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Toilet Overflow in Falmouth Apartment Gets Commercial Water Damage Cleanup

When a toilet backed up in a Falmouth property, the need for commercial water clean-up was immediate. SERVPRO technicians arrived to find standing water on the laminate floor that seeped into the carpeted adjacent room, as seen in the Before Photo. SERVPRO technicians immediately brought in their professional water removal services equipment to get the water off the flooring and out of the carpet as rapidly as possible. Any situation that requires water damage remediation is concerning in a Falmouth property. However, that concern gets compounded when the damage occurs in a multi-housing structure because the units share common walls. What happens in one Falmouth unit can easily cause issues in another one. This is just one reason SERVPRO techs carefully scope Falmouth properties on arrival.

Early Actions by Falmouth Property Owners Can Affect Water Damage Outcomes

The resident in this Falmouth unit went into action after the initial water damage incident and placed towels on the floor to absorb as much water as possible. This proactive response to the toilet overflow helped lessen the migration of the water before SERVPRO technicians arrived. The resident was careful to avoid contact with the water in the rooms and went to another home area after placing the towels. Even though the water in the Falmouth unit was from a toilet tank and did not contain raw sewage, SERVPRO advises individuals to avoid contact with any type of water damage until the technicians arrive and perform testing to make sure there are no harmful bacteria or other elements present. 

Water Removal Services by SERVPRO in Falmouth

When SERVPRO techs handle severe water clean-up situations, such as a toilet back up, they get to work immediately extracting the water. As seen in the Before Photo, there is a large capacity extraction unit to pull as much moisture as possible off the laminate flooring and the saturated portions of carpet in the Falmouth apartment. SERVPRO technicians make several passes over wet flooring with their extractor wands to ensure that the maximum amount of moisture gets pulled up and out before moving on to the drying phase. 

How SERVPRO Dries a Falmouth Apartment After Water Removal Services

The After Photo is a good example of how SERVPRO uses warm, dry air from air movers and dehumidification equipment to dry the bathroom and wet carpet rapidly. SERVPRO technicians strive to disrupt rooms as little as possible during the water damage restoration services. Even though the dehumidifier is porting capture moisture safely down the drain of the bathroom sink, the SERVPRO techs have left the Falmouth resident's other property around the sink area untouched. 

Final Touches After Commercial Water Damage Remediation in Falmouth Structures

Once the bathroom and adjoining room are verified as dry through probes and air moisture measurement equipment, SERVPRO technicians clean the surfaces with their biocides and antimicrobial cleaning agents to ensure the resident has a sanitary bathroom. If water spots occurred on the carpet, they could usually get addressed through the use of steam cleaning or the spot application of specific carpet cleaning solutions. The goal of SERVPRO is always to restore properties "Like it never even happened."