If Your Manhattan Carpets Are Damaged By Water, Our Experts Can Help!

1/25/2022 (Permalink)

SERVPRO of Upper West Side is here for you.

Removing Moisture From Water-Damaged Manhattan Carpets

Carpeting varies significantly from one Manhattan home to the next regarding feel and coverage. With a natural magnetism that already exists with this flooring for dust, debris, and other potential buildups, it is no surprise that disasters like water damage incidents can see saturation occurring quickly with carpets in the area as well. While multiple tools play a role in the recovery of these damaged components, one with a particularly important job is the weighted extractor.

This equipment is not necessary for every Manhattan residential water damage incident, though it can help to quickly relieve saturation and limit lingering moisture and dampness in this flooring material. Carpets have no resistance to permeation, putting subflooring and support joists beneath them at risk for structural degradation and secondary effects like mold or microbial growth if this situation persists for several days unresolved. With the use of weighted extractors, our SERVPRO professionals can begin the recovery process to protect installed materials and prevent unnecessary tear out and reinstallation.

Weighted extraction devices can get rented from specialty hardware stores and other chain locations throughout the city. These are much simpler models that utilize the weight of the homeowner standing on the equipment repeatedly to force moisture to the surface for removal with an onboard vacuum. Our SERVPRO professionals have a more advanced approach common to the restoration industry in remote-controlled devices to move quickly throughout each damaged room.

With fast response to the water incident, this practice alone can address the majority of the moisture and saturation, beginning with the carpeting and getting into the padding and underlay beneath. Removing the dampness and saturation entirely before compromising effects like mold growth take hold can protect carpeted areas of your property from requiring removal and replacement.

There are many situations that homeowners can address on their own but should your water damage incident get out of hand and spread farther than you anticipated, let our SERVPRO of Upper West Side response team help. We have sophisticated equipment to make water damages “Like it never even happened.” Give us a call at (917) 498-1362.