Our Experts Are Prepared 24/7 To Restore Your Lindenhurst Home After A Flood

11/13/2019 (Permalink)

This thin paneling warped and needed replacing as did the buckling floorboards. We had the right equipment to get the job done.

Dealing with Flood Damage in Lindenhurst

High tide water and winds create a potential for flooding in coastal towns like Lindenhurst. After the floodwater recedes, it is crucial to assess the damage and remove sludge, mud, and dangerous debris from your residence as quickly as possible. The floodwater is rarely just water. With the groundwater, often comes chemicals, sewage, bacteria, viruses, and more.

The professionals at SERVPRO can help with flood damage in Lindenhurst and neighboring areas. Our trained technicians are available to safely and effectively clean up the mess left behind from a flood. Our fast response minimizes secondary damage and home restoration costs. We're Faster To Any Size Disaster. However, there are some things you, as the homeowner, can do immediately to help salvage items from the residence.

Relocate valuables from the wall, tabletops, and floor to a dry place within the home. Remove excess water by mopping and soaking up as much as possible. Move anything that might become damaged by moisture, be extra careful around electrical cords. Turn on the air conditioning if the flood is in the summer to ensure maximum drying.

Do not leave any colored items on the floor. Colors can bleed onto surfaces. Do not use anything requiring electricity, including television and other household appliances that are situated in the affected area of the home. The power for impacted areas of the home may need to be cut off to ensure safety.

When SERVPRO professionals arrive, often the leader is a project manager, they scope the damage and create a plan. Part of the drying and restoration process often includes a flood cut. When there is contaminated black or gray water, wet insulation, or mold growth, it is necessary to remove part of the wall. It is a controlled demolition in which technicians remove lower levels of damaged sheetrock.

To ensure no lingering flood damage several inches above the visible damage (also identified with moisture meters) is cut from the wall. After the cut, a technician removes any of the soggy drywall material. The exposed area can now be inspected, cleaned, and dried before the replacement of the sheetrock. The goal is to restore the home to preloss condition by replacing the wallboards and adequately drying, disinfecting with an antimicrobial product, and deodorizing the home.

When flood damage occurs, contact SERVPRO of Amityville / Lindenhurst at (631) 319-1680 twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. We make it "Like it never even happened."

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