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When It Comes To Dealing With Water Damage In Your Kutztown Home, Our Crew Is Your Best Option!

4/10/2019 (Permalink)

Please contact us at (610) 779-8189 as soon as the storms subside so we can help and stay out of your home for safety reasons until it is safe again.

Why SERVPRO Is The Best Option For Flood Damage Restoration In Your Kutztown Home

There are few places where people do not need to worry about flooding, and Kutztown is no exception. Anywhere rainfalls can be vulnerable, even though it is not the only cause of flooding. Floods happen when land which is usually dry experiences overflowing water over it. Most times, when streams or rivers overflow their banks, this can happen. A ruptured levee or dam, excessive rain, or a beaver dam in the wrong place can overflow a river, flooding the land next to it.

When your home in Kutztown has experienced flooding, you need help cleaning everything up right away. The longer water sits, the more damage is done, so that is why SERVPRO is an excellent choice for flood damage restoration. As an experienced and well-trained restoration company, we understand how time is of the essence after floodwaters have invaded your home and we move quickly to help you when you give us a call.

A majority of floods develop in just days or even hours, but this time frame gives residents plenty of time to evacuate or prepare. Sometimes, they generate faster and with little warning. Known as flash floods, they can be very dangerous, instantly turning a peaceful brook into a wall of water that thunders down and sweeps away all in its path downstream.

Since structures which have been damaged by storms and flooding can suffer from significant damage, SERVPRO techs are very careful when we first enter your residence. If water has been sitting in your home for any length of time, materials which are saturated, such as drywall and flooring, can become weak, which creates a hazard for everyone. We check for any structural hazards before entering and proceeding with water mitigation and restoration. We ensure to keep you and your family out of the home until the structure is safe again.

If your roof was at all damaged and water has entered through the hole, we check for water trapped in cavities of the ceiling. When it is wet, drywall softens and ceilings can fall in. Weep holes are drilled so that we can free any trapped water in the ceiling cavities. We are cautious not to make a straight line of holes, so we avoid perforating the ceiling. We examine subflooring to figure out what it is made of and how stable it is if it has become wet. While walking around we must be cautious as nails which have become exposed, splinters, broken glass, or other sharp objects can be in the water.

SERVPRO of Reading is an experienced restoration company who can help dry your home in Hamburg, Exeter, or Gilbertsville out after flooding. Please contact us at (610) 779-8189 as soon as the storms subside so we can help and stay out of your home for safety reasons until it is safe again.

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