Hire Highly-trained Technicians for Water Removal and Restoration
Water Restoration Atlanta provides emergency water damage repair and clean up including water mitigation, water damage restoration, and repair. When a plumbing fixture overflows or a water pipe breaks in your home or business, you need water damage restoration Atlanta experts right away. It is essential to contact an Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification technician to clean and repair your home correctly. The IICRC offers training and certification in a variety of cleaning and restoration processes so that a building is returned to its previous condition as quickly as possible. There are certifications for removing moisture and debris from carpets, drywall and wood. With efficient moisture removal, you can avoid having secondary damages from mold.
The Team can Use a Generator to Power Their Equipment
First, it is essential to determine where the water is coming from, and you may need to turn off a building’s main water valve, or alternatively, you might need to contact a plumber. In some cases, you will also need to have the natural gas lines turned off along with the building’s electricity. The water damage restoration Atlanta technicians can use a generator on their truck to power the equipment that is required for suctioning deep water with a pump or for removing moisture with extraction machines.
Reducing Humidity and Increasing Air Circulation
Buildings that have a lot of moisture can become humid quickly, so the water damage restoration Atlanta team will increase the air circulation in a home or a business. Opening the windows is one way to improve the air quality in a building, but the technicians can also install dehumidification equipment and circulating fans. While the dehumidification process is beginning, the technicians are also assessing the damage in a building to plan the water removal process. The Removal of Water-damaged Materials If there is standing water in a lower level of a building, then the experts will install a sump pump. At the same time, other technicians will begin using the extraction machines to remove moisture from surfaces such as baseboards, carpets, ceilings and floor tile. When water has seeped underneath the baseboards or carpets, the team will cut into the drywall or they will lift the carpets from the floors. Water-damaged drywall and carpets are often beyond restoration, but the removal of these items will prevent additional problems in your home. If the wall insulation and electrical wires are damaged, then these ite
