Flooding In Your Manayunk Home

3/8/2020 (Permalink)

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How Crawlspace Encapsulation Can Help Flooding in Manayunk

Crawlspaces are often among the first areas of your Manayunk home to fall victim to flooding damages when disasters strike. Their design alone puts them in the path of these hazardous waters before they have an opportunity to reach the main floor of the house. This space beneath the residence might regularly contend with flood damage, especially in lower-lying areas. Our professionals can offer fast and complete service for this flooding, including both restoring the immediate effects and helping to install long-term solutions to keep your home and its occupants safe.

Flood damage in Manayunk crawlspaces presents a hazardous situation beneath the main floor of your home. Many property owners might believe that they have averted a crisis in this regard, but the presence of standing water and excessive moisture can be a detrimental presence to the first floor of your house. Our SERVPRO team must mobilize quickly to all flooding situations, as the threat of contaminated waters can migrate bacteria and other microorganisms into the main living spaces of the property through the flooring and structural supports.
 
Our team must roll out extractors and drying tools with our initial arrival, as drying out the damage is one of the primary steps to protecting your property from even the threat of microbes and hazardous contamination. We work to clean the area thoroughly, spraying surfaces with disinfectants, sporicides, and potent cleansers. We need to eliminate the possibility of secondary effects occurring once encapsulation begins.

Encapsulating the crawlspace provides a reliable barrier to resist the intrusion of water into this area, and covers all structural supports, beams, joists, and underside of flooring with thick plastic sheeting. With this installed, we can prevent the penetration of flooding. Any existing standing water in the area can get redirected away from the house using installed drainage systems and powerful tools like sump pumps and permanent dehumidifiers.

Crawlspaces that experience frequent water and moisture penetration can often benefit from encapsulation. If you want to know more about it, our licensed (#2705165256) contractors can help customers to understand the process and its benefits. Give our SERVPRO of Manayunk and Chestnut Hill team a call today at (215) 482-0800.

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