Handing Fabrics during Water Damage Restoration in Slidell Homes

12/20/2022 (Permalink)

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Textiles are part and parcel of every property, whether used within structural areas such as room dividers or in contents like carpets and furniture. With their porous nature, any exposure to moisture has an impact since absorption is almost instantaneous. Proper handling of fabrics is essential when doing water damage restoration.

Fabrics can be spoiled by the moisture exposure or the actions you take during water damage restoration at your Slidell property. Therefore, taking action is enough only if the approach is appropriate. SERVPRO has professional water restoration technicians who are well-trained to understand the problems that affect fabrics and the best restoration approaches.

Common Problems Affecting Textiles:

• Stretching
• Staining
• Discoloration
• Deep soiling

Each problem has a different causative factor and might be aggravated when you attempt restoration, leading to irreversible outcomes. For instance, stretching is a common problem with carpets. Actions such as excessive folding, rough handling during removal, and cleaning or circulating air beneath the carpet to facilitate in-place drying can leave you with a stretched carpet. Too much stretching can also lead to delamination, permanently damaging the material. Our SERVPRO technicians avoid such outcomes by exercising caution during removal. We also use appropriate tools such as knee kickers and carpet awls.

Color Changes in Fabrics

The appealing look of your fabric items can be gone forever when the color changes. Such a change can be localized in an area as an ugly stain or widespread as discoloration, especially if the fabric is colorfast. Combating stains is mostly about timing since once the problem develops, it is challenging to reverse.  

Timely Actions That Prevent Stains:

• Separating colorfast items from upholstery
• Removing furniture from wet carpets
• Avoiding dragging items over carpeted

How you execute restoration also matters. For instance, our SERVPRO technicians avoid high pressure and temperatures when cleaning upholstery items. We also use gentle yet effective cleaning agents to deal with soiled fabrics.

SERVPRO of Slidell takes every possible step to ensure that water restoration saves your textile items from moisture exposure “Like it never even happened.” Call us at (985) 649-1516.