Are You Prepared for Snowmelt Flooding?

4/7/2020 (Permalink)

Snowmelt in Greeley can cause flood damage in your Greeley Home.

As the seasons change in Colorado, melting snow can cause flood damage in your home. This winter’s weather in Colorado has brought us above average snow fall. If your home is positioned at the bottom of a hill or a slope, the chances of flood damage for your home grow significantly, as gravity dictates that the water would flow downward. Most homes in these situations have defenses for this, such as sump pumps laid in their basement to redirect snowmelt-waters away from the house. However, sometimes, defense mechanisms can fail.  

Calling for help as soon as you find the flood damage in your Greeley basement is best. Unfortunately, the flood damage in your home can come from a sump pump failure, causing puddles of water to form around the drain. In severe cases, it can flood the entire floor in your basement. The reason why it is essential to call for help, as soon as you can, is because leaving water-based damage for any length of time can lead to secondary damage, such as mold, developing in your home. Furthermore, allowing more damages to develop only makes the problem more expensive to solve. Dealing with it quickly ensures the least expensive option and avoiding secondary damage.

SERVPRO Franchise professionals understand how stressful finding flood damage can be. As a result, we always strive to be onsite with 4 hours of receiving your call. Once we arrive, our SERVPRO technicians can get to work right away and use advanced technology to solve the issue.  

To remove the standing water, SERVPRO Franchise professionals can use a combination of portable pumps, even submersible if the water is significant in volume, wet/dry vacuums, and extractors. All of these devices are designed to get the water out of your house as soon as possible. Depending on the location and situation, SERVPRO can either redirect the water away from your house or remove it via truck. Once the water is gone, we can focus on using drying equipment to ensure that your home is at the proper moisture level that it should be, relative to the climate of your location.  

If a flood does strike your home or business, call SERVPRO of Greeley/Windsor at 970-353-1388. Even minor floods have the potential to cause major damage to a structure when not treated quickly and properly, and the cleanup is often an overwhelming task.

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Our SERVPRO Professionals are highly trained in property restoration. From initial and ongoing training at SERVPRO's Corporate Training Facility to regular IICRC industry certifications, our Professionals are equipped with the knowledge to restore your property. The SERVPRO training program includes, but not limited to, the following:

• IICRC Training
• Employee Certification Training
• e-Learnings
• Continuing Education Classes