Repairing Flooded Carpet: A cheap job is a good job right? Wrong….
Don’t permit an inexperienced 24 hour carpet cleaner attempt to repair your carpets with water damage. These are the things you need to be careful of:
Overcharging. An inexperienced water restoration technician may build the job up with unnecessary steps. E.g. using dehumidification to dry the flooded carpets may not be needed.
Not having the correct equipment. They may hire equipment from hire companies to dry the carpet. This is acceptable, but an established water damage technician will have all their equipment to provide a quicker response and hopefully a better value job.
Moisture metre. If they don’t have the proper moisture meter, they won’t be able to tell when the carpet is dry enough. This increases the potential of mould in future. Mould removal may be required.
Specialised. There are many “Carpet Cleaners” in this industry who do water damage repair repairs on the “side.” i.e. they aren’t the ones who complete this type of repair every day. Be careful of that. Fixing carpets is an art. Reinstalling carpets on the gripper strips is best to be done by a professional, otherwise they can be damaged irrepairably.
You may be pondering, how do I find a professional Flood Restoration techinician? Below I have listed some pointers to look out for when you call around for a carpet flood damage business:
How large is their Yellow Pages ad: This can indicate how much repair work they are doing already. A full-size Yellow Pages advertisement can cost more than $50 000. When they have invested in a big ad, you can at least have some promise that they will deliver the goods.
Where do they show up in Google? The higher the rank in Google, the more webpage clicks there are for the business.
What Qualifications do they have? The foundational qualification required is a IICRC qualification for Applied Structural Drying and Water Damage Restoration.
Do Insurance companies hire them for their water damage jobs? This is a very good indicator. If insurance companies hire them, the business is bound to be excellent at their skill. Insurance companies will use the providers that provide them the top value for the money.
How much Equipment do they have? They should own a minimum of 100 Air movers. If they possess this many, this means they have been going for some time. We took 8 years to accumulate that many wet carpet drying air movers.
What kind of commitment can you get for them by calling? See if you can pin them down to a fee for water extraction, water removal and initial inspection. If they don’t give you a fee for only this, you know they are not interested in serving you, so keep looking.
Response Time – Our Water Damage business in Brisbane is premised to a 59 minute response time for a water damage emergency. The restoration needs to be done ASAP. Mould can develop in a 24 hour period.
If you go by these tips you are sure to choose a Flood Damage Restoration professional who can get the job done right.
If you have carpet water damage Brisbane, call us for flooded wet carpet drying. Brisbane storm season is approaching and you may need storm damage carpet cleaning. Brisbane and surrounding areas serviced.
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