Storm Flood Damage in Reading Requires Professional Attention

6/22/2022 (Permalink)

When flooding hits your Reading area, you need to call the technicians at SERVPRO.

Hire SERVPRO to Handle Storm Flood Damage in Reading

Water is necessary for our existence, but it can also cause irreparable damage to your house. This risk of damage increases by a huge margin when the source of the flooding is a thunderstorm. 

Flood damage is unlike other forms of water damage since it can bring in a wide range of contaminants, including chemicals, oils, pesticides, and sewage, which might complicate the restoration process. You should hire an experienced company like SERVPRO to handle the storm flood damage in your Reading property. We can mitigate the damage and extract the floodwater safely.

You need to contact us soon after the incident and then perform some emergency mitigation steps such as:

• Turn off electricity and gas safely to minimize chances of gas leaks and electric short circuits occurring.
• Remove any items and furniture that the floodwater has affected to prevent further damage.
• Find a safe place to stay until we complete the restoration process.

After the initial mitigation steps, our SERVPRO team can extract the floodwater using self-priming trash pumps. These pumps extract water effectively when the discharge head is less than 100’ and the suction lift is less than 25’. We classify the pumps as trash, semi-trash, or slurry, mainly based on the size of solids they can pass. Slurry pumps can carry fluid containing mud or sand, trash pumps can pass solids up to 1¼″, and semi-trash pumps can pass solids less than 5/8″.

Our restorers can then dry and dehumidify your house completely to room temperature moisture content. To remove germs that might have been left behind during the cleaning process, our SERVPRO technicians can sanitize all the structures and contents that the floodwater affected. We also use deodorizing granules to absorb and hold odors associated with flooding. Once we complete the restoration process, our SERVPRO team can thoroughly inspect the house to ensure it’s safe before we allow you to move back in.

To prevent the elevation of storm flood damage and restore your home as soon as possible, contact SERVPRO of Reading at (610) 779-8189. We’re Faster To Any Size Disaster.