Cleaning Up Plantation Attics After Flood Damage and Storms

8/13/2022 (Permalink)

SERVPRO offers storm damage cleanup, removal after demolition, and build back projects--large and small--for Plantation properties.

Plantation Attic Flood Damage Is Serious

Intense storms can have a detrimental impact on roofing systems. When vulnerabilities exist, runoff and floodwater can find their way into attics and eventually the living spaces of your home. SERVPRO can help clean up water damage and repair the damages storms can cause your property.

Assessing Roof Damage and Immediate Needs

Before SERVPRO can address attic flood damage in Plantation homes, our professionals must assess and evaluate structural compromise to exterior elements like the roof. We can patch or use temporary tarping to stop any continued water flow into the structure, allowing restoration professionals to begin work inside the attic on cleanup, drying, and disinfection.

What Is at Risk in the Attic?

Several materials are likely to be damaged within the attic by intruding floodwater. Insulation, roof underlayment, trusses, and flooring can all be significantly damaged by prolonged moisture exposure. SERVPRO professionals must assess the condition of these items to determine where controlled demolition and build-back might be needed.

Thorough Drying Approaches

As you might expect, flood recovery hinges greatly on any effort to dry impacted structural elements. Non-porous materials and situations where attic flooding is not considered a contaminant, many drying tools get used in this confined space. Some of these include:

• Air movers
• Portable heaters
• Negative pressure machines
• Dehumidifiers
• Drying mats

Experienced Contractors to Help

Our general contractor license is an advantage of choosing SERVPRO to help restore your home after flooding. Because severe weather, floods impact so many houses, and hurricanes, having experienced building professionals on the roster makes a difference in how we approach restoration and how fast residences are returned to owners in preloss condition. We can quickly transition from cleanup to build-back, which is especially important when areas like the roof and attic are affected.

Flood damage can happen to any area of your house, but when the attic is affected, it can be a particularly challenging situation. Many depend on the experience and fast response of our SERVPRO of Plantation / Sunrise SE team to help. Call us today at (954) 280-8282.