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When disaster
strikes such as a washing machine overflow, bath overflow, burst
pipe, rainwater from balcony etc, water damage restoration
procedures must be followed.
It is not as
simple as just sucking up the water and cleaning the carpet and
letting the area dry naturally.
It is not the wet
carpet that is the problem it is the underlay and the wood or
concrete floor that needs to be dried.
If the underlay is
not dried or replaced you will end up with mould and odour
problems.
Our procedure for
wet carpet is as follows.
1/ Call out to the
premises and extract water using powerful vacuum extraction
machinery.
2/ Apply browning treatment to carpet to prevent water stains.
3/ Move furniture on to foam blocks to avoid further damage.
4/ Lift corner of carpet and inspect for damage underneath
carpet.
5/ Install drying equipment such as air movers and / or
dehumidifiers and leave these on site until area is dry.
6/ Call back to premises on daily basis to check drying
progress.
7/ Relay carpet and underlay when dry.
8/ Steam clean and deodorise carpet on completion
of restoration.
Notes on water
restoration:
1/ An area such as
a bedroom will normally take between 24-48 hours to dry
completely using drying equipment.
2/ When a premises has been affected by sewage overflow we do
not attempt carpet restoration. The carpet and underlay must be
removed from the premises and disposed and the flooring treated
and deodorised. USA Standards does not allow restoration
of sewage affected carpet.
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