SERVPRO Is The Leader In Leominster Water Damage Restoration

5/17/2019 (Permalink)

We will use our specialized inspection, extraction, and drying equipment to restore your home to pre-damage condition. Call us right away.

Water Damage and Vapor Barriers in Your Leominster House

One of the elements in a Leominster home with the primary purpose of protecting structural elements from damage can also work against homeowners. Vapor barriers can keep moisture trapped in areas that then continue to deteriorate until the homeowner calls a professional restoration company like SERVPRO.

Moisture that settles under your Leominster area home's flooring can support widespread water damage when different layers act as a vapor barrier. The grout and glue that holds tiles intact over the subfloor acts as a vapor barrier and protects everything below from spills and minor leaks, helping preserve the property from minor emergencies.

SERVPRO professionals can detect the amount of moisture within an area, giving us information on which method can achieve optimal results. We look at the speed in which the area can become dry, as well as the impact of each method on the restoration stage. The floor's overall construction dramatically affects the decision. When we can drill ventilation holes into hidden areas, drying from the underside becomes possible. Doing so can help protect other areas from the effects caused by water damage.

Other vapor barriers that make drying severe include the back of cabinets when the wall and floor contain moisture, and also non-porous wallpapers, especially those made of vinyl. Drilling ventilation holes for our equipment can resolve the problem that such structures create more efficiently than temporarily removing them. However, wall coverings with the original purpose of keeping moisture out of the wall's interior now become almost impossible to dry completely.
SERVPRO technicians might need to remove these wallpapers so the interior of the wall can dry out. Replacing these costs less than reinstalling new walls, and also can occur much more quickly. Leaving them in place can lead to extensive damage behind the wall's surface, as well as potential microbial infestations.

Because moisture can invade your home from different places, water damage can happen anywhere inside your property. SERVPRO's specialists not only understand the most effective mitigation methods and related cost-effective restoration techniques but also practical ways to protect your home from future problems. We can help prevent future water damage in any area of your me.

SERVPRO of Fitchburg-Leominster can help make your home in Devens, Pratt Junction, or Clinton “Like it never even happened.” after an area becomes affected by water damage. Call us at our 24-hour service line, (978) 537-1500 for experts who can mitigate damage and help prevent future problems.

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