If a Pipe Breaks in My New Providence House, Do I Really Need a Water Cleanup Crew?

6/18/2020 (Permalink)

SERVPRO of Western Union County’s emergency services line, (908) 791-9177, is answered 24/7.

Water Damage often Requires Professional Restoration in New Providence

Many homeowners assume clean water poses little risk when a pipe breaks, apart from the initial drenching, but there are a few problems that the release of possibly hundreds of gallons of water can create. Your residence in New Providence needs a professional water cleanup and mitigation crew. Dirty water from a broken drain or toilet can cause additional problems, of course, but unmitigated clean water can quickly become equally filthy.

How Does the Training SERVPRO Technicians Receive Improve the Water Cleanup Services Provided?

SERVPRO’s thoroughly trained water damage specialists know:
    •    The most efficient procedures to extract the water, so it stops spreading (decreasing necessary drying time),
    •    Which common household items harmfully contaminate water (and how to counteract them),
    •    Highly effective methods for eliminating microbial populations in saturated locations,
    •    How to determine the amount of water absorbed by affected materials (which affects drying time), as well as
    •    What to do when unexpected situations arise (including existing mold, lead paint, and the presence of asbestos).

What Else can a Water Cleanup Specialist do that Most Property Owners Can’t?

Our water cleanup specialists in New Providence use a device that easily pinpoints any areas holding onto water after absorbing spreading water. We create a printout of the visual readout on our infrared camera’s screen before we begin any work to compare to later visual readings. We do this to eliminate hidden water.

When water accumulates inside the layers making up your flooring, permanent damage can take place. SERVPRO’s building and reconstruction professionals do much to increase your restoration options. This includes flooring repair and reinstallations of wooden, tile, linoleum, and carpet.

SERVPRO of Western Union County’s emergency services line, (908) 791-9177, is answered 24/7. Residents in the area around Berkeley Heights, NJ, Netherwood, NJ, and Union, NJ can rely on us for water cleanup, as well as mitigation and restoration, no matter how minor or extensive.