Recovering from Flood Damaged Newburgh Property
4/16/2022 (Permalink)
Newburgh and SERVPRO Storm Damage Mitigation
Torrential rainfall and high winds can spell disaster for homeowners in Downstate New York’s Hudson Valley. Exterior damage from wind-tossed trees, branches, and other debris can break windows, crushing roofs, and punch holes in siding. Water pouring in through exterior damage joins any overland flash flooding entering your Newburgh home at the foundation level.
What Makes Flood Waters Dangerous?
Large quantities of water exert pressure as they flow through your Newburgh home, causing flood damage immediately by destabilizing structures. Muck-filled fluids rise in lower levels, carrying contaminants including industrial waste, roadway and landscaping chemicals, and sewage from overflowing municipal sanitary systems. Rainwater invading from roof leaks, broken windows, and damaged siding seeps through building materials that can contain lead and asbestos, or other toxic substances.
What Is Your Timeframe for Flood Response?
Even if the rain soaking your home’s contents and structural components starts relatively clean, the corrosive effects of water are incredibly destructive. Drywall, insulation; ceiling tiles, floors, and subflooring; wood framing and trim; and furnishings, household goods, and personal possessions all take a severe beating from water. The damage is immediate and intensifies with time. Within 24 to 48 hours, mold growth proliferates, complicating flood recovery.
How Do Professional Flood Restoration Companies Help?
When SERVPRO accepts a flood damage project, we follow the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) guidelines to mitigate and remediate the harm. The job moves through several phases to get your property back to “Like it never even happened.”
- Safety assessment
- Securing and stabilization of the structure
- Mucking out mud, silt, and debris
- Moisture detection and metering
- Pumping and extracting of water
- Disposal of contained contaminated water per local hazardous waste rules
- Cleaning and disinfection of affected surfaces
- Structural drying using high-efficiency air movers, heaters, and dehumidifiers
Call SERVPRO of North Orange County and SERVPRO of South Orange County for flooding help at (845) 241-8707. We’re Faster To Any Size Disaster.