How Can a Restoration Service Fix My Water-Damaged Store?

8/31/2020 (Permalink)

When you find water damage in your store, contact SERVPRO

Local Nampa Companies, Like SERVPRO, Can Restore Your Business With High-Tech Equipment and Innovative Techniques. 

When a water leak develops and impacts your Nampa business, your first concern is returning it to operational condition as soon as possible.  This process involves limiting damage, preserving vital business records, equipment, and inventories, and making the business safe for both customers and employees.  To do all of this effectively, a service often needs to be capable of removing large quantities of water in a short period of time.  Its workers also need to be skilled in restoring commercial-grade structural elements, equipment, and various business-related materials.  If a service does not have the necessary expertise and equipment to handle your job, it could decimate your business and ultimately lead to its demise.  

What Are the Usual Causes of Commercial Water Damage?

Commercial water damage in Nampa usually results from one or more of a handful of causes.  None of these is extraordinary, so you should anticipate water issues from one of them someday.  With that said, the common things that lead to water leaks are:

• Storm-damaged roofs
• Clogged rainwater drainage systems
• Leaky or ruptured pipes
• Defective or malfunctioning equipment
• Deteriorated water storage containers

The speed at which a leak can harm your business depends on what causes it.  Ruptured pipes generally cause the most rapid catastrophic damage, while the other causes range in speed and magnitude of impact.  Many leaks are slow and almost unnoticeable until they have already done substantial damage.  It is for this reason that you should have your commercial site periodically inspected for water-related issues.

How Can A Company Like SERVPRO Find Small Hidden Leaks?

As previously explained, smaller leaks often go unnoticed by business owners for months or even years.  These water sources can be more destructive than larger leaks because they usually go undetected until they have already done substantial or even catastrophic property damage.  Therefore, you need to have your business periodically inspected for less noticeable water problems.  When performing these inspections, SERVPRO technicians employ the following state-of-the-art detection tools:

• Infrared cameras that can visualize leaks through structural elements like walls, baseboards, and ceilings
• Sensors to identify surfaces and materials affected by water and excess airborne moisture
• Meters that precisely measure moisture levels in various materials around your home

Some of the issues routine inspections help avert are the gradual warping of wooden structural elements, the rusting and corrosion metallic surfaces, the growth of harmful, smell-producing microbes, and the deterioration of drywall.   

What Specialized Equipment Does SERVPRO Have to Remediate Commercial Water Damage?

As you can imagine, commercial restoration jobs are usually much bigger in magnitude and more complicated than typical residential cases.  They often involve considerably larger structures and volumes of water to be cleaned up, as well as dealing with more complex appliances, systems, and networks.  Some of the high-end equipment SERVPRO technicians employ to handle commercial water damage effectively are:

• Truck-mounted industrial-strength extractors that can rapidly remove large pools of standing water from expansive commercial structures
• Advanced air blowers and high-velocity fans to quickly exchange moist air for drier air
• Powerful, trailer-mounted desiccant dehumidifiers that swiftly dry out interior air and surfaces
• Commercial-grade low-grain refrigerant (LGR) dehumidifiers that can efficiently condense large amounts of excess moisture out of large commercial buildings
• Innovative injectidry systems that can remove moisture from hidden and hard-to-reach places in your business

Ultimately, this super gear helps our professionals efficiently dry massive commercial sites, like office towers, large hotels, and big-box stores, in as little time possible.  Some of these tools, because they help maintain interior climates, also enable workers to limit further damage as work is being completed.

Problems related to clean water, unless they are sudden catastrophic events, may not seem like a major concern to business owners, but they can soon morph into business-destroying issues.  It is for this reason that you should always remain vigilant against potential leaks and other water-related troubles.  Part of this attentive mindset is remembering to have your business periodically inspected by water damage remediation experts.  If contacted soon enough, companies like SERVPRO can generally preserve your commercial buildings' structural integrity, limit or prevent the proliferation of harmful microbes, and complete their work as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible.  In doing their work, our skilled technicians save you time and money by first trying to restore whatever they can, rather than merely replacing everything.  

If and when you are ever faced with a leak that threatens your livelihood, remember that there are steps you can take to limit your losses and recover more swiftly.  Call SERVPRO of Nampa / Caldwell at (208) 466-5000 if you ever need an inspection or your business experiences water damage.