Tools Used During Water Mitigation Efforts in Suffern

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SERVPRO Handles Water Damage Remediation in Suffern

Whenever a homeowner suffers from a water leak, they usually notice when they see a puddle where there should not be one or when items in your house get wet. However, leaks can often start in concealed places like your wall cavities, where it is hard to tell everywhere the moisture went. As soon as water contacts your contents and building materials, it can soak into them and evaporate into the air, raising your structure's relative humidity.

The hardest part of water mitigation in Suffern is finding water migration and determining which of your contents and structural components got wet. Mold can grow if wooden or paper items stay wet for more than two days. Therefore, we must find all the damp materials in your home so that we can take steps to remove the moisture before a fungus starts to form. Before we begin any work, we first ensure the work area is safe for our crew and building occupants.

Next, we can conduct a thorough inspection of your house to discover moisture points and how wet your building materials and contents got. For carpets, we can use a moisture sensor that beeps and lights up in places where your carpets remain with embedded water. We can also use a penetrating and non-penetrating moisture meter to check the moisture content in your drywall and wall studs. To determine how much the relative humidity in your house raised, we can use a hygrometer.

Steps we can take to restore your water damage

• Water Extraction Services
• Applied Structural Drying (ASD)
• Water Damage Debris Removal
• Restorative Carpet Cleaning

If you ever notice a puddle of water in your house, call SERVPRO of Southern Rockland County at (845) 400-4888.