Has your home suffered from a disaster recently? Here is a guide on how to estimate the timeline for disaster repair.
Water damage
Water is especially invasive and can quickly spread across the entire property, getting absorbed into your walls, floors, furniture etc. Within 24 hours, the following damage could take place in your home:
- Drywall starts swelling and breaking down.
- Tarnishing of metal surfaces.
- Furniture starts swelling and cracking.
- Inks and dyes from paper and cloth goods begin spreading and staining.
- There is a musty odor.
Further damage could be experienced when repair action is neglected for more than 24 hours. In fact, restoration cost could increase significantly in a week’s time in the event of water damage. It is best to call a professional for emergency water repair damage. Usually, such services are available on a 24 hour/7 day basis. You do not want to deal with mold growth, structural damage or biohazard contaminants that could cause serious health risks to all occupants.
Fire damage
Typically, repair for fire damage begins with a water cleanup. Professionals come equipped with specialized fire damage repair training for quickly cleaning up and restoring the home to the pre-fire condition. These professionals also take steps to get rid off of the invasive smoke odor, while deep-cleaning soot accumulated in the carpet and upholstery. While the water cleanup is done immediately, the fire damage restoration company will wait for the place to dry up before they begin the replacement of damaged walls, cabinets and other wood and furniture.
Storm damage
Torrential storms could result in broken windows, missing shingles as well as water damage, leading to a significant amount of destruction in your home. The time taken for restoration work will depend on the severity of damage suffered by your home. While hail and wind damage requires exterior restoration work (roof, windows and siding), water and flood damage will require interior restoration work as well.
