Use SERVPRO's Expertise to Succeed With Watertown Flood Damage Remediation

2/24/2019 (Permalink)

Flooding can affect the area and enter your home. Many times the floodwaters have unsafe debris and PPE must be utilized. Contact team SERVPRO.

Why SERVPRO Technicians Use PPE for Flood Damage Cleanup in Watertown

When an area in Watertown goes underwater, even for a short time, the environment changes. Microbes flourish, chemicals from roadways saturate the ground, and debris gets littered everywhere, tangled in landscaping and other outside structures. The area becomes a place of risk, and extra precautions need to be in place to protect anyone entering.

Such dangers are why SERVPRO specialists wear special gear when mitigating homes that sustain flood damage in Watertown. Personal protective equipment or PPE keep our employees safe from the dangers of microbes and other possible harm. Microbes can cause many different health effects and debris can contain these and other dangers. Sharp glass, metal, and wood can puncture the skin, but our PPE drastically minimizes the possibility.

Our PPE makes it possible for us to work in dirty environments, and efficiently clean everything up, so your family never needs to face these same dangers. The equipment we use to clean up your home, get it dry again, and then restore it are also practical and efficient.

Flooding brings in water that quickly saturates everything, but a good percentage of this water quickly turns to water vapor and spreads. Your upper floors also require the use of desiccant machines. We run these during the majority of our work, so they quickly trap any moisture that travels upward. Pumping out any standing water happens much more rapidly than allowing the water to drain away naturally. Contacting us gets sandbags placed around your property's perimeter so pumping can commence.

Tearing out ruined, waterlogged walls leaves the studs behind, and we test these to ensure they still meet minimum standards. Our PPE continues to protect us during this stage, as well, from nails and other sharp objects. Carpeting is notorious for its tacks, and it only takes one to cause a small but painful injury. Our gloves keep this from happening to us. To prevent similar incidents from happening after your family returns, we thoroughly vacuum all floors to remove such dangers.

Paying attention to the details that matter most, SERVPRO of Jefferson County is always available to help make things “Like it never even happened” for you, safely, and efficiently. When you find your Carthage or Adams property mired in flood damage, call us at (315) 777-8377.

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