Hyde Park, Floods from Storms, and SERVPRO Restoration Services

7/28/2019 (Permalink)

Call SERVPRO to Save Your Home after a Flooding--From Water Removal through Restoration

Flood Damage Cleanup for Reconstruction in Hyde Park Home

This area of New York is no stranger to intense storms all year round. Water damage loss continues as it remains on-site, so cleanup needs to occur as fast as possible to limit costly replacements. In some cases, after copious amounts of the liquid breach a property, preparing it for reconstruction is the best outcome.

When groundwater enters a Hyde Park property causing flood damage, the homeowner's second call after speaking to her adjuster was to SERVPRO. Our technicians arrived quickly to find a couple of rooms received several inches of water as we could see from the water lines in the sheetrock. Our moisture detection confirmed this, and we measured 6-inches above the highest moisture detected and cut away the sheetrock using clean cuts. Controlled demolition techniques are necessary because:

?    They allow significant amounts of airflow during drying which diminishes chances of odors and mold development
?    It is more efficient to clean and disinfect the property
?    This action readies the rooms for reconstruction

The upholstered sofa and chairs absorbed a significant amount of water and deemed a loss from the contaminated black water. The carpet and padding were also destroyed and required removal. Very few porous items that take on groundwater have the capacity for sanitization and reuse. SERVPRO technicians examined each piece as we went through the rooms during the cleanup phase to find items with re-storability potential through our proprietary cleaning methods.

When there is this much damage left behind by water, it is vital to give the homeowner a clean slate to rebuild the loss areas of the residence. That means rooms are left dry, clean, and disinfected. Flood water has the potential to leave behind strong odors and problems such as mold set up home quickly. We lower the humidity in the house, usually under 45%, which negates hospitable conditions for mold colony growth. Treatments for odor and antimicrobials are the first line of defense against secondary issues after an in-home flood.

Once our technicians complete mitigation efforts, we give the homeowner a report that contains details of restoration services SERVPRO technicians performed as well as the repairs necessary to rebuild the house to preloss specs.

When flood damage happens, call SERVPRO of NW & SE Dutchess County at (845) 635-4550. Our emergency response team can be on-site within an hour to begin turning around the water loss to your home and possessions. Because we are local, We're Faster to Any Size Disaster.