Repairing Flooded Carpet: A cheap job is a good job right? Wrong….
Don’t let an inexperienced 24 hour carpet cleaner try to repair your water damaged carpets. These are the things you must be wary of:
Overcharging. An inexperienced water restoration restorer may build the job up with superfluous steps. E.g. using dehumidification for drying the water damaged carpets is not needed.
Not having the correct equipment. They can hire equipment from hire companies for the carpet. This is ok to do, but an established water damage cleaner will possess all their equipment to enable a quicker response and hopefully a better value job.
Does not have a proper moisture metre. If they don’t have the correct moisture meter, they can’t tell if the carpet is dry enough. This increases the potential of mould in future. Removal of this may be required.
If they aren’t specialised. There are a whole lot of “Carpet Cleaners” in this industry who do water damage jobs on the “side.” i.e. they aren’t the ones who do this kind of task everyday. Be careful of that. Repairing a carpet is an art. Taking carpet off the gripper strips then reinstalling them has to be taken on by a professional, otherwise carpets can be damaged incontrovertibly.
You may be asking, how do I decide on a professional Flood Restoration Business? Below I have selected some things to check for when you hunt around for a carpet flood damage business:
What size is their Yellow Pages ad slot: This can indicate how much work they are doing already. A full-size Yellow Pages ad can cost about $50 000. When they have invested in a large ad, you can have some indication that they will deliver the goods.
Where do they show in Google? The higher they rate in Google, the more webpage clicks there are for their business.
What Qualifications do they have? The fundamental qualification needed is a IICRC qualification for Applied Structural Drying and Water Damage Restoration.
Do Insurance companies hire them for their water damage jobs? This is a very good indicator. If insurance companies use them, the business is bound to be efficient at their job. Insurance companies tend to use the businesses that provide them the better value for their money.
How much Equipment do they have? They should own about 100 Air movers. If they have this many, this probably means that they have been up and running for a good while. It took our business 8 years to acquire that many wet carpet drying air movers.
What type of commitment can you get out of them over the phone? See if you can pin them down to a rate for water extraction, water removal and initial inspection. If they wouldn’t give you a rate for only this, you know they are not willing to assist you, so move on.
Response Time – Our Water Damage business in Brisbane is premised to a 59 minute response time to water damage emergency. The restoration needs to be done ASAP. Mould can come after a 24 hour period.
If you focus on these tips you are sure to locate a Flood Damage Restoration company who can get the job done 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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