Wilmington Home Battered By Hail, Storms, and Flooding

9/20/2019 (Permalink)

SERVPRO will not only remove your flood damage, they will remove your fears in you Wilmington home. Don't let that hail get you down.

We know the steps to take for every bit of your Wilmington flood damage clean up. 

Protecting a property from additional damage after storms and flooding is vital. While a hurricane has never officially hit Delaware since the keeping of records began in 1851, extreme weather events with hurricane-force winds do occur.

After damage from storms and flooding affect a Wilmington home, the fast action by SERVPRO technicians makes the difference in lessening the loss. During the initial inspection, the technicians note primary areas with damage and prep the property to begin mitigation efforts.

Why SERVPRO?

It is vital for the best outcome from water damage, especially from storms that the home has the water removed in short order using state-of-the-art water extraction equipment. The technicians have access to a huge array of machines, with specialized attachments to pull water out of most types of furnishings and from surfaces.

Property Protection Tactics

Some of the first actions the technicians take include tarping over broken windows and damaged roofing from hail or wind. This stops any additional water from entering the house until after the completion of the restoration services. 

Mold Protection

Proactive measures against mold are necessary to inhibit growth. Airborne mold spores are almost always present both inside and outside the home, and exposure to temperatures over 70F-degrees causes spores to germinate. Technicians carefully monitor ambient warmth and humidity to ensure they are below sustainable levels for microbial life. 

Protection Against Structural Damage

It may seem counterproductive to cut away sheetrock, but when it wicks water and weakens, often buckling or bowing in place on the wall, SERVPRO technicians use flood cuts to cleanly remove necessary sections of sheetrock in preparation for structural drying. Controlled demolition applied to delaminated tiles, and wet baseboards assist in the complete drying of flooring and within wall cavities or under cabinets.

Protect Against Odors

Water odors smell unpleasant and no one wants them in their home. Technicians have access to numerous applications for ways to cover up or neutralize water odors in the home from gel pellets that work on time release to machines such as hydroxyl generators that safely destroy odor molecules with UV rays.

SERVPRO of Hockessin / Elsmere at (302) 992-0104 mitigates the loss to local properties from storms and flooding. The certified technicians handle all phases of the restoration services from cleanup to reconstruction under residential contractor license #1992104829 and make the damage to the home "Like it never even happened."

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