Water Damage Repair

The stress of water damage in your home can be traumatic. The removal can seemdaunting. But a few steps taken can make it possible for water damage repair toseem less painful. We've compiled the following water damage repair tips tohelp you get back into your home and living comfortably.

Safety First

Before entering a water damaged building, keep in mind that safety is the mostimportant thing to remember. Is the structure safe? If you don't know then get professional advices. They will tell you the soundness of the structure and the saftey of entering.

If you find yourself in water in the structure then before entering, put on gloves so you can move debris out of the way; boots so you can walk without worrying what's underfoot; and a face mask to protect your lungs from lingering air borne debris. If it's bad, then you should wear protective clothing as well; against sharp, broken objects. You may find that wetting the debris makes them less dangerous.

Odor Eaters

Clothes, table cloths, towels and other textiles will probably need to have the odors removed as it will not come out with regular washing. Often Water Damage Repair Companies do odor removal as well.

When it is safe to reenter the water damaged structure, immediately open all windows and doors to ventilate the area. You may find that keeping them open for several days and nights during the repair process helps with the smell.

Who do you call

To adopt a proper strategy is tough and a difficult task. For the purpose of water damage repair there is EnviroPro Restoration, with years of experience in water removal and water drying. The water damage repair provides the following services 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

• WATER DAMAGE REPAIR
• FLOOD DAMAGE CLEAN UP
• SEWAGE DAMAGE CLEAN UP
• FIRE DAMAGE REPAIR
• MOLD REMOVAL SERVICE
• DOCUMENT DRYING SERVICE

 

 

Hurricane Season

Hurricane Season will start on Monday June 1st, so be prepared. Condo and homeowner associations need to do more than stock up on batteries and flashlights. They need to be prepared for water damage and then mold problems.

Battle plans need to involve first responders in case of emergencies and be able to make advance financial decisions that could help save the day -- in the case of a natural disaster.

When associations have done no planning is when the biggest problems pop up.  Water damage and severe wind can cripple a building and they sometimes don't have any idea what to do next.

For an association to have a hurricane preparedness plan helps get them get moving in times of disaster.

Now is a great time to refine or develop your association's plan; because National Hurricane Preparedness Week runs through Saturday

Checklist

Engineer's Report

The structural components, such as the windows, doors and roof should be certified by an licensed engineer, as to the integrity of each. Insurance companies often look at pre-exisitng conditions that have contributed to structural failure and ultimately could deny a post-storm claim.  Engineer's reports cost between $500 and $2,500 depending on the size of the building.  The association's insurance company might be able to recommend an engineer which would make it more difficult for the insurer to deny a claim later date.

Line up Contractors Now

To begin work immediately after the hurricane means that contractors have already been vetted and contracts negotiated in advance.  Contractors are usually scarce after a storm; so pre plan.  With a contractual obligation, the association will have a contractor while others shop around.

Review Insurance Policy

Periodically review the insurance policy with the agent.  Ensure the board understands the exclusions and policy coverage.  If necessary, increase coverage.  Many associations have cut back on coverage due to the bad economy.  Hope shouldn't be used as insurance.

Buld Cash

Establish a line of credit to provide emergency cash for emergency repairs after a storm.  If you do this, then financing won't be such an issue.  Some associations consider increasing assessments to build a cash reserve.  The trick is to start small with a small amount in an account and watch it grow over time.

Point People

The association should appoint a contact person or persons that have emergency powers  to protect the safetly and integrity of the association's property and it's residence.  Also they can answer questions from city and county officials, contractors and of course residents.

Conslusion

With this checklist your association should be able to make the best of a bad scenario.  If they don't have a preparedness plan, ask them to begin to create one.

 

 

Water Removal, also known as Water Damage Restoration or Extraction, is an area that we specialize in. When we receive a call, you can expect to see an EnviroPro agent at your doorstep within an hour. Once the water damage restoration is complete, you will never be able to tell that a leak occurred, in most scenarios. We use heavy duty portable extraction units that can remove as much as 20 gallons of water within seconds. For larger floods, we are equipped with truck-mounted water extraction units. With our water restoration equipment, no flood is too small or too large.

Our entire EnviroPro fleet of vehicles are stocked with this kind of equipment along with the latest in dehumidification and dry out equipment. Every vehicle is also equipped with a moisture detection unit known as a moisture meter. We use the most accurate meters that our industry has to over as well as ensuring that our crews calibrate the meters on a weekly basis. Some of our vehicles are also equipped infared imaging units. These handheld infared cameras can detect even the smallest amount of moisture intrusion that may be hiding behind a wall. The Fluke camera, which is EnviroPro's brand choice for infared imaging, can take both visual light photographs as well as infared images simultaneosly. The benefit of this is that it takes the guess work out of IR image analysis. The still images are stored on a portable SD card and can be easily uploaded to a PC where an EnviroPro associate can begin to compile these images into a report for residential, commercial, and insurance customers. This service is FREE to our customers upon request.

What can cause Water Damage?

* Roof that needs repair such as old roofing materials, cracked roof, defective shingles, cracked flashing flat or low pitched roofs. These are some of these problems allow water to pertude and cause rain and moisture to build up and cause Water Damage.

* Other areas of the Roof that can elude to Water Damage are Skylights, Chimneys, Plumbing Vents, Exhaust Fans, and broken Gutters with bad down spouts.

Areas inside the House that cause Water Damage

* Plumbing Fixtures, Kitchen Appliances, Leaks inside the Walls, Corroded Metal Piping, Leaky Windows

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