Water Mitigation Is One Step in Remediating Smithtown Businesses

5/17/2023 (Permalink)

Don't let water damage go unchecked in your property. Call SERVPRO for help to avoid further damage.

Effective Water Mitigation Saves Smithtown Shops 

Water damage remediation terminology can sometimes be confusing to Smithtown business owners, but it is helpful if they can distinguish between industry terms. Words that seem almost synonymous to them could be quite different. They might improperly conflate distinct stages in the overall remediation process. Therefore, the following explanations attempt to clarify some of what happens during water damage recovery.

SERVPRO’s team of highly-trained water mitigation experts in Smithtown has quickly and skillfully returned countless commercial enterprises to normal operations. As knowledgeable professionals in this field, our technicians would like to give you a better understanding of what water mitigation is and how it differs from water damage restoration. Simply put, mitigation is doing what it takes to prevent water damage from becoming worse. At the same time, restoration refers to water damage repairs to return facilities to their pre-event state. More specifically, water mitigation:

• Is done during/immediately following basement flooding or a water event caused by things like ceiling leaks and burst pipes
• Occurs before restoration efforts in the water damage remediation process
• Offers temporary or top-gap solutions, while restorative actions are permanent
• Helps protect property from further damage and ensure the safety of customers, workers, and owners, while repairs are meant to fix existing damage
• Usually involves fixing or throwing things away instead of replacing them, while restoration adds new materials to buildings and replaces damaged items.

As you can see, both steps are integral to helping you fully overcome a water-related event as cheaply and swiftly as possible.

With this in mind, remember to call your helpful neighbors at SERVPRO of Greater Smithtown whenever you need top-quality water mitigation work done on your business. Our skilled crews can often stop further water damage from developing, which is likely going to save time as well as money in the long run. So, call us at (631) 265-9200 whenever you need us.