Repairing Flooded Carpet: A cheap job is a good job right? Wrong….
Don’t have an amateur 24 hour carpet cleaner come to repair your carpets damaged by water. These are the things you need to be aware of:
Overcharging. An inexperienced water restoration restorer may fill the job up with unnecessary steps. E.g. using dehumidification for the damaged carpets unnecessarily.
Not having the correct equipment. They sometimes use equipment from hire places for drying the carpet. This is ok to do, but an established water damage cleaner will possess all their equipment so they offer a faster response and hopefully a better value job.
The right moisture metre. If they don’t have the choice moisture meter, they will not be able to know when the carpet is repaired. This furthers the danger of future mould. Removal of this may be required.
They are not Specialised. There are a whole lot of “Carpet Cleaners” in this industry who do restoration jobs on the “side.” i.e. they don’t take on this sort of job every day. Be wary of it. Fixing a carpet is an art. Removing and repairing and reinstalling the carpet has to be completed by a professional, otherwise it can be damaged beyond repair.
You could be asking, how do I pick a proper Flood Restoration Business? Below I have selected some signifiers to check for when hunting around for a carpet flood damage business:
How big is their Yellow Pages advertisement: This can be a sign of how much work they are doing already. A full-size Yellow Pages advertisement can cost about $50 000. If they have got a big ad, you can at least have some promise that they are established.
Where do they show in Google? The higher their rank in Google, the more “online votes” there have been for their business.
What Qualifications do they have? The minimum qualification they require is a IICRC qualification in Applied Structural Drying and Water Damage Restoration.
Do Insurance companies hire them for their own water damage jobs? This is a better indicator. If insurance companies hire them, the business is very likely to be superb at their job. Insurance companies generally use the companies that offer them the best value for money.
What Equipment do they have? They should own at minimum 100 Air movers. If they possess this many, this shows they have been in the game for a good time. We took 8 years to own that many wet carpet drying air movers.
What level of commitment can you get for them by calling them? See if you can pin them down to a fee for water extraction, water removal and initial inspection. If they won’t give you a fee for this in the least, you know they are not willing to assist you, so go elsewhere.
Response Time – Our Water Damage business based in Brisbane operates to a 59 minute response time to water damage emergency. The business needs to be responded to ASAP. Mould can come inside a 24 hour period.
If you follow these tips you are sure to get a Flood Damage Restoration company who can do the job right.
If you have carpet water damage Brisbane, call us for flooded wet carpet drying. Brisbane storm season is approaching and you may need storm damage carpet cleaning. Brisbane and surrounding areas serviced.
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