Helping Homeowners through Flood Damage Mitigation in New Orleans

7/25/2018 (Permalink)

SERVPRO Cleans Up Your Storm Damaged Property in New Orleans

SERVPRO's Experts Use Advanced Equipment and Methods for Limiting Storm Damage to Properties

Residents in New Orleans know flooding happens all too easily. The damage left behind by muddy waters covering your neighborhood ruins everything it touches. The IICRC-certified professionals at SERVPRO can help undo the damage caused so your family can go back home again.
 
Homes in the lower-lying sections of New Orleans sustain flood damage much sooner, and for more extended periods, than do homes in higher areas. This longer time period can lead to additional damage that works its way throughout the entire home.
 
Hot and humid days help water trapped inside to evaporate and spread within. Opening windows can help minimize the amount of trapped water vapor, but homeowners should do this only if they can do so safely. Staying safe when it comes to flooding is always more important than any safeguarding of property. We recommend to allow us to check the RH inside the home and the exterior before opening windows to nullify an actual increase of airborne moisture to the interior. Secondary water and storm damage from water vapor often ruins previously untouched items and materials from the stormwater.
 
Professional mitigation experts from SERVPRO restore homes to preloss condition as quickly as possible. We know the disruption caused by disasters like flooding affects your entire family, as well as your work and your children's education. Removing the water from your home begins the process of restoring dry conditions again which can keep microbial infestations at bay.
 
To continue this extraction of invasive water, we also set up air movers and scrubbers. Our air movers push the air around and whisk moisture off surfaces as our scrubbers can remove spores, bacteria, and fine dust and debris from the air. We continually monitor the amount of moisture in both air and materials with different devices. SERVPRO technicians compare these readings to the amounts listed as normal on moisture content tables for the same or similar materials.
 
Removing any materials that the flood harmed helps make drying salvageable materials happen faster. Both carpeting and pad can hold, as well as hide below them, plenty of moisture and contaminants. Drywall and other materials making up your home's walls and ceilings also become so saturated with contaminated water that we also remove these from your home. "Flood cuts" can minimize the height of drywall demolition in severe circumstances.
 
Cleaning hard surfaces after a flood happens twice – first to remove the grime left and once more to sanitize the surfaces affected. Once our meters detect that everything is dry again, we can carry in the materials needed to complete the rebuilding of your house's interior.
 
SERVPRO of North Kenner, Harahan & Lakeview serves the communities of Lakeview, Elmwood, and Jefferson by helping mitigate flood damage and other disasters. Call us at (504) 468-3046 when your home suffers damage so we can help you protect your family from the stresses related to such crises.

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