Water Damage in One Room can Lead to Unseen Problems

1/26/2017 (Permalink)

Water Intrusion in One Room can Mean Water Damage in Other Rooms. Removing surface water can help prevent more extensive damage. However, water intrusion invade floors, ceilings and walls to find the lowest point in your home. Standing water from an overflowing bathtub or other water incident will search for pin hole crevices and creak in your floor and walls looking for a way a travel downward. Surface such as a woof, drywall and carpet pull water away from plain sight and into the interiors of your home. 

Should a water incident occur in your home, remove excess water with mopping and blotting, remove and prop up wet upholstery cushions for even drying and place aluminum foil or wood blocks under furniture legs. These tips may prevent further damage to your home and personal belongings.

SERVPRO® of the Quad Cities Professionals can help:

Service Response Guidelines 

1) Within one hour from notice of loss, a SERVPRO Professional will contact you to arrange for service

4) Within four hours of loss notification, a SERVPRO Professional will be on-site to start mitigation service.

8) Within eight business hours of on-site arrival, a verbal briefing of the scope will be communicated to the appropriate person.

** Exceptions may apply under certain conditions, such as a local catastrophic event or storm situation.