Our Technicians Have The Necessary Training and Equipment To Restore Your Crossville Home

7/5/2019 (Permalink)

When contaminated stormwater soaks into the walls and carpet of your home, we will tear out and discard the hazardous organisms and chemicals.

Remediating Flood Damage In Crossville Homes

With Lake Holiday right in the city limits, Crossville residents know exactly what happens floodwater breaks the banks. They also know that quickly getting the water out and their home dried by a professional restoration company is the best way to protect it.

To reduce and eliminate flood damage in Crossville homes, SERVPRO trains every responding team member to become an Applied Structural Drying Technician or ASD. Each of these technicians can use every device in our equipment inventory to return each home to its dry, original condition.

They begin with pumps and extraction devices to get rid of standing water. These devices draw the majority of the water out of the home and prepare it for ASDs to dry out the home. Since the flood damage has caused water intrusion coming from outside the home, the technicians have to dispose of all carpets and clean the floors with a powerful, anti-bacterial agent before moving forward.

Once they finish cleaning SERVPRO ASDs use several key devices to dry the home for reoccupation. They place dehumidifiers inside to draw water from the air to lower the moisture content and increase evaporation efficiency.

As those devices work, other team members set up air movers and exhaust fans. The air movers are a warm air blower that ASDs can direct over floors, across the property, and even up walls to dry them without causing further damage. They install the fans at exit points to draw out the damp, inside air, which augments the effectiveness of the air movers and the dehumidifiers.

There is one easy task that homeowners can do immediately after a flood to help their home before a SERVPRO response team arrives. Since evaporation is important, opening all of the doors and windows increases air circulation and speeds up the process. It only works though if the air outside is drier than the inside the home. Owners should only do this; however, if it is safe to step into the water.

At SERVPRO of Cumberland, Morgan, & White Counties, we are proud to support such a wide area of Tennessee homes and businesses in Sparta, Lake Tansi, and Fairfield Guide among other communities. If it feels like a flood has taken your home from you, call us today at (931) 250-5333 to help you get it back.

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