During the holiday season, I adore hosting parties at my home. I always enjoy spending time with close friends and family members in a relaxed atmosphere. Are you already busily planning upcoming events at your home? Consider making your house look amazing when visitors arrive by hiring a professional cleaning service. A cleaning service can complete tedious chores such as vacuuming your carpets, mopping your hardwood floors, cleaning your oven, and dusting your furniture. On this blog, I hope you will discover the benefits of hiring a cleaning service before your guests are expected to arrive. Your home can be a spotless party paradise.
Natural disasters are not the only time when your home could have water damage. You may have plumbing issues that go unnoticed that cause severe water damage over time. When this happens, you can have the plumbing repaired, but you will be left with water damage on the walls and floors. If this is your first time experiencing water damage, here are three water damage restoration services for plumbing damage to consider.
Water Removal Extraction
Following your consultation by a water damage restoration contractor, you will have the water that is left behind removed and extracted from the area. There may be some instances when you think the water has already been removed and the area is dried out. The truth is, there can still be significant water in the flooring, along the baseboards, and in areas of the room you can't see as easily. Your restoration contractor will remove this water using extraction tools that are designed to remove water at a higher rate and strength than most residential options you could do yourself.
Dehumidifying the Area
When the water has been removed you will need to have the room dried out. You may already know that fans and drying equipment will be used for this step. What you may not know is that dehumidifying systems will be used as well. Drying the room with fans is not enough. Humidity can still build up and cause issues in the room. The dehumidfyers make sure that you aren't just drying out the surface areas, but also the room as a whole including the air. The moisture must be removed from the air in the room before you can move forward with the water damage restoration process.
Restoration Process
Once the water is removed and the area is completely dried, you can begin the restoration process. This process may include replacing wood that experienced severe water damage, sealing the concrete in the room, replacing carpeting, and painting areas that were damaged. For this step, you may need a building or general contractor to complete all the restorations that are necessary due to the flooding and water damage from the plumbing issue.
These are only three of the water damage restoration services to consider to get your home back to where it was before the flooding occurred. If you need these services, contact your local water damage and restoration contractor. They will perform a consultation to let you know what the issues may be and how to go about a plan to treat those issues.
Share19 October 2018
