Saturday 9 January 2016

The Water Damage Assessment FL Contractors Provide Gives You A Good Look At The Problems

By Sandra Reed


You have had a flood, as occurs from time to time, or leaking pipes have made your basement or crawlspace a swimming pool that you really did not want. You know there is water damage and you also realize that, after a while, there is going to be a bad smell. There is only one thing you need to do in this case. That is to get a water damage assessment FL contractors or remolding firms can offer to know for a fact what has happened.

There is also the possibility that the H2O entering your home came from the fire department while putting out a fire. The fire does a lot of damage as well as the remedy to that fire, which, of course, is the water. No matter how this gets into your home, if it is in the wrong places, it is bad. The workmen who check on your damage can also check into fire issues, in most cases.

The problems with all of that water is that is does not just set there taking up space. It will seek its own level, which means it will flow down from the source. That means a flood, from outside will make its way to the lowest point in the house. It might enter through a first floor window and often through the porous exterior walls. This could mean flowing down the basement walls and collecting around furniture in this lowest part of the home.

This danger to your home can be understood in a different way if you consider the water coming from a leaking roof or pipe burst in an upper floor. All of this stuff has to flow down through all of the lower floors. This damages drywall, ceilings, carpets, flooring and everything between the source and where the liquid stops. One of the problems, in Tampa, FL, is the introduction of mold spores from outside.

This detailed assessment will begin by the skilled technicians taking a visual inspection. After this brief look, the moisture detection equipment will be set up. This testing gear, along with the trained personnel, will locate the moisture behind walls, over the ceilings and under any flooring that is not usually seen.

When each damaged area is isolated from the rest of the structure, several things can happen. The first will be to further physically isolated this area, with plastic sheeting. Air movers will be set up to begin the process of evacuating the stale and bad smelling air from the house without getting this, potentially contaminated air into other spaces.

H2O has the tendency to soak into any organic materials, such as drywall, wood and many of the furnishings. This is also true of any fabrics, such as cushions, carpet and any fabric covered walls. These items may have to be disposed of if they cannot be cleaned properly. In the case of wood and drywall, these may have to be torn out and thrown away.

Insurance companies, in Tampa, FL, do not like to pay for damages done to your home and what, exactly was done by this flood or leak. Having this assessment is so they can determine what they believe they are responsible for. This report, along with the estimate from the contractors to make the repairs will assist them greatly in making you whole.




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