Is Carpet Damage Irreparable After an Upper West Side Water Loss?

5/12/2020 (Permalink)

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SERVPRO professionals can often salvage flooring in Upper West Side homes with a prompt and knowledgeable response during the emergency.  

Flooring is one of the first materials often damaged and ruined by standing water and absorption. Because water pools along these surfaces, sensitive materials like carpets and hardwood floors are quick to absorb the moisture. Within 48 hours, saturation concerns can become so great that swelling, distortion, or deterioration make it impossible to preserve the flooring material. 

How Can Water Losses Affect the Carpet?  

Regarding water cleanup in Upper West Side properties, an understanding of what can happen to each of the affected elements in a flooring system can show the importance of each layer of mitigation and restoration work that our SERVPRO professionals provide. Affected layers of carpeted floors include: 

• Surface Layers – the fibers of carpeting can seem magnetized when it comes to absorbing and holding water. Carpet wands can help to reduce the saturation so that drying efforts can be more productive. 

• Padding – This layer directly beneath the surface fibers can also quickly and thoroughly absorb migrating water. Often, floating tactics for drying place air movers between the padding and the surface layers to work on drying simultaneously.  

• Subflooring – The base layer in most residential homes is either plywood or OSB board, both of which are not impenetrable by migrating moisture. Thorough drying of the top layers of this system can prevent water from reaching the subflooring.  

What Type of Cleaning Needs to Be Done to Restore Carpeted Floors?  

Once you have dried out trapped moisture in the flooring system's layers, it can be wise to clean the carpets. This extra step improves the look and feel of the damaged area, so it feels "Like it never even happened." We have several options for premier cleaning, including hot water extraction and preconditioning. 

No matter how we can help after a water loss, our SERVPRO of Upper West Side team are available 24/7 by calling (917) 498-1362. 

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