Water Damage Restoration Depends on the Situation

Water damage can often impact the lowest places in your property first. Gravity is a great thing to keep your feet on the ground, but it can leave the flooring in your residence in a terrible position when water starts pooling and spreading after a leak. Thankfully, it is often possible to preserve your property’s carpeted flooring, or at least some portion of this flooring system, with swift action.

Early Looks Determine What We Need

Water extraction in Hammond homes becomes critical to preserving and protecting flooring exposed to standing water. Only then can the condition of the carpeting and this flooring system be evaluated and addressed appropriately.

  • Surface Extraction 

Clearing the water is the very first step. Standing water only worsens the situation, so we introduce trash pumps and wet vacuums to the damaged spaces to expose the carpets for inspection.

  • State of the Carpet 

The first type of inspection involves the top layer of the carpeting, where we evaluate this surface material. We mostly look to ensure the rug has not deteriorated or started to produce mold and mildew. An action might include:

  • Carpet Wand Extraction – using a high-powered suction tool to pull moisture from the fibers.

  • Floating – placing an air mover between the rug and the padding layers to dry both simultaneously.

  • Replacement – when the carpet is severely compromised, it could require replacement.

  • State of the Padding. 

Padding is essential to making the carpet feel nice to walk around on, but it also makes the material highly porous when exposed to water and moisture. Despite the porosity, padding can still be protected with equipment like weighted extraction machines, which use heft to press the rug and pad layers against the subflooring and squeeze moisture to the surface for removal.

  • Subflooring 

In most Louisiana residences, subflooring is OSB board or plywood on top of planks. This wood, mainly the cellulose in its composition, draws in water and can become chemically altered after long-term exposure. Our Lightspeed Restoration of Covington team evaluates the condition of the subflooring and can use drying mats to eliminate moisture concerns if the water has reached this point.

Lightspeed Restoration of Covington to the Rescue

Water disasters that leave your flooring covered and your carpeting exposed to subsequent damage can feel overwhelming. Lightspeed Restoration is more than just repairing your carpeted floors; it is putting life back together. Our fast response, experienced experts, and commitment to achieving real customer satisfaction with our results have become synonymous nationwide.

Water damage can spread quickly and potentially destroy your carpets. You do not have to wait to get the help you need—Lightspeed Restoration of Covington is ready 24/7 at (985) 323-6356.

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