Disaster can strike your home at any time – understanding when disaster cleanup is necessary can help ensure that your home is clean and a healthy place for your family to be. What is disaster cleanup and when is it necessary? Actually, there are quite a few instances when this type of service can be of immense value to you.
Water Damage
Water entering your home can be anything from a minor inconvenience to a major disaster. Flooding can cause extensive damage to your home, including ruining sheetrock, damaging your carpets and much, much more. Along with water damage, there is the threat of mould and mildew growing in your home – beneath your carpets and within your walls. Disaster cleanup is vital after water damage. Large-scale water incursion can lead to serious health problems, so disaster cleanup is required to help remove damaged materials and avoid problems stemming from mould and mildew.
Fire Damage
When most homeowners think of a house fire, they picture total destruction. However, this is not always the case. Timely intervention by fire fighters can save the majority of your structure, as well as your belongings. That does not mean that your home is safe to live in, though. Obviously, you will need to worry about structural repairs (usually to the roof and walls), but you will also need to worry about smoke damage (and water damage from fire fighters). Smoke from a house fire can pose serious health risks to your family, as well as making everything you own smell like it has burned. Disaster cleanup services can help you get a new start by cleaning up the smell and damage here.
Storm Damage
Every year, storms damage an enormous number of homes across the country. From severe winter storms to damaging hail and high winds during spring and summer, these can pose enormous threats to your home. If there is serious storm damage, chances are good that the problems lie deeper than simply the roofing on your home or the structural members damaged. Water gets in during storms – through snow, ice and rain. This can cause immense damage to your home, as well as causing mould to grow.
Moisture Build-up
Sometimes, a disaster is not a single event. It can also take months to become apparent that there is something wrong. For instance, if there is a slow leak in your basement that is allowing water to penetrate your structure, mould and mildew can thrive. This poses serious health risks for you and your family. Mould can be deadly, but it can also cause numerous health conditions. Disaster cleanup services can help prevent this threat.
