How Promptly Done Water Mitigation Tasks Protect a Home in Helena

6/16/2024 (Permalink)

If you find water damage in your home, contact SERVPRO immediately. Our technicians are ready to help remediate your home.

Water Mitigation Cuts the Hassle After a Disaster

Water from any source and saturating building materials inside your Helena area home can cause significant damage. Our water mitigation services ensure that clean-up and restoration proceed on time and efficiently. These extra steps create benefits that outweigh any perceived delays or added costs.

SERVPRO® wants homeowners in Helena to know that water mitigation can begin before our arrival. Although we use our equipment to remove water and eliminate excess water vapor, you can initiate the process that hinders the development of water damage.

Here are a few ways to minimize damage from water or excessive humidity:

• Always know where the water main is, 
• Protect things on or near the floor, and 
• Help prevent humidity from accumulating.

Knowing the water main's location inside your residence can help you take control of the situation. You can shut off the water flowing into your home, preventing further damage. You can more easily protect your new investment if you learn where this is when you move into a new home.

Protecting things on the floor ranges from the legs of your furniture to children's toys, such as cushions, stuffed toys, and other items usually found on the floor. You can do this by putting everything quickly into a plastic bin or moving it to higher ground, such as the couch or a lazy boy chair in another area. You can protect treasured family portraits by placing them in an air-tight container so humidity cannot cause secondary water damage.

After shutting off the water main, if that was the cause of the situation, and you have removed moisture-sensitive items, consider increasing the airflow within the residence. A fan or two can push damp air outside, keeping dry things from absorbing moisture. It also decreases the risk of microbial infestations.

However, you should call SERVPRO immediately after such an emergency. Our equipment can expand water mitigation services and explain the next steps involved in restoring your home. Contact us at (406) 458-6008.