How Experts Remediate a Category 1 Water Loss

12/22/2021 (Permalink)

Our crew can quickly respond, remove the standing water, and restore your property back.

Water Remediation Process

Category 1 water loss can cause a lot of problems. It can cause damage to the walls in your commercial property in Sumner, OK, make your floors buckle, and render a space unusable until the damage is repaired. While water mitigation specialists don’t necessarily need to sanitize an area flooded by clean water, there are still several steps in the water remediation process.

1. Practicing Safety

The first thing technicians will do is make sure no electricity is in contact with standing water. They may shut off the breakers to the area completely, depending on how much water loss has occurred. Any damaged drywall, particularly if it’s on a load-bearing wall, must be identified and, if necessary, fortified to protect the structural integrity of the building. Technicians will likely secure the area before they begin the actual cleanup process.

2. Finding the Source

Several clean water sources can cause Category 1 water damage:

• Supply line
• Busted pipe
• Overflowing sink
  
  

The water source must be shut off so that no further damage occurs.

3. Extracting Water

All standing water must be pumped out of the area. Excess water is extracted from the carpet and carpet pads. All items that are waterlogged by a broken pipe must be thoroughly dried or, if they cannot be salvaged, thrown away.

4. Increasing Airflow

The area needs to be dried thoroughly to prevent secondary damage, such as mold growth, from happening. To do this, industrial fans may be brought in to increase airflow to the area. This speeds up the drying process and helps control humidity so that excess moisture doesn’t linger in the air.

5. Restoring Items

Once the area is dried, any items or parts of the structure that had to be removed can be replaced. It’s a good idea to choose a remediation company that finishes the whole job by providing restoration services as well.

Clean water can still cause significant damage. Let certified experts help restore your building to its original state.