Appliance Malfunction Leads to Water Damage in Atlanta

1/30/2018 (Permalink)

An appliance malfunction can cause much damage to your home, SERVPRO knows how to eliminate the moisture and prevent further damages.

Water Damage Cleanup after Unexpected Appliance Failure

The very consumer goods we purchase to make life easier can take a turn for the worse when they fail to perform correctly in Atlanta. A dishwasher hides a loose drainage hose or the refrigerator ice maker has a crack in a pipe. These and other appliance mishaps can ruin floors and cabinets. We can help set it right.

When the particle board base of a cabinet or drywall between the water main and the refrigerator become soaked in your Atlanta kitchen, water damage has modern convenience as its ultimate cause. Invite one of our crew to consult, and we find the leak and arrange for its repair or the pipe or connection’s replacement. Then we turn to the resulting water damage, devising a plan to dry out and restore structural components and fixtures.

Our SERVPRO crews use sophisticated moisture meters and scanning devices to set drying goal baselines and locate any hidden pockets of water that built up over time. We remove kick plates to get to water under cabinets and drill small holes in drywall to release recessed puddles. The trained technicians examine flooring to ensure no moisture made its way underneath. If seepage occurred, we employ drying mats or strategically place air movers to dry out both the top layer of flooring and the subfloor.

If a wall or cabinet is wet, we use an extractor to suction moisture out and then use air movers and dehumidifiers to reduce moisture in the materials to normal levels. SERVPRO crew members monitor moisture throughout the process, taking care to reach but not exceed the drying targets determined by using criteria learned in IICRC training.

The area is then thoroughly cleaned, and touch-ups are done on painted areas. Woodwork, including the removed bases of the cabinets, is replaced and restained to match the rest of the kitchen. Waterlines are tested to ensure the problem will not happen again, and a final inspection for any mold or other secondary damage is completed.

SERVPRO of Southwest Cobb / Cascade is capable of assisting with any kind of water damage scenario, large or small. Contact us at (770) 739-2355 to set up a visit to commence a high-quality restoration effort by our crews.

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