Water Cleanup Experts In Belmont Talk About Moving Out Affected Contents

8/31/2022 (Permalink)

When you least expect it, an appliance or pipe can break and flood out your Belmont home.

Water Cleanup Experts

When you least expect it, an appliance or pipe can break and flood out your Belmont home. In some cases, the leak can go unnoticed, and vast amounts of moisture can get into your house, requiring that you call SERVPRO for water cleanup. If moisture stays inside a building for too long, the problems can get worse and secondary issues can occur. Microbial growth can take place if water cleanup does not happen within two days.

The first step our SERVPRO technicians take when mitigating moisture-related problems is to repair the pipes or appliances. Once the initial issue gets resolved, we can then begin the water cleanup process in Belmont because there will not be any more moisture getting into the structure. Next, the extraction phase occurs. During this stage, we vacuum up any standing water and moisture inside the carpet and upholstery.

Once our SERVPRO crew has extracted as much water out of the structure as possible, we then begin the rapid structural drying process. If the damage is severe, we often dry out the contents separately from the structural components. Moving out your wet possessions can help us speed up the drying process.

When we feel moving out your contents is necessary, we follow a strict protocol to ensure everything gets returned to the room it was initially placed in. We start by taking inventory of all of the items we move out. We keep a list of all things that we moved, and we keep track of what rooms from which they came. We mark on the inventory list where we moved the items to whether it is an unaffected area in your home or an off-site location. We also record the condition of the thing, including whether it got damaged or wet.

During the move-out process, we carefully pack up your items into boxes so that nothing gets destroyed during the move. We then label and tag all of the boxes so we know what to do with each box of your contents. After the contents are dry out or repaired, we then pack up your items and move them back to where they were inside your house. If you ever realize that some things inside your home have gotten wet, call SERVPRO of The Lakes Region at (603) 527-2518 24/7.