Who Should I Call to Clean Up and Restore My Flood-Damaged Home?

8/25/2020 (Permalink)

It doesn't take long for flooding to damage your home. Call SERVPRO for fast and complete remediation.

Your Best Choice Would Be to Contact a Reputable Augusta Flood Damage Remediation Service Like SERVPRO.

Every year, Augusta’s spring rains bring with them increased flooding risks.  The heavy rains swell the Savannah River and many nearby lakes and ponds.  Sometimes this excess water leads to troublesome flooding that affects area homeowners.  Whenever this nightmarish scenario does happen, it often suddenly, and without much forewarning, leaves residents with feet of standing floodwater in their homes and tens of thousands of dollars in damages. Floodwaters are generally contaminated with human and animal wastes, various carcasses, associated harmful microbes, and toxic chemicals, which must be quickly and professionally removed.   

Why Is Your Neighborhood SERVPRO a Good Flood Damage Cleanup and Restoration Company to Call?

There are several reasons why your local SERVPRO is an excellent Augusta flood damage remediation service.  These reasons include everything from our customer satisfaction ratings to our extensive industry training and experience.  Some of the many impressive characteristics of SERVPRO are:

• We have a perfect 5-star customer satisfaction rating on Google Reviews and Facebook.
• Our company’s specialty is water damage restoration, particularly that related to flooding.
• Combined, our technicians have more than 150 years of experience in the restoration industry and are knowledgeable in every aspect of it.
• We are an Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC)-certified firm and the organization individually trains our professionals in every relevant cleaning and restoration topic.
• Our firm is locally owned and operated and has access to all the high-tech resources of a national network of over 1,700 franchises.
• We are centrally located in your area, offer fast 24-hour emergency service, and are ready to serve you 365 days a year.

These professional traits enable us to handle most flooding clean ups and restorations effectively and limit your damages and costs.  Since we are located near your residence, we can be on-site and start work more quickly, which allows us to employ temporary mitigation efforts, like boarding-up measures and tarping, sooner. 

What Specialized Training Do SERVPRO Technicians Have?

Company professionals are highly trained and take both in-house and IICRC courses.  They also periodically take continuing education classes to refresh their knowledge and skills.  Collectively, our technicians are certified by the IICRC in basically every flood damage remediation topic.  These certifications cover:

• Applied structural drying
• Applied microbial remediation
• Water damage restoration
• Odor control

Such credentials indicate our experts’ ability to successfully address and resolve any flood-related issues you may be experiencing.

How Does SERVPRO Clean Up and Restore My Flood-Damaged Home?

Our company is methodical and employs a well-planned, time-tested procedure for handling your flood damage in Augusta.  This procedure involves six steps that are initiated when you contact us for help.  When you call us, we ask you several questions to assess your situation and determine what resources and manpower are necessary to complete your job.  Then, generally, within four hours of your call, we inspect your property and assess its level of impact.  If possible, we attempt to locate floodwater entry points and prevent additional water from entering your home.  Our technicians also identify potential safety hazards, like lead and asbestos, and develop a plan of action to resolve your particular flooding issues.

Once our experts determine what needs to be done, they get to work removing standing water, drying your residence, disinfecting it, and neutralizing odors with commercial-grade disinfectants.  The third step in our six-step process is extracting standing floodwaters from your home.  Depending on the situation, we do this with truck-mounted and portable extractors, submersible pumps, and wet vacs.  Next, we dehumidify and dry your residence with the right ratio of state-of-the-art dehumidifiers-to-air blowers.  Once our drying goal has been met, company technicians further cleanse your home with disinfectants and deodorants dispersed via advanced foggers.  Finally, if necessary, we do restoration work like drywall installations, flooring repairs, painting, and room reconstructions.     

What Should I Do After a Flooding Event to Limit Damage?

In the aftermath of a flood, there are some key things you can do to limit related damage.  Once you have ensured there are no electrical issues and that your home’s power is turned off, you can do or avoid doing the following things to lessen the impact of flooding on your property:

• Remove loose objects from floors.
• Take colored rugs off your flooring.
• Put artworks in a dry, safe place.
• Remove wet fabrics from accessible surfaces around your residence.
• Refrain from attempting to use any electrical device in your home
• Stay out of rooms with sagging or buckling ceilings.

All these measures should help to limit your potential flood-related losses and make it easier for remediators to do their job when they arrive.

So, if you are ever unfortunate enough to experience the effects of flooding, call your friendly neighborhood SERVPRO of Augusta South/Burke & Wilkes Counties at (706) 843-1990 for help.