cleaned. This occurs after everything that cannot be wiped completely has been removed. This means a complete detailed cleaning of all rooms, spaces, and areas to ensure nothing, such as mold spores, germs or other allergens remain.


Restoring Your Home after This Flood Damage Cleanup in Garland.


Restoration involves the finishing touches of repairing your carpets or doing some patch and paint work. Water can damage hardwood floors and drywall. Some of the flooring or drywall may need to be removed and replaced.


There are so many things that need to go right, and we have it down to science, so, as a family owned and operated franchise, we at SERVPRO of South Garland stand ready to help your family during this confusing time in your life. When a major flood makes your home uninhabitable, give us a call as we have the personnel, the equipment, and the experience for anything relating to this emergency. That number, at any time, is (972) 278-7871.

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