How to Dry Your Lilburn Home After a Water Loss Event

6/20/2019 (Permalink)

Water damages flooring and this flooring had to be removed after a pipe burst. SERVPRO has the know-how to dry your home.

What to Do Before SERVPRO Arrives for

Water damage is often both sudden and unexpected when it happens in a home. There are actions you can take to help minimize loss and stay safe before our technicians arrive. 

When SERVPRO takes a call to perform water removal in Lilburn homes, we determine the general scale of the damage from the caller and advise homeowners not to move wet materials such as area rugs as saturated items may be cumbersome. If homeowners want to blot or mop up excess water and it is safe to do, it can assist in lessening water loss. 

In the case of water dripping from ceilings, wiping away water from wood furniture and removing tabletop items to another area of the home can help prevent warping of the wood on a case by case basis. If upholstered furnishing received water, propping up the cushions, so all sides receive air before our technicians arrive increases the restoration potential. When ceilings show signs of damage from water, do not turn on light fixtures and double check ceiling fixtures to ensure the water has not collected within them. 

In the case of wet carpeting, wrap the legs of furniture legs with aluminum foil or place furnishings up on wooden blocks to create a barrier between the leg and the wet carpeting to avoid stains. To prevent transfer stains on damp carpeting, remove items such as magazines, books or printed plastic bags that have ink that stains. 

SERVPRO technicians arrive quickly to perform water extraction, and we use different kinds of equipment ranging from portable pumps with weighted extraction wands to push water out of carpeting. We always use wands on the initial pass because a carpet is 50% weaker when wet and aggressive pushing and movement has to potential to cause delamination of the carpeting. 

Contact SERVPRO of North Lilburn at (770) 709-3266 when you need water removal in your home. We have the equipment and training to handle any size home disaster and make your water loss "Like it never even happened." 

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