The Different Ways Flood Damage Physically Affects Cocoa Properties

1/26/2022 (Permalink)

If flood waters wreak havoc on your property call the professionals at SERVPRO of Central Brevard.

SERVPRO Provides All the Resources Necessary for Flood Restoration in Cocoa Properties

The flood damage left in your property can be categorized differently depending on how it develops. Some changes emanate from physical forces, while chemical processes trigger others. You can anticipate damages if you understand these issues.

Apart from anticipating the level of flood damage at your Cocoa property, understanding how different forms of destruction develop can ease the restoration or allow you to take preventive actions. The advanced training and experience that SERVPRO technicians have, help us readily identify problems.

The Damages You Have to Address After Flooding Emanate From:

• Changes like swelling of materials
• Contamination
• Moisture and soils trapped in concealed areas 

Since flooding is mainly a water problem, most of the damage is caused by moisture. Porous materials like wood tend to expand when they absorb water and contract when they lose the water. Unfortunately, these changes do not happen uniformly, so after flooding, you might end up with buckling hardwood floors or warping structural supports necessitating expensive rebuilds. Even when the changes in materials are minor, they are still inconvenient. For instance, you might notice subtle signs such as stuck windows or doors after a flooding incident.

Floodwaters are laced with many things, including chemicals and biological compounds. Such compounds settle on materials inside your house like carpets, insulation, and drywall, making them harmful even after extracting the water. Such contamination necessitates the teardown of materials even when they are structurally sound. Demolition is also necessary when water is trapped in concealed areas. One of the advantages of hiring SERVPRO to manage flooding is that we use controlled demolition approaches to remove contaminated materials or reach soils and water in cavities.

SERVPRO of Central Brevard cleans up and repairs properties, eliminating the effects of flood damage, “Like it never even happened.” Call us at (321) 638-4947 when you need assistance.