Is there a difference between Mitigation and Restoration? YES!
5/6/2022 (Permalink)
Small business owners and homeowners already have a lot to deal with and dealing with a disaster in the workplace/home is the last thing an owner wants to do. Despite all the best efforts and prep, you cannot prevent all types of incidents from occurring.
If a major incident causes excessive damage to your building, you will need to rely on skilled professionals to cleanup company such as SERVPRO of Bloomington/Pontiac. There are two major components of this process: mitigation and restoration.
Advantages of Calling in the Pros
Professional crews offer the following:
- Experience and expertise cleaning up after storm or other water damage
- The right tools and equipment to clean up and mitigate the damage so restoration to your building can begin
- Timely response and quick results from our professional crew
There are situations where minor damages can be handled in house. Just make sure the situation is handled correctly from the start, this will avoid further complications down the road! Take a moment to make sure you truly understand the situation and how it needs to properly be handled.
Understanding what Mitigation means
Disaster response companies will first need inspect the affected area(s) and formulate a proper plan. Once this has been approved by you, mitigation can begin. Depending on the actual size and scope of the damage to your building, our technicians can complete the mitigation process in a matter of hours, or it may possibly take several days. Crews will remove all water from the affected area and any water-damaged materials which cannot be salvaged by our drying process. We then, use high-powered fans and dehumidifiers, our team members will totally dry the affected area. After the cleanup and mitigation is complete, SERVPRO will sanitize all surfaces to kill any remaining bacteria and cleanup the mitigated area.
Understanding the Restoration process
Unlike the mitigation process, the restoration effort typically takes much more time. The restoration is the entire process of restoring your building to the pre-disaster condition/state. Restoration includes rebuilding and replacing whatever was removed during the mitigation process. This can often include rebuilding structural aspects such as the roof, ceilings, walls, or even floors. It also includes repairing or replacing drywall that was torn out and refinishing it and replacing flooring or installing new carpet. None of the restoration will begin until crews have completed all aspects of mitigation, including the drying process.
In catastrophic flooding and storm damage, the company may have to rebuild your building from scratch. If you choose the right cleanup company, you can feel good about returning to your building and getting back to business. The company you choose will help make your place safe once more, even after the most severe damage.
Trust the experience and expertise of the team at SERVPRO of Bloomington/Pontiac to take care of your business because we are Ready For Whatever Happens.
Contact SERVPRO of Bloomington/Pontiac at 309.8247.7500, 24/7/365. For your complete Mitigation-Restoration needs.