Water Damage Restoration—The First Call

Concerning your home, when you think of the unthinkable you usually think of fire damage or of natural disaster, often times, even in the above situations, H2O ends up being the main culprit, and water damage restoration can save your home and even a host of your belongings. Restoration is cheaper than replacement by far, and in most cases, people would rather see their belongings saved than to see them carted away in a rented dumpster. Calling a licensed and well trained restoration service for immediate intervention is the smartest first move in the event of a squishy disaster.

Time is of essence is a flood situation. Do not take time to try to assess the damage, and do not attempt to either clean up yourself or to live in the home; call a professional immediately. Assessing is part of the service, and the time that you take pondering the situation could be causing further damage. You may even want to call a restoration service before you call your home insurance company. Of course you will want to take pictures to document the damage before you begin any kind of clean up, but snap quickly, develop later, and let a professional begin drying out your home pronto. This is a preventative service that your insurance company will accept and appreciate. It is a decision that you will never regret.

Do not under any circumstances attempt any kind of clean up on your own. In most cases, you are dealing with a dangerously contaminated area. In the case of natural disaster, the water could be a product of river run off or even busted sewage pipes, and this is not a place that you want to be tooling around, and it is not a safe place for your family even if the damage is contained to a certain area of the home. Again, any time spent between time of destruction and the time of initiating restoration is lost time, money, and property. Professionals are in the business of saving your belongings; trust them.

Economically, it is wiser and more cost beneficial to restore rather than to replace, and even though your first response will probably be one of the overwhelming ability to accept that anything can be saved, give it shot. You will be pleasantly surprised at the professional capabilities of a well trained water damage restoration company who has the right equipment and training to save your home.