Water may be the fountain of life but it can also be extremely destructive when it floods through your house. After flooding, whether through natural or domestic causes. Water damage clean up should be top of your list. A Emergency provides disaster recovery services throughout Chicago, including water damage clean up.

Water’s destructive forces include rotting, breakage, rusting, contamination, mold, seepage and more. Property owners dread water damage and for good reasons.  Water can damage furniture, carpets, flooring, wiring, electrical systems, appliances, plumbing and structures. Water damage from flooding is usually extensive and severe. Water damage cleanup is no easy task. If the water is more than you can handles with a mop and a bucket, you probably need professional water damage cleanup.

Standing water will soon become contaminated and pose health risks. It does not take long for standing water to turn into black water. It also does not take long for a mold infestation to take hold. The longer you leave water cleanup, the bigger your problems become. You could also jeopardise your insurance coverage if you don’t act on water damage within a reasonable time.

Water damage can result from several causes such as leaky appliances, unclosed taps, broken hoses, burst pipes, roof leaks and various other domestic problems. Water damage can result from natural causes such as natural floods, storm surges, snow melts, excessive rain and flash floods.

Water damage can range from minor to catastrophic. Your best chance of avoiding catastrophic is to act at the first sign of flooding. The sooner you get a disaster recovery team on site, the less damage you will suffer. Water damage clean-up is part of the recovery process that will restore your property to pre-disaster condition as quickly as possible.

After a fire, you need to know who to turn to for fire damage clean up. A Emergency provides fire damage clean up and disaster recovery services throughout Chicago. A fire can leave an awful mess and extensive damages in its wake. The fire department will extinguish the fire but they don’t clean up the mess. After emergency services and first responders have left, you are left with the aftermath.

Fire damage clean up should not be delayed. After a fire your property may pose a safety risk. Additional damage will also occur if disaster recovery processes are delayed. You also need to consider your property insurance clauses and requirements. You don’t want to invalidate your insurance by delaying important recovery and repair work.

Fire damage clean up starts with site inspection and evaluation.  Once the situation is assessed the disaster recovery team will draw up a plan and commence the cleanup and reconstruction work. One the first things a disaster recovery team will do is to secure your property. Your property might not be safe for normal cleanup and recovery work. Disaster recovery specialists will first secure your property and make it safe for other workers. This could involve structural supports, board up, roof tarps, temporary fencing and so on.

The cleanup process will involve water extraction, cleaning, drying, smoke removal, odor neutralization, sanitizing, decontamination, mold remediation, salvaging and more. Once your building has been cleaned and sanitized, repair and construction work can commence.

A disaster recovery team will restore your home or home or building to re-disaster state or better. They have the required resources and specialist sub-contractors for electrical work, plumbing repairs, roofing and general construction. They will also help you with insurance claims and related administrative and legal paperwork.

Ways in which professional flood restoration services can help

You may find your home under water following a flood or storm. When there is water damage in the house resulting from flood the first step will be to consult a professional flood restoration specialist for cleaning and restoring the area thoroughly. And who better can do the needful than A-Emergency. Our experts are certified and trained and thus can reduce damages significantly and at the same time protect your health and prevent long-term problems. The best part is we are available 24/7 which means even during emergencies we will be by your side. The areas that we serve include the ins and outs of Chicago, Lincolnwood, Niles and Skokie, IL.

Why choose us?

• For us, your health is of utmost importance. Flood water can carry hazardous organisms and bacteria and such contaminated water is likely to affect the home badly and also increase the likelihood of the growth of mold and mildew. To come in contact with such affected water or area can take a toll on your health
• It is vital to restore a home right away after it has been affected by flooding. We possess the needed expertise, equipment and manpower for cleaning, restoring and repairing your home efficiently and quickly. Further, they will help in removing the different forms of hazardous material from the home
• Restoring the home after a flood is not a DIY job. In the absence of the right experience and tools things can turn worse. Here professional opinion matters.
• When you call us right away after the flood damage you can drastically reduce losses and costs. After all the sooner all the water gets extracted the less damage it will cause to the home. Timely response indeed will work wonders in saving your property from structural damage, wall and floor damage, furniture damage and mold.

Hurry, book an appointment with us today. We are available both online and over the phone.