Issues That Complicate Water Damage Repair for Seal Beach Homes

4/11/2023 (Permalink)

We removed water damaged drywall and flooring to dry this home after storm damage.

Seal Beach Water Restorations Are Easier With SERVPRO 

Most cases involving water intrusion require cleaning and drying only to restore a property to its preloss condition. However, water damage, especially after a storm, may necessitate significant repairs to reverse the changes from moisture action, deep soiling, and other problems. SERVPRO provides the equipment and technical skills necessary for most of the repairs your Seal Beach home might need.

When someone mentions water damage repair at your Seal Beach home, you may envision tasks that require tools to hammer, cut or scrape materials to facilitate restoration. Sometimes repairs involve construction work, but in other cases, the intervention is subtle. One advantage of utilizing SERVPRO in your restoration is superior management, which can help you avoid dire outcomes.

Things that determine the type of repairs needed

• The level that rising water reaches in the house
• Contamination levels in the intruding water
• How long the property remains submerged
• How you respond to water intrusion 

Every extra inch of rising groundwater accumulating in your house complicates the repair process further since it saturates more structural materials in the floors and walls. The water might also reach utilities like electric outlets and air ducts. Such problems require demolition to remove structurally unsound or contaminated materials. Patching up the torn-up areas is also part of the process. Even though the damage from rising water is uncontrollable, SERVPRO can help ease the response by doing controlled demolition, which saves salvageable structural materials.

How Your Response Affects the Repair Process

Responding to water intrusion involves different things apart from extracting the stagnating water. Therefore, even if the water in the surrounding areas is yet to recede, there are actions you can take to minimize the impact it has on the property. A suitable response can limit the complexity of repairs.

Professional actions that ease final repairs

• Installing roof tarps if there are loose shingles
• Removing some wooden floorboards to ensure swelling does not lead to buckling
• Drilling weep holes in walls or ceilings to release trapped water safely

SERVPRO of Seal Beach / Los Alamitos / Cypress is a reliable water damage repair service. Call us at (562) 431-9400 for assistance.