When your home suffers water damage, there are two kinds of services you could require: water mitigation and water damage restoration. Although the two often go hand in hand, they are actually completely different services for two different issues. Depending on the kind of water problems you have, you may need both services or only one. For the most part, you’ll always need water damage restoration. You’ll likely only need water mitigation beforehand if you’ve experienced a flood or a leak that went unnoticed for an extended period of time.
Water Mitigation
You don’t always need water mitigation for water damages. However, if necessary, you will have mitigation before water restoration. Water mitigation is the process of preventing further water concerns. You’ll most likely need this if you still have water standing in your home or if there is a continuing leak in one of your pipes.
Water damage can spread quickly, creating a host of problems throughout your home. Mitigation attempts to protect you, your property, and your belongings by keeping them out of harm’s way. Water mitigation services could include:
- water removal
- fixing burst or leaky pipes
- moving furniture and other objects out of an area affected by water damages
- sealing off electrical components
- testing for other signs of water damage
Smaller water damage problems may not need mitigation services. However, for larger projects, mitigation is an important step in the cleaning and restoration process.
Water Damage Restoration
Restoration will always need to be done when your home experiences water problems. Restoration is the process of cleaning up the damages and returning your home to pre-loss conditions. A technician will check to ensure that no mitigation services are needed before moving on to the restoration process. If there is still water in your home or a source of damage that’s not fixed, there’s no point in restoring the damages already sustained; new ones will just form to replace them.
Water restoration is an important part of keeping your home healthy and safe. There are several dangers of leaving water damage untreated, such as:
- mold
- structural weakness
- electrical damages
- rodents, insects, and other pests
Once your home is water-free, a technician will restore all the damages and return your home to its original condition, sometimes even better.
Many home restoration companies offer both water mitigation and water restoration. When you call a company for water damage repair, they’ll conduct an initial inspection to assess the extent of the damage and determine the necessary services. Semper Fi Yuma provides water mitigation and water damage restoration services, depending on what your home needs. You can call us at (928) 260-5817, and we’ll schedule a technician’s visit as soon as possible to evaluate the damages. As a veteran-owned business, we know how important your time is, and we will work with Marine dedication to return your home to pre-loss conditions as quickly as possible.
