3 Stages of Recovery
After a flood, back-up, or line burst has occurred and water has damaged some aspect of your home, there are three steps you take to recover. The first step is called mitigation, which is the process for stopping the source of water from continuing to damage the home and the assessment and containment stages. Once the damage has been mitigated, you must remediate the impacted area, which usually includes demolition work to remove all of the non-recoverable materials like wet insulation, often times flooring and drywall are extracted from the home to eliminate the growth of any mold and contamination. You will often see ventilation holes cut from the drywall and ceiling and your contractor must conduct a moisture mapping to determine where the damage starts and ends. Water damage can be hidden in many cases behind walls, this is where moisture meters are used to determine exactly where the damage is located. High frequency turbo fans are left along with several other air filtration and dehumidifiers to eliminate all remaining moisture from the area. The final step is the restoration process which often turns into an opportunity for the homeowner to complete upgrades to the impacted area that’s being rebuilt. This involves planning and designing how you want the damaged area to look when it’s complete, along with the actual process of installing and building out the impacted area.
What's Next?
Choosing the right contractor for the job and in a pinch isn’t easy. Here at Better Colorado, we’re trained professionals that prioritize our customers in a state of emergency, dealing with water damage definitely meets that requirement. We respond to every call within 24 hours and we bring the right tools for the job on our first trip. What that means for you is that we’re able to start taking action to assess and contain the impacted area, once a plumber has been to the home and mitigated the source. We will use several different pieces of technology to map out exactly where the damage occurred, and where it starts and stops in all directions. We leverage a plethora of tools from moisture meters to FLIR (thermal imaging) cameras. Once we complete our assessment, we provide you with the option to have us not only start mitigating and remediating the damage but we also specialize in insurance claims processing. Here at Better Colorado, we have a department solely dedicated to helping our customers manage their insurance claims process and ensure nothing is overlooked.
Restoration
If there was ever a perfect time to complete some long overdue projects or upgrades, this is your chance! We offer financing options to cover any costs that you may incur when upgrading the impacted rooms in your home. We will always offer the options and provide you with an estimate for anything you’re interested in exploring, and we’ll always support our recommendations with context around why. We work with the largest suppliers in the state of Colorado and can get access to nearly every available product on the market, whether it’s a particular brand or specific type of material. Our team brings some of the most veteran, highly trained, certified, and experienced contractors in the industry to your door step, giving you all the confidence you need to tackle the project.
