Does Water Damage Go Away on Its Own in Little Rock?

6/25/2020 (Permalink)

Water losses can be a destructive force, but our SERVPRO team can help with direct strategies to dry out even challenging places in your home.

Water Damage In Little Rock

Moisture damage you cannot see in your Little Rock home can become a concentration point for microbial and bacterial activities.

Many steps must be taken to restore a Little Rock home after a water loss incident, which could mean basic needs like drying and extraction to more sophisticated strategies. In addition to the actions that constitute thorough restoration approaches, technicians must also address the growing demand for cleanliness and sanitization in the average home and protect exposed structural elements from irreparable damages.

Cleaning and drying up water damage in your Little Rock home begins with the surface water that you can see. With extraction and drying approaches, standing water and damp materials can often get recovered. Flooring can often be a challenging material to restore. However, with the right technique happening as soon as our technicians arrive, we can usually remove trapped water with tools like drying mats and carpet wands. Preventing moisture from reaching the subflooring or lingering in structural cavities is vital for protecting more of the construction materials in the house.

Is It Possible to Dry Saturated Drywall?

Wall systems can present problems of their own for water-damaged properties. Water along the base of a wall can penetrate the porous drywall and begin wicking up the surface to impact several feet of the material's bottom. Not only can prolonged saturation of this construction element destroy the drywall, but it can allow water to pass through into the structural cavity of the wall system. The farther from the surface, the more challenging that removing moisture and trapped water becomes. Some tools can help with this venture, including:

    •    Positive Pressure Systems
    •    Air Movers
    •    Desiccant Dehumidifiers

Water losses can be a destructive force, but our SERVPRO of Northwest Little Rock team can help with direct strategies to dry out even challenging places in your home. Give us a call anytime you need us at (501) 803-9700.