Flood Damage Removal And Remediation In Dallas

7/7/2019 (Permalink)

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With Joe Pool and Mountain Creek Lakes right in the city limits, Dallas residents can be very familiar with flooding in their area. Depending on the storm that causes the lakes to break their banks, water in homes can cover the garage floor, or find its way into every room in the house. 

Remediating and removing Dallas flood damage takes a professional service with the best equipment available. SERVPRO response teams train extensively to extract and detect water, deodorize and dry the home, and dispose of the property too damaged for repair. 

After a flood, team members use Extraction equipment to draw out all visible floodwater and any amount trapped in carpets and wood floors. They use industrial-grade pumps for levels more than two inches high and smaller devices designed for removing surface water and drawing it from carpets and between floorboards. 

Not all floodwater is visible, however. Technicians use Detection equipment to find floodwater underneath floors and behind walls. Moisture meters can detect any levels above normal for the inside of a home and pinpoint the location. Once identified, team members lift floorboards to access water in the sub-floor. They also remove floor trim and drill a hole into affected drywall panels to allow water to drain. 

To speed up the evaporation process, SERVPRO technicians install Air Moving and Dehumidification equipment. The air movers generate warm, dry air team members can direct into the sub-floor and behind walls which forces moisture out. To capture and remove it, they use dehumidifiers that can pull up from the air up to 25 gallons every 24 hours, depending on the moisture level. 

Since floodwater contains dirt and other contaminants, it also contains odors that technicians use Deodorization equipment and chemical agents to remove. Technicians have access to spray pumps to treat affected surfaces directly, and foggers and ozone machines to create particles clouds to eliminate odors where they deeply penetrated wood framing and other property. 

Removing and remediating flood damage and can take time, but the savings in property not replaced can add up to thousands of dollars. SERVPRO of Southwest Dallas is proud to help local homeowners and in towns like Cockrell Hill, Kessler, and Oak Cliff put their homes back together and ready for occupation once again. If you need our services, call (214) 463-5880 today. 

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