HARD SURFACES

Water can cause damage to your hard surfaces. Thankfully, you can spot these damages easily. On the surface, water can leave stains and warp wood. Though surface level damage isn’t dangerous, it is unsightly, and it can keep your company from putting its best foot forward. Damage below the surface, on the other hand, does bring danger. Water can run below hard surfaces. If the water sits for too long, it can rot wood and weaken the structure. This weakness comes with a risk of collapse and can cause serious injury.

SOFT SURFACES

Water can damage soft surfaces, too. Just like with hard surfaces, water can leave stains on soft furniture and carpets. It can also leave mold and mildew behind.

MOLD

Like we mentioned earlier, water can cause mold growth. Mold spores can sit in your building for years with no problem, but as soon as water touches them, they start growing mold. Mold can aggravate any number of health problems, from allergies and asthma to headaches and migraines. When removing mold, you have to get rid of every last speck. Otherwise, it will just keep coming back. AFTERDISASTER-Metrolina has mold removal certification, and we know how to remove mold completely.

ELECTRIC DANGERS

Water can short-circuit your electricity. Even worse, it can cause deadly electric shock if anybody touches it. If you have standing water in your building, make sure that you turn off the power in the affected area.

TOXINS & CHEMICALS

These dangers depend on the source of the water. If your water damage comes from your own pipes, you shouldn’t have to worry about toxins and chemicals. However, if the water comes from outside your building, you may face some major health hazards. Let’s say the water in your building came from a flood. In that case, the water may contain bacteria, mud, sewage, debris, and gasoline. Keep yourself, your employees, and your renters far away from the water until we let you know that the room is safe again.

Whether you rent your building to other people or use it for your own company, water damage can severely impact your ability to keep doing business. Depending on the damage, you may have to evacuate the building until it’s safe again. You could lose a lot of time and money if you wait too long to address water damage. Let us help you get rid of the damage as soon as possible. This way, you can get back to business as usual.

WATER REMOVAL & DRYING

If you have standing water, then we’ll start with water removal. With top level pumps and water vacuums, we’ll get rid of the water so that it stops causing damage in your building. Next, we’ll thoroughly dry the entire area. Not only do we dry the surfaces that you can see, but we remove the moisture that you can’t see, too.

CLEANING & SANITIZING

Next, we’ll clean and sanitize the affected areas. Like me mentioned above, water can bring bacteria and other toxins into your building. We’ll clean both the hard and soft surfaces.

RECONSTRUCTION

Usually, we don’t need to reconstruct anything after water damage. Building owners usually notice water damage in time to prevent any structural damage. However, if water damage goes unnoticed for a long time, then wooden structures may have started to rot. In that case, we can reconstruct them to prevent injuries.

COSMETIC FIXES

Water can leave behind all sorts of scars, including the warps and stains that we mentioned earlier. We can fix those scars and get your building’s interior back into top shape.

MOLD REMEDIATION

Finally, we’ll check for mold growth. If we get to the water damage quickly enough, we may not have to get rid of any mold. However, if we do find mold growth, we’ll get rid of it.