Saving Your Home's Floors from Flood Damage in Tallassee

6/28/2018 (Permalink)

When More than a Puppy Puddle Covers Your Tallassee Flooring after a Storm--Call SERVPRO for Removal and Restoration

Swift Stormwater Removal Can Salvage Hardwood Flooring

During a flood in Tallassee, your home's entire structure can become weaker. This change takes place not only because of the water's ability to soak everything it comes into contact with but also because of its weight and the force with which it moves.
 
Your floors support this weight, which can significantly add to the severity of water damage experienced in Tallassee properties. Larger rooms might seem to bow downward much more than hallways and smaller rooms after a flood recedes. The structure of your home can also change slightly during a flood. Stairways leading to the basement can also warp and become unsafe.
 
SERVPRO can help restore your home by resolving these problems through their professional mitigation services. We do more than merely remove any leftover water. We also dry out your home and curtail a significant amount of damage to materials that might otherwise happen.
 
We restore your floors to a safe condition by getting them dry in a rapid fashion, but not too quickly. We use Injectidry equipment to dry the floors from the surface you see through the underlay, including joists and the rest of the internal framework. On the top, we lay down heat-producing mats that also extract any evaporated moisture. Below, we insert tubing that forces warm air into the floor so it can quickly dry out. We measure the air leaving the floor for the amount of moisture our machines force out. When this reaches a standard point, we know that the floor's interior area no longer needs further drying. A science and a little art provide professional protocols for salvaging hardwood floor boards.
 
We do the same with your walls, as well, and any other cavities and dead spaces inside your home. At times, we remove baseboards to drill small weep holes to allow water to drain out before forcing air inside. We always replace the mop-boards once we finish, so we remove any risk to our customers.
 
SERVPRO of Prattville can take your flooded home from soggy to “Like it never even happened” fast and efficiently. Our professional mitigation team is always available to help the residents in Elmore and Eclectic protect their homes from this and other types of damage. Call us at (334) 358-1186 to speak to an experienced company that is locally owned and operated.

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