Commercial Water Removal in Nutley Warehouse Brings Challenges

3/2/2020 (Permalink)

“Like it never even happened.”

Commercial Water Damage in Nutley Warehouse Needs SERVPRO’s Knowledgeable Team 

Nothing can bring the pain to a business like the need for commercial water removal. For safety reasons, most places need to close during mitigation of water loss, particularly in a warehouse where slip and fall accidents on a wet slab floor are a cause for concern. 

The goal for SERVPRO techs addressing commercial water removal needs in a Nutley warehouse first is to ensure items within the water loss area without any effects remain that way. Typical actions, including the coverage of the stock items with plastic or moving it to another area during the cleanup. Whenever the water loss requires a move-out, the techs carefully document where each item gets taken from, so it gets put back in the same spot.

Water Extraction is Key

The root cause of the issue was a water main burst that dumped hundreds of gallons of water onto the warehouse slab floor. Concrete flooring absorbs water, and more prolonged exposure occurs increases the time needed to dry the floor.  The techs chose to use truck-mounted pumps and ride on Rover units to extract that maximum amount of water in the least amount of time. 

Damage Preventative Measures

Due to the high humidity conditions inside the warehouse, the techs moved out racks that held boxes to another secure area to inhibit that chance of moisture penetration damage to the stock or rusting elements on the racks. 

Drying on the Large Scale

A warehouse this size needs a large number of air movers and dehumidifiers in use at the same time. Fortunately, SERVPRO has access to an extensive array of equipment for situations like this, so the entire loss area gets addressed at the same time and dries evenly. 

Cleaning Post-Drying

During the drying phase, SERVPRO techs monitor the air moisture content levels carefully to ensure that drying goals get attained. Because bacteria can set up quickly in water, once the warehouse confirms as hitting the measurements for dryness, the techs clean all affected surfaces with their professional-grade cleaning agents. Leaving the warehouse sanitized and ready to reopen.

SERVPRO of Nutley / Bloomfield at (973) 662-0062 stands ready to help local businesses with commercial water removal needs 24/7 and make the loss, "Like it never even happened."

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