Watertown Home Smelly after a Water Loss? SERVPRO is Closeby

9/5/2019 (Permalink)

SERVPRO Provides lay-flat tubing with desiccant dehumidifiers to extract water vapor from this Watertown basement. Whatever it takes!

How to Avoid Mold and Get Water Odors Out of Your Watertown Home

Water damage is the second most common type of insurance claim filed in the United States. It is estimated that billions of dollars in damage occur as a direct result of water loss, including mold and foul odors that require remediation. One of the main reasons that unpleasant scents linger in a home afterward is due to inadequate water cleanup.

Rapid Water Spill Removal Mitigates Damages
When damage occurs in a Watertown home, attention to the affected areas in the house, and furnishings are a top priority. When SERVPRO arrives at the home, we immediately use our various types of detection equipment to determine the location of all excessive areas of moisture. We work fast to move out items that have restoration potential to another area of the property or our location.

Equipment and Methods Salvage Furnishings
Then we remove water from the home. We have special attachments for pulling moisture out of upholstered furnishings as well as weighted extraction heads to push the water out of wet carpet padding. These methods assist with saving furnishings and stopping them from becoming a loss.
 
Mold Can Be a Secondary Problem--Dry, Dry, Dry
Standard home cleanup methods cannot effectively remove water that migrates under subflooring or behind walls. Moreover, once there, it has the potential to encourage dormant mold spores to germinate and build colonies if temperatures are ideal. Our SERVPRO location holds a Mold Remediation license #00261, and we know the signs to look for to stop for the formation of mold colonies. After drying, there are many steps we take to ensure that both mold and water odors do not become an after-the-fact issue.

?    Confirming ambient room humidity is under 50% after achieving drying goals
?    Thorough hand cleaning with professional-grade antibacterial cleaners
?    Application of antimicrobial sealers in areas that have the potential for mold growth
?    Use of odor control methods to eradicate residual water odors

When any kind of water damage affects your property, call SERVPRO of Jefferson County at (315) 777-8377. Our certified technicians work fast and thoroughly to make the water loss in your home "Like it never even happened."

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