SERVPRO’s Water Damage Restoration Service Can Protect Raleigh Homes

9/20/2021 (Permalink)

Water damage can affect your home with leaks coming from any direction. Contact our certified technicians 24/7 365 days a year to remediate.

Raleigh Residents Rely on SERVPRO for Water Damage Restoration of Their Homes

Water damage affects different surfaces of your home differently depending on how porous, and permeable they are to water. SERVPRO uses different water damage restoration strategies in your Raleigh home, depending on the type of surfaces involved. 

SERVPRO technicians make hundreds of drying decisions in the process of guiding the water damage restoration of your Raleigh home to the most cost-efficient result. Our restorers weigh the cost of drying and restoring the material against the cost of replacing those components. More often than not, the cost of drying and repairing is much cheaper than replacing. However, restoration is not an option in some cases, and the SERVPRO techs might need to replace the component.  

How SERVPRO Techs Restore Hardwood Flooring During Water Cleanup from Your Raleigh Home?

Hardwood floors in Raleigh homes are usually maple, birch, oak, ash, hickory, or pecan. After water damage, the first step in restoring these hardwood floors is to inspect them with a non-penetrating moisture meter.  

One of the biggest concerns with hardwood flooring is mold growth if the moisture content rises above 16%. SERVPRO techs usually set the drying goal of a hardwood floor at 4% moisture.  

When the hardwood planks absorb moisture, they expand. Under certain conditions, the expanded wood can warp or buckle. If the wood bows to a concave shape, it is called 'cupping.' It happens when the plank's edges absorb the moisture. On the other hand, if the wood bows to a convex shape, it is called 'crowning.' It usually occurs if the plank absorbs water from the bottom. 

SERVPRO techs aim to dry these hardwood planks as efficiently as possible, eliminating the need to replace them. 

Call SERVPRO of East Raleigh / Zebulon at (919) 250-0455; our technicians are available 24/7 to assist you.