Dangers of Flood Damage to Your Home
Water is highly damaging and when it enters your home, it can degrade
everything it touches. When your house floods, you need to watch out for:
- Foundation damage
- Wiring damage
- Mold and mildew growth
- Weakened walls, floors, and ceilings
- Damaged personal items
- Plumbing damage
We know how to identify this damage and repair it.
Foundation Damage from Flood
Flooding can damage your foundation. The pressure of the water on the
foundation can lead to cracking. Water under the foundation can cause it
to shift, and flooding can sometimes undermine the foundation. This can
become a serious threat to your home or business.
Water Damage to Wiring
The electrical wiring in your home might be harmed by floodwater.
Connections can corrode and weaken, which poses a fire threat. Residual
water can also cause a short circuit or lead to shocks.
Mold and Mildew After Flooding
A flood often triggers mold and mildew. Within 24 to 48 hours, mold and
mildew can begin to grow. The spread of these organisms can damage your
home’s structure, lead to unpleasant smells, and can even be a health
hazard.
Damage to Floors, Ceilings, and Walls
Water can damage everything it touches. Wooden structures can get weakened
by exposure to water. This can lead parts of your house to sink, sag, or
even collapse.
Personal Property Damage
When water gets into your home, it gets into everything in your home.
Personal items may get damaged, ruining electronics and other items. With
proper care, many items can be restored to their previous state, but
trying to use them before they’re restored can lead to more damage. In the
case of electronics, it can even be dangerous.
Plumbing Damage from Flooding
Plumbing is designed to deal with water from inside, not from outside.
When you have flooding, you may see a negative impact on your plumbing,
leading to leaks. This isn’t just a risk to indoor plumbing – if you have
well water, it may be contaminated after a flood.
Comprehensive Flood Damage Restoration
Flood damage restoration is a complicated process. Our comprehensive
approach will follow multiple steps to get your home or business back to
normal.
Water Cleanup
With flooding, removing the water is the first critical step. The longer
water stays in your home or business, the more damage it will do. We have
state-of-the-art tools to remove water from your building to minimize
damage.
We will remove all standing water, then begin the process of extracting
water from floors and walls, allowing for things to get fully dry.
Water Damage Inspection
Next, we can inspect your property to see how bad the damage is. Our
experienced professionals can look at damaged walls to tell you when you
can just sand and paint and when you need to tear out structure for more
comprehensive repairs. This is more than a visual inspection: we have
tools to measure water penetration into walls and other structures.
Structural Repairs
When your house does need
structural repairs, we can
perform those. This includes replacing wall studs and ceiling and floor
joists.
Content Drying
It’s not just your house that can be damaged by flooding. Everything in it
can also take serious damage. Furniture, books, pictures, electronics, and
more can all be damaged. We have the latest equipment to handle content
drying as effectively as modern technology allows. Don’t write off
computers full of valuable information: we’re highly skilled at the
complex process of
electronics recovery.
Insurance Claims
Flood damage is notoriously difficult to get compensation for. Your
insurance policy may explicitly exclude flood damage, and even if you have
specific flood coverage, insurers may balk at paying what they should.
We can’t guarantee you’ll get
compensation from insurance
for flood damage. However, if it looks like you have appropriate coverage,
we can make sure everything is properly documented and filed on time to
give you the best odds of compensation. We can also explain the process to
you in jargon-free language to help you understand when you can and can’t
expect your insurer to come through.