Flood Damage Experts in Nashville Talk about the Final Cleaning Process

8/14/2018 (Permalink)

Nashville Storm Property Owners Get Full SERVPRO Treatment--"Like it never even happened."

Thunderstorms that spread into Nashville create conditions that can cause problems with your property. When excessive rain pours into your neighborhood quickly, it is likely that flood damage can result. When water starts to build up outside it can find its ways into your home through lower door seals. When the rain comes down hard in Nashville, it can also enter your house through old window seals.
 
Once moisture enters your building, the problems can get more severe as time goes on. When mitigating flood damage in Nashville, our SERVPRO experts remove moisture as quickly as possible to prevent secondary issues. Items that come into direct contact with water receive primary water damage problems such as carpet delaminating. If water vapor in the air causes issues, they are considered secondary.
 
After the work area is deemed safe, the first step our SERVPRO technicians complete is the extraction phase. We use our specialized industrial extraction equipment to remove standing water and moisture present inside carpet and upholstery. Once all of the water possible is sucked into a sewer drain or wastewater tank, we start rapidly drying out your structural components.
 
During the drying stage, we use specialized equipment to create an environment that helps speed up the time it naturally takes to dry out materials. Air movers get set up to create air circulation that helps moisture keep evaporating from the surfaces of wet materials. Dehumidifiers are working in the center of the airflow so that they remove water from the wet air and exhaust out warm, dry air to be used in the circulation process.
 
Once the moisture content of contents and building materials returns to preloss conditions, we begin the reconstruction and final cleaning steps. If any baseboard or drywall got removed in the drying process, we re-install them as needed. If any holes got drilled into the drywall to create an airflow inside wall cavities, we patch up the holes. If the carpet or pad was removed to dry out subfloors, then we re-install the flooring materials or provide a source to accomplish the above rebuilding and renovating needs.
 
After your home gets put back together by either our team or a certified sub-contractor, we complete a final cleaning process. Any dust creating during the restoration projects gets wiped off as well as any paint or drywall splashes. In most cases, we clean all of the carpets inside your home so that it smells and looks "Like it never even happened." If you ever have problems with wet materials or contents after a thunderstorm, call SERVPRO of Madison / Goodlettsville at (615) 868-5324 any time of the day.

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