Water

9/19/2018 (Permalink)

October fog is coming a little early this year.... that means more wet weather!

Many old homes within our great Willamette Valley are historic and lack many of the protective features that many new construction homes have.

New construction has treated wood, insulation, and barriers, that prevent mold and water damage; in older homes, however, many lack these great features and thus more are adept to water damage.

Basements especially! In older and newer homes, basements flood. Pipes run above the basement and can brake in frozen conditions, which then lead to flooding.

According to Waterdamagedefense.com, 98% of basements experience some sort of water damage in its lifespan.

In addition, 14,000 people in the U.S. experience some sort of water damage emergency each day. That's a lot!

The good news is, SERVPRO of Linn and Benton county has all the equipment and expertise to fix any water damage situation. Our crews are trained to handle whatever the situation is.

As a franchise, we also follow the "1-4-8" rule.

      -Within 1 hour we are in contact with the customer.

      - Within 4 hours mitigation has begun.

      - Within 8 hours we are speaking with the adjuster about your situation.

Following these steps makes the secondary halt, and help, we make it "Like it never even happened".