Apple Valley Water Damage Restoration
Water damage is a situation that should only be handled by certified and experienced professionals. When you experience flooding and the situation seems relatively small and easily-controlled, the temptation to save money by doing it yourself may be strong. There are certainly places to rent equipment, and a minor toilet or sink overflow doesn't really seem like as big of an emergency as your water damage companies advertises. With a bit of effort and common sense, drying out soaked carpets and moving belongings can seem perfectly straightforward and inexpensive to handle.
But water damage is a tricky beast. A very small, nearly inconsequential leak may be possible to fix on your own, but anything more than a few feet of water or a few minutes of leakage can very quickly spiral into a serious water damage scenario. When water begins to leak beneath carpet and floors or wicks up drywall, anything less than complete dryout is not a complete restoration and can lead to problems down the road. In addition to the usual concerns with mold and mildew growth (and all the problems associated with them), damaged drywall can weaken the structure of a room and soaked carpets can delaminate, causing carpet to slip and bunch up.
There's no way the average homeowner can be expected to know all the particulars required to fix everything that can go wrong in the course of a flooding scenario. Not only do each of the issues listed above require specific equipment to fix, but improper restoration will simply end up costing time and money in the long run. Depending on what needs to be fixed, even restoration companies may do subcontracting in order to get everything resolved satisfactorily. With all the potential variables, it's much better to leave the hard work up to a certified professional company instead of trying to tackle it on your own.
With how critical time can be in making the difference between a simple dryout and completely reconstructing a flooded room, calling a water damage technician out to your property as quickly as possible is the most important thing to do during an emergency. At Titan Carpet Care, we are on-call 24 hours 7 days a week to respond immediately. Call now at 760-590-0229.
But water damage is a tricky beast. A very small, nearly inconsequential leak may be possible to fix on your own, but anything more than a few feet of water or a few minutes of leakage can very quickly spiral into a serious water damage scenario. When water begins to leak beneath carpet and floors or wicks up drywall, anything less than complete dryout is not a complete restoration and can lead to problems down the road. In addition to the usual concerns with mold and mildew growth (and all the problems associated with them), damaged drywall can weaken the structure of a room and soaked carpets can delaminate, causing carpet to slip and bunch up.
There's no way the average homeowner can be expected to know all the particulars required to fix everything that can go wrong in the course of a flooding scenario. Not only do each of the issues listed above require specific equipment to fix, but improper restoration will simply end up costing time and money in the long run. Depending on what needs to be fixed, even restoration companies may do subcontracting in order to get everything resolved satisfactorily. With all the potential variables, it's much better to leave the hard work up to a certified professional company instead of trying to tackle it on your own.
With how critical time can be in making the difference between a simple dryout and completely reconstructing a flooded room, calling a water damage technician out to your property as quickly as possible is the most important thing to do during an emergency. At Titan Carpet Care, we are on-call 24 hours 7 days a week to respond immediately. Call now at 760-590-0229.