Water Damage Won’t Defeat You with SERVPRO of Murrieta on Your Side.

Water damage…. It overtakes floors and ceilings, leaks down the sides of walls… causes odor and mold. Our trained teams at SERVPRO^® of Murrieta can remediate water damage, mold damage, and even help remove lingering odors.

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Horror Stories and Background Noise

Before homeownership: ghostly moans, howling beasts, and maniacal laughter.

After homeownership: dripping water, leaking pipes, appliances breaking, and maniacal laughter from very advanced mold.

It’s no use hiding under the bed because:

1. Water damage can extend there, and if it does, you’ll be even more uncomfortable.
2. Mold eats pet dander and human skin cells, both of which are usually found in abundance under beds. You don’t want to share the space with an active mold colony.
3. The damage continues to worsen until professionals remediate it, so hiding won’t make the bad stuff go away (hiding rarely does).

Whatever the cause, as soon as you even suspect there is water damage, call the professionals (us!) at SERVPRO of Murrieta. Because water damage gets worse the longer it remains in contact with anything, our emergency services are always available.

Call 951-894-4392, and we’ll fulfill our promise: Faster to any size disaster.

To DIY or Not to DIY (Do It Yourself)

Some publications and certain video stars make bundles of cash claiming that anyone can remediate water damage and restore homes to preloss conditions with no special training or equipment. Read the articles and watch the videos, and you’ll learn that you don’t need any special equipment except for … [a list longer than the Nicholas Canyon Road Hiking Trail], and “no special training” except for the experience of our teams at SERVPRO of Murrieta.

The writers and video stars aren’t trying to trick you. It’s just they’ve been doing the work for so long that it’s second nature to them. They already have the equipment, so it’s no big deal.

Here’s a partial list of what you’ll have to buy or rent:

• Water-extraction equipment
• Room-strength dryer
• Indoor hygrometer (to measure humidity)
• Barriers and fans to redirect fumes away from family members
• PPE (personal protective equipment)
• Blocks to separate materials that are being dried
• Storage unit if some items need to be kept off-site for deeper cleaning of structures
• Cleaners and disinfectants that meet requirements of the Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC) (remember that different materials require their own cleaning solutions)
• Fungicides
• Ozoning equipment to get rid of lingering odors
• Permit to dispose of hazardous waste
• Building materials to help restore structure and belongings

In another week, we’ll depress (or impress) you by listing the types of skills required. We certainly believe the skills are learnable; we’ve learned them, and we have experience. We just don’t believe one magazine article or video is enough.

Break Time!

The Office of We’ll Never Need this Information provided this gem:

Snails can go into 3-year-long hibernations when the weather is not moist enough for them.

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951-894-4392