How Can I Safeguard My Charleston House After A Storm?

6/11/2020 (Permalink)

Call SERVPRO of Washington County at (401) 315-2337 to help you protect your valuables.

SERVPRO Provides Resources Useful in Protecting the Valuables in Your Charleston Home after Floor Damage

Apart from filling your home with gallons of filthy water, storms can also cause other damages. Forces such as high winds, downdrafts, microbursts and gust fronts pushing against the house or driving flying debris can rip open walls or roofs in your Charlestown home.

Are Safeguards Necessary after Flood Damage Happens in Charleston Properties?

Although there is little you can do to stop a storm from damaging your Charleston property, you need to protect your home against secondary damages. Actions that our SERVPRO technicians take to help in protecting the structure and the valuables within include:
    •    Sealing wall or roof openings
    •    Moving contents
    •    Spraying wet areas with antimicrobials and disinfectants
    •    Covering items with plastic sheets

How much do such steps help?

The main aim of the safeguards is to stop any damage yet to happen or slow down some forms of deterioration in areas already damaged. Boarding up wall openings or installing roof tarps protects the interior of the house from further damage by rain or other weather elements. Spraying antimicrobial chemicals directly into the standing water in the house before starting cleaning processes helps delay or stop microbial growth limiting chances of mold infestation.

Moving contents helps protect them from direct exposure to water or humidity. Although the floodwater may only pool on the ground, evaporation and condensation can transfer damages to other sections of the property. Such moisture transfer mostly affects:
    •    Internal components of electronics
    •    Items made of hygroscopic materials
    •    Fabrics

Do safeguards work in every case?

Sometimes, it might not be possible to protect valuables in the damaged structure. The common reasons might be severe damage or if other factors delay the restoration process. In such a case, content move-outs help save your valuables. We can move the undamaged items to safe storage away from the structure. Our SERVPRO technicians can also restore damaged items more effectively at an offsite facility.

You should not give up after your property floods. Call SERVPRO of Washington County at (401) 315-2337 to help you protect your valuables. We’re Faster to Any Size Disaster.