Silver Lining Through the Storm

6/17/2019 (Permalink)

This home required flood cuts due to water backup through the floor drain.

This year has brought just as much excitement in storm damage as last year.  From the extreme cold in January and February to the quick thaw/flooding in March and April SERVPRO of Spencer & Iowa Great Lakes has had the privilege of helping many of those in need in northwest Iowa.  

This past month I had the opportunity of working with one of my insurance agents first hand.  Though I stop regularly to speak with his office, I spend a significant amount of time speaking with his associates rather than him.  Upon stopping at his house he and I had the opportunity to discuss the variety of services that we offer to help him through his recent drain backup issue.  

He was aware that we would have to pull carpet, due to having the moisture barrier on his pad we discussed what options to go with upon replacement of that.  The moisture barrier will lock the water under the pad making it impossible for us to properly extract the water and nearly every home that we encounter that has this type of pad finds it being removed during the restoration process.  

Unfortunately due to the water coming from a floor drain it is required for insurance purposes to be classified a category 3 water loss which means any drywall or wood surface the water touched must be removed and replaced, unless the homeowner assumes responsibility for the kept materials.  What this meant was we were not only doing flood cuts but also removing all doors and trim.  The homeowner/agent was unaware that we also offer reconstruction services which means he won't have to find a contractor to come in to his home and replace the drywall, trim, and doors.  

As we are still in the reconstruction process, I had an opportunity to speak with him recently and he is very pleased with the service we have provided as well as the ease of working with us.  

When disaster strikes your home or business, call the professionals that can truly help you start to finish at SERVPRO of Spencer & Iowa Great Lakes.  712-262-4379