The Steps of Water Damage Restoration

7/25/2017 (Permalink)

The Steps of Water Damage Restoration

Restoring a property that has suffered water damage
Whenever a supply line breaks, a pipe breaks or any other flood event befalls a home, it is a potentially serious issue. Water damage is one of the leading causes of property loss and repair costs in the United States today. In order to maximize the chances of a successful restoration to the property, it is critical that water damage be contained and reversed as quickly as possible. Only a qualified water damage restoration company has the ability to properly handle a flooded home, completing its restoration to the state it was in before the flooding event occurred.


Luckily, there are a set of well-established protocols in dealing with water damage. Over the years, a proven and effective series of steps for the restoration and mitigation of flood damage have been developed. In this article, we go over a general outline of what these steps entail and how they're able to successfully restore a flooded home.


Every sizable city throughout the United States has at least one professional flood damage restoration company. Any time there is a pipe break or supply line break that leads to water in the home or water in the business, the first and most imperative step that a property owner can take is to immediately call in a professional restoration company.

The sooner a team of professionals can be sent out, the higher will be the chance of a completely successful mitigation of the flood damage. If a professional water cleanup team can be deployed to the property within the first five hours, the chance of a complete resolution of the flood damage is near certainty. However, after the first 24 hours, if the flooded home is left without proper mitigation beginning, the chances of permanent damage begin rise with ever passing hour.

The next step in returning the flooded home to normal comes with the arrival of the water cleanup team. Upon entering the site, the water cleanup team will use sophisticated instruments, such as hygrometers and infrared detection units, to determine the extent of the water in the home or water in the business. If water has begun to seep into places that are not visible to the naked eye, they will be noted and a plan formulated on how best to remove the water.

Also, at this stage any active leaks coming from a pipe break or supply line break will be shut off and fixed, including doing welding and torch cutting, if necessary.


At this stage, any standing water in the home or water in the business will be removed. The area next to the supply line break or pipe break will likely contain the most standing water. This area will be focus on first, then other areas of the home, including subflooring and internal wall spaces will be examined. Using advanced, powerful pumping machines and specialized vacuum systems, the cleanup team will be capable of removing up to 2,000 gallons of water in the home or water in the business.


At this point, the thorough drying of the home will begin. The drying process is usually the longest of the five steps, taking anywhere from a few hours to an entire day. By the end of the drying process, the property will appear to be nearly restored. At this stage, there will be no further risk to the property of incurring lasting damage from the flooding event.


The final stage involve sanitizing and cleansing items, such as furniture, pictures, books and carpeting. This will prevent the further growth of any mold that may have began to form. It will also eliminate any smells that may have resulted from water logging.
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