What Does Water Mitigation Mean to Knoxville Residents Experiencing Burst Pipes or Ceiling Leaks?

8/11/2021 (Permalink)

SERVPRO of Rocky Hill / Sequoyah Hills / South Knoxville is here for all of your water damage needs. Call us today, we would be happy to help.

SERVPRO prevents further damage through water clean up and other mitigation services in Knoxville

When wet floors, walls, or ceilings challenge residents of Knoxville, water mitigation is an essential first step in solving the problem. Understanding the terms used by professionals helps homeowners follow a complicated water restoration course as a partner not just an observer.

What Does Water Mitigation Mean for Knoxville Residents?

After identifying and controlling for safety hazards, SERVPRO then assesses your Knoxville home’s need for water emergency services. Water damage mitigation is a broad category encompassing actions intended to prevent further damage from standing water and lingering moisture. Common mitigation tasks  include:

Packing contents out of wet areas to dry spaces on-site or to a professional production facility

Water removal services including: 

• Using submersible equipment to pump out water deeper than two inches

• Evacuating the remaining standing water with truck-mounted or portable extractors with the assistance of brooms or squeegees

Evaluating the condition and durability of water damaged structural components, making decisions supporting water mitigation through controlled demolition:

• Tear-out of thoroughly soaked building materials
• Planned partial demolition interventions intended to release trapped water and open up wet building cavities by: 

• Punching ceiling weep holes

• Cutting or drilling drainage holes after removing baseboards

• Sawing flood cuts between studs several inches above a wall’s flood line   

Is Structural Drying Considered Water Mitigation Intervention by SERVPRO?

Since the goal of water mitigation and remediation is preventing ongoing and progressive damage, using research-based drying strategies fits the definition. SERVPRO reduces moisture to normal levels in Knoxville homes employing:

• Moisture detection and metering devices 

• Air movers

• Heaters

• Dehumidifiers

Rely on the training and experience of the water mitigation team at SERVPRO of Rocky Hill / Sequoyah Hills / South Knoxville. Call 24/7 to discuss your options at (865) 328-9459.