Restoring Your Virginia Home After Water Damage
Broken or burst pipes, flooding during a storm, or any number of household accidents can cause water damage in your home. If you have a significant amount of water moving into your home for any reason, you’ll want to try to stop the water flow, move any furniture that could be affected, and call a professional as soon as possible. Water damage can lower the value of your home, and it’s not safe for your family. Not having restoration services from a professional after significant water damage can lead to mold growth, which will have more negative effects on your property and your family’s health.
Many places in your Virginia home may feel dry to the touch but still be holding large amounts of water in wall cavities, under hardwood floors, or in many other places. You’ll need a Virginia water damage specialist to help you detect areas of your home that could be holding more moisture than you know of. Our professionals have extensive experience and professional grade tools and techniques to help find the moisture.
Thanks to advancements in the industry, we’re now able to take care of moisture more easily than ever. In some cases, the moisture would have been unreachable in the past. We have tools to extract moisture from carpet without having to remove it, and to get water in wall cavities and underneath cabinets.
What You Can Do
In the event of a leak or flood, there are steps you should immediately take on your own if you are able. Taking these steps as soon as possible will make sure that minimal water damage is done to your home and can help you save on professional services.
- Move any furniture out of the area and into a dry place. Wood and fabric can absorb water quickly and easily, and water can quickly damage your furniture.
- Find the source of the leak and try to stop the flow of water. If you can’t find the leak, turn off your home’s water system.
- Call a professional plumber to have the leak fixed. Our Virginia water damage restoration specialists will also find the leak when we arrive on the scene, and we have plumbing specialists we frequently work with whom we can recommend.
What We’ll Do
Once our Virginia water damage restoration professionals have arrived on the scene, you can rest assured that your home will be taken care of. We’ll do everything we can do make sure that the damage is taken care of and the moisture is removed from every part of your home as quickly as possible. We’ll be sure that the moisture is removed from all parts of your home so that your home and your family are as safe and healthy as possible.
