Contaminated water know what you are dealing with

The reasons why your home is suffering from water damage can be numerous, but the most common causes are likely to include, burst or leaking pipes, a burst river, large quantities of melted snow and even water used by the fire department to quell a nearby fire. All this water can find its way into your home through various ways, such as up through the floor, or through a cracked or damaged exterior wall. That is when your home will be in need of water damage restoration Atlanta.

There are three different types of water and you should familiarize yourself with the different classifications in order to fully understand what you are dealing with when it comes to flood damage. The three types of water are known as clean, grey and black.

Clean water is water that should not pose a risk to public health and usually comes from a home’s fresh cold water supply, usually via a burst pipe.

Grey water is more dangerous and has the ability to cause mild sickness in human beings and animals alike, the main sources of grey water are, toilets bowls, leaky washing machines and dishwashers.

Black water as the name suggests is the most dangerous of the three and will contain raw sewage and in turn will expose humans and animals to various dangerous bacteria and will cause severe illness and even death.

A good water damage restoration Atlanta company will be able to tell exactly what type of water you are dealing with and they will be able to take the appropriate actions to correct the damage. This will leave your home germ and water free and in a livable condition once again.

Dealing with a waterlogged carpet

If you have arrived home or woken in the middle of a storm to discover that your home has become the latest victim to suffer from flood damage then you may also discover that your carpeting has in fact become waterlogged. This can be a depressing experience as carpeting can be an expensive item to replace.

That is why it is a good idea to have the necessary home contents insurance to cover you in the event of your home suffering from wet carpet Atlanta. Of course if you consider the damage is minimal then hiring a professional carpet cleaning vacuum can be a cost effective way in which you can deal with the problem yourself. However, if the amount of water that has invaded your home and in turn has soaked your flooring then you may find that you will need to hire a wet carpet Atlanta remediation company to put it right.

There are plenty of companies who will offer you the best service when it comes to wet carpet Atlanta remediation. Mostly it will be a simple process that involves extracting the water from the carpet by the means of powerful vacuums. To make sure that the carpet is completely dry then they may well separate the carpet from its backing as this will speed up the drying process. Speed in drying the water damage carpet is essential in order to prevent the growth of mold, which can quickly overwhelm a carpet and damage it beyond repair.

So in order to doubly make sure that mold is not a problem most carpet remediation companies will spray the carpet with an anti-fungal spray after the drying and cleaning process is completed.