How Can Nor'easter Flood Damage Be Handled in Newington?

4/12/2020 (Permalink)

If you ever do suffer flood damage, call SERVPRO of Newington / Central Hartford at (860) 667-9191 for help.

Contact SERVPRO, the Flood Damage Mitigation Professionals

The Newington area is especially susceptible to the effects of yearly Nor’easters.  These massive storms, typically moving up the East Coast between September and April, bring with them heavy rains and powerful winds.  During these stormy periods, several inches of rain usually falls; much of it inevitably ends up in the Connecticut River.  Since our town is low-lying and near the river, residents often suffer storm-related flood damage and need professional cleaning and restoration services.

When Faced with Storm Water-Related Damage, What are My Options?
There are several Newington flood damage mitigation services, but they are not of equal quality.  Some do not possess the right equipment to effectively handle all situations.  Others do not have highly trained and experienced technicians with the right certifications for your particular issue.  SERVPRO, however, has all of these things and can deal with almost any water problem you may have.  We have industrial-strength water extractors, pumps, dehumidifiers, air movers, injectidry systems, and foggers to fully eliminate your storm-connected issues.  Our professionals are among the most highly trained and experienced in the industry.

Our Technicians’ Relative Certifications Include:

    •    Water Damage Restoration (WRT)
    •    Health and Safety (HST)
    •    Applied Structural Drying (ASD)
    •    Applied Microbial Remediation (AMRT)

How Do We Mitigate Your Flood Damage?
SERVPRO acts quickly to mitigate current and limit additional flood damage at your Newington residence.  We expertly handle various related problems, including:

    •    Removal of Standing Flood Waters
    •    Professional Disinfecting of Affected Areas
    •    Expert Removal and Disposal of Hazardous Impacted Materials
    •    Skilled Drying of Affected Surfaces, Including Ceilings, Walls, and Floors
    •    Effective Deodorization of Your Entire Home

Within four hours of your call to us, we are on-site to evaluate your particular situation.  If necessary, our technicians use submersible pumps and powerful truck-mounted extractors to remove several feet of standing floodwater from your home.  After removing the water, they spray disinfectants approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) around your house to hinder microbial growth and lower potential health risks.  Once the initial disinfecting is complete, workers use rakes and shovels to remove any remaining mud and debris.  They expertly remove and dispose of carpets, padding, drywall, and furnishings contaminated by floodwaters.  Afterward, using pressure washers and antimicrobial sprays, technicians clean and further disinfect structural components.

How Do Our Professionals Effectively Dry Your Home and Prevent Further Damage?
Once SERVPRO workers have cleaned and disinfected your Newington residence, they get to work on thoroughly drying your home and preventing further floodwater damage.  In order to dry indirectly affected interior walls, we drill holes in them and use an injectidry system.  An injectidry system connected to a dehumidifier pulls in moisture-rich air from your home’s interior, while blowing warm, dry air into damp spaces behind walls and ceilings.  Strategically-placed air movers further aid evaporative drying around your house by blowing water-saturated air out and replacing it with drier, more absorptive air.  Our technicians dry exterior walls by drilling holes in their bases and tops to facilitate airflow.

What Hazards Does Our Service Help to Prevent?

    •    Harmful bacterial growth
    •    The growth of dry rot-causing fungi
    •    Mold proliferation
    •    The spread of mildew
    •    Sickening odors

What is Done to Ensure Work is Complete?
SERVPRO has many tools at its disposal to ensure that its work has been effective and is complete.  First, before they start, technicians establish a drying goal based on locally acceptable equilibrium moisture contents and those of things in unaffected areas of your home.  At different intervals during their work, our experts test the moisture level of your residence’s air, structural elements, and furnishings.  Using advanced thermohygrometers, they monitor the air’s temperature and relative humidity.  This enables them to maximize evaporative drying and determine when the air has reached normal humidity levels.  At different points, technicians employ moisture meters and sensors to monitor moisture levels in structural elements and furnishings.  The job is complete once all readings are within the goal range.

After SERVPRO Finishes, Will There Be Any Lingering Smells?
We work tirelessly to eliminate the unpleasant odors associated with flood damage.  SERVPRO employs high-tech foggers to deodorize even the most difficult to reach areas of your Newington home.  When our experts encounter surfaces, they cannot effectively deodorize, they seal them via various methods like painting.  However, there are occasions, particularly during hotter, more humid weather, when unpleasant odors can reappear after we have treated them.  In those cases, we can return and help homeowners eliminate recurring smells.

Destructive northeastern storms, while often unpredictable, occur yearly in Connecticut.  As a result, there is a high probability that you might be affected by one soon.  If you ever do suffer flood damage, call SERVPRO of Newington / Central Hartford at (860) 667-9191 for help.

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