Naples Homes Need Help With Emergency Services Water Damage

After storms rolled through the Southwest Florida area, heavy rains and high winds from a hurricane brought storm damage to this Naples property. Upon arrival, SERVPRO techs scoped the property to look for:

Ceiling leaks
Leaking roof from storms
Areas of the home that needed water cleanup

Signs Naples Building Materials Need Water Damage Remediation

A Naples house will give different kinds of hints that it has water damage from a storm, as seen in the Before Photo. The wall shows staining, possible visible mold growth, and signs of seepage behind the closet divider. Other concerns include:

The need for water removal services
Ceiling repairs from water damages
Paint bubbles
Ruined sheetrock

Naples SERVPRO's Emergency Services Water Damage Cleanup

When the techs arrive post-storm damage to a Naples home, the techs immediately scope the property to determine if there are exterior issues and interior ones. The techs look at the roof, flashing, around doors and windows. All of these are common entry points for water. In the event of concerns such as a damaged roof allowing water to enter or compromised sealing around entrances or windows, the techs can put temporary tarps to block any further water from entering until the mitigation efforts altogether.

When Mold Damage Accompanies Naples Water Clean-Up Needs

After storm damage in a Naples home, mold growth can appear and spread within the house as quickly as 24-hours. SERVPRO technicians needed to perform controlled demolition and remove a portion of the sheetrock and divider in the closet to apply mold remediation treatments and dry the space.

Professional Water Removal Services are Crucial in Naples Properties

During the water damage restoration process, the more water removed from the carpet and building materials work in the property owner's favor as it lessens the drying time needed. The longer the moisture stays within the structure, the more time it has to cause additional problems. SERVPRO IICRC certified technicians use their equipment and do passes over surfaces until they are considered "dry passes."

The techs then move on to the drying phase and bring down the interior humidity to levels under 50%, making the area unsustainable for mold growth and assisting in the complete drying. The techs take multiple readings of the air moisture levels to ensure the room is dry before moving on to making the needed restorative repairs to bring the closet back to how it was before the water damage event.

Fast Action by the Naples Homeowner for Water Clean Up Saved the Carpet

As seen in the After Photo, the techs performed the minimal amount of controlled demolition in the closet needed to remove the ruined insulation and sheetrock with too much moisture and mold damage. The divider also needed to get removed. After the extraction and drying phase of the mitigation, the techs replaced the sheetrock sections, and after applying the joint compound, it was then sanded down smooth, ready for priming and painting. Because the homeowner started the water clean-up quickly after the initial storm damage, the water did not saturate the carpet or get behind the baseboards.