What Every Property Manger Needs to Know

11/2/2019 (Permalink)

This is what your team should look like, even in the middle of a restoration project.

The main causes of water damage in a commercial property is appliance leaks and overflowing, plumping breaks and leaks, large spills, and natural disasters infiltrating the structure of the building. This isn’t even including the high population that runs through a building. Customers using the restroom, employees using appliances like a coffee machine or dishwasher, the large quantity of piping needed to cover an entire building. A home bathroom may be used a few times every day, but a building bathroom could be used several hundred times a day, creating a far greater opportunity for damage to occur. 

A couple of things to know about water damage in a commercial setting:

• There are three types of water that can be a part of water damage. 
• Clean water damage, caused by rain or clean appliance leaks.
• Gray water damage, caused by overflowing appliances or treated water.
• Black water damage, caused by sewage or flooding.
• Identify recurring sources of water damage.
• Follow up with affected individuals after restoration process has been completed.
• Reusing one restoration professional can allow them to understand the needs of the building really well.

When choosing a restoration professional to have continued service with, consider the following:

• Does their amount of equipment and workforce meet the requirement of restoring your specific location’s requirements?
• How efficiently can they restore your location so business can move on as normal?
• How quickly can they pursue the project after receiving details and doing an assessment of the damage?
• How can you get the best price to stay in your business’ budget?

SERVPRO of East Dayton can take care of all those considerations. They are a franchise of a large business, therefore having any needed equipment readily available. They also are local as a result of being independently owned, so they know the area and can give you small business, local prices. They are also a 24/7 hour emergency location. Your needs can be met before you even list them out.