How can your Business Bounce Back from a Water Loss

8/10/2022 (Permalink)

Technician performing water extraction at a local business.

Taking Control of the Situation

Let’s say a Suffern, NY Business owner has just discovered signs of ongoing water damage. The first thing they should do is try to determine where it might be coming from and if they have the ability to stop the water at the source in order to prevent the damage from spreading. If a person is unable to stop the flow of water or not able to determine the source it’s advised that they should contact a plumber to fix the issue. The reason why the flow of water needs to be stopped before water restoration can begin is to prevent the problem from occurring again. Once the water has stopped flowing this is where the services provided by SERVPRO of southern Rockland County, Stony Point come into play. The next step would be to give us a call and we will dispatch technicians to your location in order for the water restoration process to begin quickly. A person shouldn’t wait to mitigate water damage, since each day that passes gives mold a chance to take root and spread.

Time to Work

Now that our Suffern business owner has scheduled the appointment and our technicians are on site the work can begin. The first thing we do is begin a walk through to determine what rooms are affected. Our employees have tools and devices that give them the upper hand when it comes to determining what areas have been affected. Water can find a way through and absorb into materials that make up the structure along with any of the contents that are exposed. When our specialized technicians have completed the walk through the hard work can begin. If there still is a large amount of water present it will be extracted or pumped out. Depending on the extent of the damage it may require walls, floors and ceilings to be cut out in order to dry framing used to support the structure. If that’s the case the job is only getting started. Once all the non-salvageable material has been ripped out/removed and disposed of the drying process can begin. In order to determine the placement of the drying equipment, the data entered into our software during the walk through calculates how much equipment is needed and where they should be set up. This gives us the ability to dry the area effectively and quickly. When the drying is completed our technicians do a final walk through and do readings to determine if the water restoration process is completed. If the readings are dry it’s time to remove the equipment and time to start the reconstruction process.

Why Choose SERVPRO?

Our SERVPRO is locally owned and operated, which means each client is important to us and we will go out of our way to build close relationships in our surrounding community. We have the experience, equipment, and the man power to get the job done quickly to your satisfaction. In our line of work we understand all the stress that could be caused from a negative event that causes damage to your property, so the team of hard working employees does their best to take that load off your back. The office and field teams will walk you through each step, so you can have a basic understanding on what needs to be done through the water restoration process.