What Is Water Damage Restoration?

The necessity of water damage restoration can be caused by burst pipes, a clogged toilet, leaking dishwasher lines, water heater failure, sewer backup, sump pump failure or other things such as a clogged air conditioning condensation line.

The resulting standing water or sewage causes significant problems especially if not caught quickly and also can cause damage to your furniture, personal possessions, flooring, drywall and other materials at your home or business. The water can wick its way up the walls, weakening them and early signs of mold could be spreading throughout your home. Only a professional water damage restoration company should mitigate this type of damage.

What is water damage restoration? Water damage restoration companies are much more than carpet cleaning companies and use powerful water extraction equipment. A home wet-vac doesn’t even compare.  For complete structural dry out, refrigerant dehumidifiers and special exhaust fans are needed.  If mold is an issue, air scrubbers outfitted with HEPA filters are utilized. Careful monitoring assures that the process is proceeding as quickly as possible and isn’t stopped until everything is safely dry.

When choosing a water damage restoration company, be certain the company is licensed and insured.  Secondly, check on their training and experience. Are they IICRC certified and does the company follow industry-approved processes in water damage to clean and deodorize areas affected by excessive water damage? The company should also arrive promptly and be available 24/7.

As the homeowner, the water damage restoration professionals work for you.  The company should also have experience working with insurance companies as far as processing the claim, assessing damage and reporting additional damage.  When you hire water restoration professionals, a prompt and experienced team will work with you and your insurance company to ensure that the experience is as painless as possible.

The goal of any water damage restoration company should be to properly and effectively remove all excess water, including hidden moisture deep inside the structure, remove any and all mold and return your home to its pre-loss condition as quickly as possible.

Should you find yourself in need of a professional water damage restoration contractor, JW Home Care is available 24/7 with experienced and certified technicians who can arrive promptly and assess the damage and begin working immediately.

15 thoughts on “What Is Water Damage Restoration?

  1. It’s great that you talked about damaged restoration services and how to find a reliable one. In my opinion, when looking for a contractor’s help, you need to find the best candidate for the job. If I were to manage different properties and needed to find a water damage restoration company, I’d review their past jobs first. Thanks for the information on checking a contractor’s license before hiring one.

  2. My sister would like to hire a water damage restoration service that will be able to fix the house basement since it’s already flooded. Thank you for sharing here as well that it would be best to install new drywall. It’s also a good thing that you suggested here the importance of hiring a service that is available for 24 hours.

  3. Water damage restoration is a professional term used to describe the process of water damage cleaning from the first steps to the last.

  4. When choosing a water damage restoration company, be certain the company is licensed and insured. Secondly, check on their training and experience. Nice post thank you!

  5. It’s also a good thing that you suggested here ! It’s great that you talked about damaged restoration services and how to find a reliable one.

  6. It made sense to me when you said as far as processing the claim, assessing damage, and reporting additional damage is concern, the company should also have experience working with insurance companies My wife and I are planning to have our brick retaining walls in the garden restored. Due to flooding and other issues, cracks have formed, and they have started getting more damages. We will do your tips to find the best water damage restoration contractor.

  7. Thank you for explaining that there are lots of larger pieces of equipment needed to make sure that a structure is completely dried out. My husband and I came home from a vacation this week and found that our entire basement has flooded and we don’t know when it could have happened. It’s good to know that the work is more intensive than just a wet-vac and that they can use their equipment to make sure that everything gets dried out as quickly as possible.

  8. I noticed that my basement is already flooded, and that is why I have decided to start looking for a water restoration service. Thank you for sharing here as well that proper inspection must be done. I also agree with you that it will be smarter to get rid of the furniture.

  9. I had no idea that so many different tools are necessary for flood damage cleaning. The examples you gave such as refrigerant dehumidifiers and special fans, as well as air scrubbers and HEPA filters are far better than what we have in our garage and basement. My mom accidentally left her water running in her basement. When she went upstairs, she forgot and in the morning, she had a substantial flood. We wanted to do the clean-up work for her. With the professional equipment, I think that it is better to call a professional. We will make the call before this afternoon.

  10. It was helpful when you said to find a company that is insured. My sister’s basement flooded. I’ll pass this information along to her as she searches for a water restoration service.

  11. It captured me the most when you discussed that water damage restoration companies utilize powerful water extraction equipment to completely dry out a structure. The recent flood affected our home. I will make sure to hire a water damage company to restore the original form of our home.

  12. It’s amazing how a water damage restoration team could help improve the appearance of your home after a flooding incident. My friend is interested in owning a coast-side home so he could do water activities anytime he wants! Perhaps this information could come in handy when something happens to his home later on.

  13. As a homeowner, I can really see how having experts handle a huge problem at home being a better idea. The recent storm ended up making our basement quite the smelly place to walk into, and I can’t figure out how to fix it at all. If I can find a water damage repair expert in the area, I’ll leave it up to them instead since they know the best way to solve this.

  14. Thank you for mentioning that one must ensure that a water restoration company is licensed and ensured when hiring one. My sister’s house got some damage from a storm last week, and she’s still dealing with it. Maybe I should find and recommend water damage restoration services to her as she would truly benefit from that.

  15. Thanks for explaining how investing in water damage restoration services can help prevent floods from damaging your home interior further. I have been hunting for a home where I can start a family, and I kept on seeing ads that offer these services around them. I’ll be sure to hire a damage restoration company if a storm trashes my property someday.

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