Call Our Experts In Mississauga After A Flood

2/5/2020 (Permalink)

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Help for Mississauga Flood Damage Due to Snow Thaw

If you are new to homeownership in Mississauga, the intensity of flooding during the snow thaw might be surprising. Other areas of the continent are in the news for the water incursions associated with events like tornadoes and hurricanes in the summer and fall, but our more northerly climate requires us to prepare for unwanted water while the snow cover is still significant.

Conditions Conspire to Create a Crisis

The risk of floods in Mississauga from snow thaw is highest during the winter and spring. The ground is coated with snow, but the air temperature can rise above freezing, and rapid melting can become a problem. Spring rains can make this situation worse as the snowmelt and rain run across the frozen ground, dumping into the stormwater drainage system all at once. The overload on the drains can cause sewage to back up. Besides, drains blocked with snow can force water to take another route, perhaps into your basement.

Challenges Transcend Water Damage

When faced with flood damage from both overland drainage and sewage backup, the situation can become dire. Response speed is critical because the water teems with hazardous substances. Snowmelt brings the chemicals from roadways, landscaping, and industrial waste, both suspended in water and as mud and silt, into your home. Sewage threatens health with human blood and fecal-borne pathogens. SERVPRO’s professionally trained, equipped, and experienced workforce is your buffer and solution to these crises.

Hard Work Plus Science

Although SERVPRO employees are highly skilled in innovative techniques, and the use of efficient professional equipment, flood mitigation and remediation jobs often begins with shovels. Before our pumps and extractors can remove the contaminated water, the solid debris must be reduced significantly. Once the process is streamlined, we ensure mud, debris, and Category 3 water are all safely contained for lawful disposal following local rules for hazardous waste.

Detecting, Disinfecting, and Drying

Although speed is essential, SERVPRO knows that we cannot become so focused on “fast” that we forget thoroughness. Any moisture that remains in the affected space continues to destroy porous building materials and expose your home to the probability of mold damage. Using sensitive detection devices, we chase down any lingering moisture, including in recesses and building cavities. We use a range of strategies, including employing portable extractors, drilling holes in mortar joints, and making flood cuts to release water and open areas for drying. Crew members apply effective antimicrobial treatments to cleaned surfaces, and then roll in the air movers and appropriately matched dehumidifiers to dry out the spaces.

SERVPRO of North Mississauga offers a complete menu of flood recovery services when a welcome thaw becomes a contaminated torrent into your home. Call us round the clock every day of the year at (905) 238-7376. We’re Faster To Any Size Disaster.

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