Fires don’t let you choose when they ignite and swallow everything in their paths. They don’t stop before consuming your valuable belongings, either. While firefighters were responding quickly and using their training to serve you might help mitigate the destruction, the water left behind is known to cause its own level of devastation. From the moment disaster strikes, it may be too late to save electronics and other office equipment, but this doesn’t mean all hope is lost.
If you seek out professional Commercial Fire Damage Clean Up in Vacaville CA as soon as possible after the situation is under control, much of your office furniture, equipment and inventory may be salvageable. Acting quickly is the key, though, because water damage doesn’t take long to spread. Furniture, flooring and walls begin soaking up moisture as soon as it makes an appearance.
Within 24 hours, furniture finishes and ink on paperwork begin to break down and bleed onto other items. Wood, metal, drywall and other materials also begin to succumb to the effects of smoke, water and oxidation. In as little as a day afterward, the damage could be irreversible.
After about 48 hours, you’ll have another issue with which to contend: mold. Early on, stopping the growth and spread of mold spores is a fairly simple matter but before long, this isn’t the case. Once growth of this potentially deadly fungus reaches a certain point, mitigation becomes a much more sensitive issue. By this time, your belongings and inventory may be beyond saving.
In short, contacting a company well trained and experienced in Commercial Fire Damage Clean Up in Vacaville CA is essential to keeping loss to a minimum. The longer you wait, the more costly and time consuming the process will be. If a week passes without taking any action, even the structure itself may not be viable. Cleaning and restoration could turn into rebuilding and replacement.
Fires cause their fair share of devastation but the water used to fight them can be equally destructive regardless of how quickly firefighters respond. Don’t let the aftermath be worse than the disaster itself. Contact SERVPRO of Davis/Woodland as soon as possible and let their professionals be part of the cleanup process.
