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Prevent Further Water Damage From Striking Your Home By Calling SERVPRO

6/22/2022 (Permalink)

Illustrated Broken House Protect your home and its foundation by calling SERVPRO immediately if you suffer water damage.

Water Cleanup Services and Water Damage Prevention for Your Reading Home

Preventing water damage to your Reading home is much cheaper than repairing it. Water is the number one culprit which can weaken the foundation, the core strength of your home. Severe structural damage can eventually occur with water damage. Damp wood also invites carpenter ants and termites plus creates the growth of mold.

Preventing water damage to your home in Reading can be done with a few easy strategies. However, if you are already in a situation where you need water cleanup services and restoration for your home, SERVPRO can help you any time you need. As a professionally trained remediation company, we waste no time drying your home to its usual day-to-day condition.

One thing that helps greatly is to ensure you have good drainage. Poor drainage causes your foundation to weaken, creating cracks and uneven settling. Pathways for water to enter your home development as well. Keep your gutters clear of debris, and ensure that the downspouts direct water five to ten feet away from your home. Your yard should also be sloped a minimum of six inches over a ten-foot span going away from your foundation.

When water has seeped in through your foundation, you need SERVPRO to help you clean up the water damage in your basement or crawl space before the structure of your home suffers too much damage. In a case like this, we may need to use structural cavity drying equipment to allow us to direct airflow into the cavities of your home’s walls. These machines replace moist air with dry, warmer air, increasing the temperature of the surfaces and lowering the vapor pressure. Doing so increases the rate of evaporation.

Dehumidifiers are also used to take water vapor out of the air. Lowering how much water vapor is present reduces the humidity ratio and increases the evaporation rate. We continue this procedure until your structure and the contents in it are dry.

Keep an eye out for any leaks in your home as well. Persistent leaks lead to mold growth, rot, and even insects, as mentioned above. The sooner you find a leak, the less chance for additional damage there is. Darker spots under sink cabinets by piping, toilets that wobble, ceiling stains, and visible drips are all signs of leaks. Once a year or more, check your roof for any look for missing, loose, or damaged shingles. Caulking which is cracked, needs to be repaired, and also look for any leaks around flashing.

SERVPRO of Reading is ready to assist you in drying your home in Gilbertsville, Hamburg, or Boyertown after any water damage emergency. Once you realize a problem, do not hesitate to call us at (610) 779-8189 so we can help you.

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