Guidelines for water damage

Water damage can strike in the form of natural disasters like floods, cyclones, hurricanes or as a result of human activities like fire fighting, broken water pipes, leakages, accidents, vandalism, etc.

Damage to property, interruption to the business affecting individuals, businesses, and insurance sectors is immense. It is crucial to restore the damaged material as early as possible to avoid high replacement costs. 

What do we need to focus on after a water emergency? 

• Identifying all affected materials & hidden pockets of water. 
• Thorough cleaning & drying of water damage affected areas & items. 
• Removal & safe disposal of damaged/dangerous items. 
• Quick response service. 
• Thorough cleaning & drying of items like upholstered furniture, carpets, rugs, etc. 
• Minimize possibility of secondary damage. 
• Minimize potential microbial growth. 
• Property restoration. 

The cleaning process includes locating, identifying, containing, removing and properly disposing of unwanted substances from an environment or material. An area is considered ‘clean’ when contaminants, pollutants and undesired substances have been removed from an environment or surface, thereby reducing damage or harm to human health or materials.

When is a building considered to be dry?

• The internal conditions are the same or better than normal room conditions.
• The moisture on and in building materials themselves will not support active growth of mould and mildew.
• The building materials and contents will finish returning to normal room conditions by themselves, without suffering further damage.
• Sanitation and odour control also needs to be looked after and brought back to normal conditions.

Visit http://www.bio-cleanse.com.au/services/water-damage-restoration/ for immediate professional services on any water damage restoration cases.