Containment barrier during recent water damage restoration project

SERVPRO of East Windsor often uses containment barriers when restoring homes and businesses after a water damage event. Containment is crucial because it enables the crew to control the environment and gain maximum drying efficiency for the damaged areas, while limiting the spread of moisture and other contaminants. When we block off an area of an affected property using professional plastic barriers, we can reduce the drying time for that space, use less equipment and dry out this New Jersey home faster, saving time and money.

SERVPRO is available to assist you with water damage cleanup 24-hours a day at (609) 443-9110. Our technicians are local and proudly serve our community mitigating water loss to make it "Like it never even happened."

Our SERVPRO location offers a unique chance to work with locally trusted restoration and recovery team, that includes IICRC certified property damage technicians and licensed contractors with disaster restoration rebuilding and new construction experience. Providing you a complete property disaster restoration and rebuild option for cleanup and repairs. SERVPRO of East Windsor professional restoration and construction managers and crews work together to give your water damage, fire damage or mold remediation and rebuild project a seamless time-saving and often cost-effective transition, making your property truly, “Like it never even happened.”

SERVPRO trucks are stocked with extraction and drying equipment to get started with mitigation and restoration services quickly following damage from contaminated water sources. That, combined with our experience in controlled demolition, can quickly protect your home or business from contamination and bacterial threats that can often exist after contaminated “black water” property intrusion.

Steps to repair sewer backups and flood property damage:

• Properly removing sewage water and solid waste;
• Removing contaminated contents; including carpet, flooring and other surfaces that have been exposed to potential contamination
• Cleaning and sanitizing the area;
• Using air movers and dehumidifiers to rapidly dry the area;
• Finally making any necessary repairs and restoration

Flood cuts are a necessary step in the restoration process when drywall has been badly damaged by water. When a water restoration contractor cut out portions of damaged drywall to avoid continued damage to the structure it’s called a flood cut. Depending on the type of water, length of damage and amount of water different methods of flood cutting can take place. Typically, the cut is made 12-18 inches above where the flood damage stopped, so that we can remove the damaged drywall and address any moisture issues behind the wall and avoid secondary damages like mold.

Heavy rain and other severe weather can cause many types of damage to homes and businesses, this basement experienced flooding and water damage from ground saturation and seepage. Water traveled through the walls and floor of this local New Jersey basement. SERVPRO of East Windsor quickly started working on extracting the excess water from the affected areas and using fans and dehumidifiers to dry out the entire basement.

Treating The Water Damage You Don’t See During Mitigation

A flood cut is when the water restoration contractor has to cut out the drywall from your property.  The cut is made 12-18 inches above where the flood damage stopped, so that’s why it’s called a flood cut.  It is done so that we can remove the drywall and address any moisture issues behind the actual wall.