Repairing Flooded Carpet: A cheap job is a good job right? Wrong….
Don’t let an inexperienced 24 hour carpet cleaner come to repair your carpets with water damage. These are the signs you need to be careful of:
Overcharging. An amateur water restoration carpet cleaner may fill the job up with extra inclusions. E.g. using dehumidification to dry the water damaged carpets is not needed.
Using the correct equipment. They may borrow equipment from hire places to dry the carpet. This is acceptable, but a professional water damage technician will possess all their equipment so they can offer a speedy response and hopefully a better value job.
The right moisture metre. If they don’t have the proper moisture meter, they can’t know whether the carpet is dry. This enhances the problem of future mould growth. Removal of this would then be required.
If they aren’t specialised. There are a lot of “Carpet Cleaners” in this industry who do water damage restoration work on the “side.” i.e. they aren’t the ones who do this kind of task everyday. Be wary of this. Fixing carpet water damage is an art. Taking carpet off the gripper strips then reinstalling them must be completed by a professional, otherwise they can be permanently damaged.
You might be pondering, how do I find a proper Flood Restoration professional? Below I have selected some pointers to look out for when you hunt around for a carpet flood damage business:
What size is their Yellow Pages ad slot: This can be a sign of how much work they get already. A full-size Yellow Pages ad can cost around $50 000. When they have got a big ad, you have some expectation that they are professionals.
Where do they come up in Google? The higher their rank in Google, the more “online votes” there has been for that business.
What Qualifications do they have? The base qualification they need is a IICRC qualification for Applied Structural Drying and Water Damage Restoration.
Do Insurance companies use them for water damage jobs? This is a top indicator. If insurance companies use them, the business is probably going to be superb at their job. Insurance companies will tend to use the businesses that offer them the top value for their money.
How much Equipment do they have? They should at least own 100 Air movers. If they own this many, this is a good indicator that they have been running for a while. It took our business 8 years to build up that many wet carpet drying air movers.
What kind of commitment can you get out of them by calling over the phone? Ask if you can pin them down to a set fee for water extraction, water removal and initial inspection. If they won’t give you a rate for at least this, you know they are not willing to serve you, so go elsewhere.
Response Time – Our Water Damage Brisbane-based business works to a 59 minute response time to water damage emergency. The business needs to be attended to ASAP. Mould can appear inside a 24 hour period.
If you follow these tips you are sure to get a Flood Damage Restoration professional who knows what they are doing.
If you have carpet water damage Brisbane, call us for flooded wet carpet drying. Brisbane storm season is approaching and you may need storm damage carpet cleaning. Brisbane and surrounding areas serviced.
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