Can SERVPRO Help Downtown Knoxville Flooring with Flood Damage?

1/26/2022 (Permalink)

Water can damage any kind of flooring. SERVPRO’s skilled techs are trained for water removal and restoration on all kinds of flooring.

SERVPRO Techs Can Assist Downtown Knoxville Homeowners in Need of Water Damage Restoration

Water damage from storms can affect any area of a Downtown Knoxville property, but never more so than the flooring. As the water runs into a house, it also pushes into any place as it flows downward following the pull of gravity. The following situations can result:

• Loose tiles
• Warped wood floorboards 
• Ruined engineered flooring

There are ways flood damage affects different types of flooring in Downtown Knoxville homes. The common denominator for it all is it needs addressing quickly with fast extraction and drying for the best outcome. A DIY cleanup after the floodwater has entered a property cannot compare to the care and detailed attention that goes into a professional restoration job. In particular, the focus is on the flooring. 

Inspection for Water

SERVPRO technicians carefully scope the property to denote all areas of elevated moisture that need assistance, such as extraction, drying, or both. Flooring gives away signs it has received exposure to water through visible lifting or deteriorating; however, there is no way to know by way of visual assessments alone the size of the seepage and defining the area that needs drying.

Signs of Water Damaged Tile Flooring

One of the biggest giveaways that a tile floor has been affected by floodwater is the loss of adhesion by the tiles. 

Saturated Carpet

On a case-by-case basis, the technicians handle restoration services on the carpet. Groundwater flooding to carpet and padding must be removed and discarded. Water damage from leaking rainwater can sometimes be salvaged but depends on a couple of factors: how long it’s been wet and what the rainwater passed through on its way to the floor.

Wood Flooring 

Once water affects hardwood or engineered floorboards, the technicians attempt to save the flooring whenever possible through their quick extraction and advanced drying methods. 

SERVPRO of Rocky Hill / Sequoyah Hills / South Knoxville at (865) 862-8907 is available around the clock to help local Downtown Knoxville property owners clean up due to flood damage. The trained, certified techs can make the water incident to the property "Like it never even happened."