Wednesday 16 September 2015

Disaster Restoration: How to Deal with Molds?

Natural disasters are bound to happen and no one can win over them, along with it comes massive destruction and displacement of property, moreover thousands of people die during the disasters. In 2012, there were approximately 905 natural disasters in which 36% were hydrological disasters (floods).

Massive destruction is caused due to the flood and water which starts to penetrate from the walls and moreover mold is formed which is highly dangerous for infants, the elderly and people with breathing disorders.

Mold may not be visible to us, but sometimes it may grow behind the ceilings, under the roof or in air conditioning ducts. If we ever see small patches of mold anywhere, then it can be suspected that there is much larger mold growing hidden away on the other side and for that we definitely need a professional help.The restoration companies provide this service and they inspect the mold carefully with proper equipments like Borescope and accordingly set up remediation plan for the removal which includes:

a)    Containment

b)    Filtration

c)    Removal and finally,

d)    Cleaning

The common signs to suspect that there is mold problem includes:

1.    There can be allergic symptoms.

2.    Mold smell would be persistence.

3.    Check for water problems, for example flooding, leaking roof or leaking pipe.

Water leakage is also a major problem as water may be clogged and it would become a breeding place for so many insects and germs which would cause infections so it is better to get waterproofing done with professional’s help who would solve the issue of leakage.

Disasters can never be predicted with so much surety and has adverse after effects so for that there are many professional services that provide relief work and the best one being ‘’Above All Emergency Services’’, which provides property restoration from  water damage, floods, fire & smoke, wind, sewer back-ups, vandalism and others.