Do Carpets and Upholstery Pose Additional Restoration Challenges After Flood Damage in Granby Homes?

11/1/2021 (Permalink)

Storm damage to your home is very stressful. Let SERVPRO handle all the storm and flood damage mitigation services for your home.

SERVPRO Can Help With Different Aspects of Restoration Including Inspection and Cleaning

During flooding incidents, carpets and upholstery items bear the brunt of soiling and physical deterioration mostly because they are located on or near the floor where floodwaters accumulate. When planning to restore preloss conditions at your Granby home, you need a sound plan to handle such items.

Dealing with upholstery and carpets after flood damage in your Granby home is complicated by the items being made of composite and porous materials. Porous materials readily absorb moisture which can interfere with the glues or cement holding the different materials together over time. SERVPRO performs a preliminary inspection establishing whether restoration is likely to bear fruit.

Restoration of such items affected by flooding takes:

• Cleaning 
• Decontamination
• Repairs

The inspection before taking the above steps focuses on aspects such as the upholstery construction and especially the fabric weave since knowing this helps in choosing a cleaning approach. Inspecting items also helps reveal the extent of soiling, including staining. With the results obtained, our SERVPRO technicians can separate items, identifying what to restore or dispose of.

Cleaning is the main restoration process, and it involves methods like:

• Hot water extraction
• Hand dry solvent cleaning
• Shampoo and foam cleaning
• Showcase

Even though flooding causes significant soiling of various items, it is rarely uniform. The ability to use different cleaning methods ensures that only the right cleaning force is applied for each type of soiling. For example, SERVPRO only uses showcase as a last resort since it is the most aggressive cleaning method.

SERVPRO of Hampshire County can help you address any issue after flood damage, "Like it never even happened." Call us at (413) 324-1300.