Business Office Water Damage

6/28/2022 (Permalink)

Water Damaged Business in Valdosta and Professional Restoration

Have you considered all of the different ways you can end up with water damage in your business?

Each year, about one in 50 business owners files a water damage claim, accounting for 29% of all homeowners insurance claims, according to the Insurance Information Institute. Water damage claims on average cost a little over $11,000.

There are several ways that your business can be damaged by water. You may want to review your policy to make sure you understand what is covered.

Accidental leaks, such as leaking pipes or appliances, like a broken washing machine or dishwasher. Water damage after a includes water from a sprinkler system or from the fire department. Water damage from a roof leak, for example after a tree falls on your roof. Water damage from storms can cause damage throughout your home or business.

If you have water damage, you will want to contact the professional restoration experts at SERVPRO of Valdosta. They are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. SERVPRO of Valdosta (229) 244-1466.

Commercial Property Fire Restoration in Lowndes County

6/27/2022 (Permalink)

The Importance of Immediate Restoration After a Fire

Dealing with the aftermath of a fire in your business is overwhelming and stressful. Getting production back on track, employees back to work and making decisions on rebuild are all priorities to any facility manager. Starting the fire restoration process should be immediate. For one, the sooner you start the sooner you can get your work life back to normal. The longer you wait the bigger the risk of long-term issues developing. 

Start the Cleanup

While you are still going to need to contact a professional restoration company to clean up after a fire, there are a few things you can do on your own. Of course, make sure that it is safe to enter the facility before attempting any cleanup on your own. Even if it is safe, make sure to wear proper clothing, like gloves, long sleeve shirts, and a mask.

Caring for your belongings: After opening the windows, make sure to scrub what you can with soap and water. This includes counters, cabinets, tables, and other surfaces. After scrubbing down surfaces, you can start to wash clothes and anything else that can be machine-washed. Keep in mind, more delicate items should be sent to a dry cleaner, and anything you wash at home may need more than one cycle to get the odor out.

What We Do

SERVPRO of Valdosta will come with industrial equipment to clean up fire and smoke damage. Doing what you can to clean your home can help speed up the process. 

SERVPRO of Valdosta provides 24/7 emergency services and is a trusted vendor. Many insurance companies actually prefer them for cleaning up fire damage. They have the training, experience, and equipment to clean your house from top to bottom. In doing so, they will bring your home back to normal and get you back in your house in no time. With over 1,700 franchises across the nation SERVPRO is able to help hundreds of thousands of people. If your business was struck with a fire, be sure to call SERVPRO of Valdosta at 229-244-1466

Water Damaged Businesses in Valdosta

5/23/2022 (Permalink)

Microscopic mold spores naturally occur almost everywhere, both outdoors and indoors.

Business owners work through several challenges to keep a commercial site running. There are several ways that commercial sites can end up with extensive water damage. If you experience water damage call SERVPRO of Valdosta (229) 244-1466.

Flooding and water damage is very invasive. Water quickly spreads throughout your home and gets absorbed into floors, walls, furniture, and more. SERVPRO of Valdosta arrives quickly and starts the water extraction process almost immediately. This immediate response helps to minimize the damage and the cleaning and restoration costs.

SERVPRO of Valdosta is available 24 hours a day for water emergencies, large or small. When you are dealing with water damage, immediate action is crucial.

A delay of just a few hours can greatly increase the severity of the water damage.
We can work with your insurance to make sure your commercial site recovers as quickly as possible. Water damage can lead to a serious mold issue if it's not handled by professionals in a timely manner.

Mold in Your Valdosta Business?

Microscopic mold spores naturally occur almost everywhere, both outdoors and indoors. This makes it impossible to remove all mold from a home or business. Therefore, mold remediation reduces the mold spore count back to its natural or baseline level. Some restoration businesses advertise “mold removal” and even guarantee to remove all mold, which is a fallacy.

SERVPRO of Valdosta

When you are dealing with water damage, immediate action is critical for your business. SERVPRO of Valdosta is available 24 hours a day for water emergencies, large or small. when the need arises for professional cleaning or emergency restoration services, we have the training and expertise to respond promptly with highly trained technicians to get your property back to business.

Since we are locally owned and operated, we are able to respond quicker with the right resources, which is extremely important. A fast response lessens the damage, limits further damage, and reduces the restoration cost. Call SERVPRO of Valdosta (229) 244-1466.

Valdosta Businesses Have a Great Restoration Resource

3/14/2022 (Permalink)

Valdosta is an interesting, unique place

If you tour the historic streets of Valdosta, you can experience graceful Southern architecture at its best. There are dynamic events and festivals. If you are looking for great food to enjoy there's savory shrimp and grits, award-winning barbeque, or home-style country cooking at unique Valdosta eateries. If you own a business in Valdosta, it's important to know who to call if you have commercial site damage.

Flooding and water damage events in Valdosta commercial properties are often complex with numerous issues that require a knowledgeable and flexible response. Whether we’re dealing with a relatively small water cleanup scenario or a large scale event, we work quickly to assess each unique situation and isolate the damaged area. In many instances, normal operations can continue in a temporary space while we restore your facility.

SERVPRO of Valdosta specializes in storm and flood damage commercial restoration. Our crews are highly trained and we use specialized equipment to restore your property to its pre-storm condition and we are an IICRC Certified Firm. We believe in continuous training: from initial and ongoing training at SERVPRO’s corporate training facility to regular IICRC-industry certification, rest assured our staff is equipped with the knowledge to restore your property.

Faster Response in Valdosta

Since we are locally owned and operated, we are able to respond quicker with the right resources, which is extremely important. A fast response lessens the damage, limits further damage, and reduces the restoration cost. When the need arises for professional cleaning or emergency restoration services we have the training and expertise to respond promptly with highly trained technicians to get your property back to business. SERVPRO of Valdosta (229) 244-1466.

Preventable Commercial Fires in Valdosta

2/16/2022 (Permalink)

If you do have fire damage in your home or business call SERVPRO of Valdosta (229) 244-1466.

Fires in the workplace are costly and dangerous. In many cases they can be prevented. It might be time to take a look around your business and see if there are ways you can try to minimize risk.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has some simple recommendations below to get you started.

Here are some ways you can prevent fire hazards in your workplace:

Check for damaged electrical cords and cables. Don't overload outlets and power strips.

Never use the elevator if there is a fire. Walk, don't run, down the stairs.

Keep your workspace and equipment dry, clean and well ventilated.

If you do have fire damage in your home or business call SERVPRO of Valdosta (229) 244-1466. After the firefighters leave there is going to be a lot of things to deal with, including restoration. This is a dirty, smelly and sometimes dangerous undertaking. That's why it is important to get the trained professionals at SERVPRO of Valdosta to your home or business.

The SERVPRO of Valdosta team has the smoke damage expertise and experience that allows us to accurately assess the extent of the damage to develop a comprehensive plan of action. Since each smoke and fire damage situation is a little different, each one requires a unique solution tailored for the specific conditions. We have the equipment, expertise, and experience to restore your fire and smoke damage.

We are locally owned and operated, our immediate response helps to minimize the damage, the cleaning and restoration costs.

Assessing Flood Risk to Your Valdosta Business

1/24/2022 (Permalink)

When you are assessing risks to your business, flooding may not be your first concern. Did you know, floods are the most common natural disaster in the US? That is according to Ready.gov, a FEMA partner. Is this enough to concern you to prepare your business for flooding?

A little about floods:

Result from rain, snow, coastal storms, storm surges and overflows of dams and other water systems.

Develop slowly or quickly.

Flash floods can come with no warning.

Cause outages, disrupt transportation, damage buildings and create landslides.

What should you do to prepare your business?
Every business is different.

Here are some basic guidelines from Ready.gov to get you started:

Review the risk assessment and the identified hazards and potential impacts to your business.

Use the business impact analysis as a tool to quantify potential financial impacts. Business Impact Tool

Examine any scenario that results in impacts to multiple facilities. Evaluate whether the limits of insurance are adequate.

Compile an inventory of properties and assets and determine whether insurable values reflect inflation costs over time.

Review whether property insurance policies cover actual cash value or replacement cost.

Be sure you understand deductibles, waiting periods before coverage begins, and procedures for notification of insurers when a loss occurs.

If you have water damage to your business, don't hesitate call SERVPRO of Valdosta today (299) 244-1466.

We have trained, experienced technicians ready to respond quickly and help. SERVPRO of Valdosta is available 24 hours a day for water emergencies, large or small. When you are dealing with water damage, immediate action is critical.

The Right Training Counts

Our staff is highly trained in property damage restoration, and we are an IICRC Certified Firm. Every five years, the standards are reviewed and updated. The water damage restoration field changes rapidly with advancements in technology and science, and therefore the standards must evolve to keep pace.

If you have questions about water, fire or storm damage, call the restoration experts at SERVPRO of Valdosta (299) 244-1466.

Storms, Power Outages and Your Business

1/19/2022 (Permalink)

Valdosta Storms and Power Outages

According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), approximately 44% of power outages are caused by storm-related events. In Georgia, businesses lose between 4 and 7 billion dollars annually because for power grid failures. Understanding storms and your commercial site is important.

Nationally 70 percent of businesses or organizations will face a power outage within the next 12 months. Is your business ready if you lose power during a storm? How much will the outage cost?

It is important for your business that you understand your risk, develop a preparedness and mitigation plan, and take action.

The key to making sure your business isn't lost during a power outage is to plan now. Can you continue to operate your business offsite during an outage? How will you communicate with your staff and customers? Developing a plan today can help your business when there is an outage.

Identify your risk, develop a plan and take action. Taking action can include making modifications to your business now. One example would be, is it important for your business to have working alarms system during an outage? Do they have supplemental power in the case of an outage?

These considerations and adjustments are a lot of work, but it could save your business in the future.

If you have damage to your commercial property from storms, fire or water damage consider bringing in the team from SERVPRO of Valdosta.

In the case of fire damage, smoke and soot is very invasive and can penetrate various cavities within your commercial site, causing hidden damage and odor. Our smoke damage expertise and experience allow us to inspect and accurately assess the extent of the damage to develop a comprehensive plan of action.

There's never a convenient time for fire or Water damage to strike your Valdosta commercial property. Every hour spent cleaning up is an hour of lost revenue and productivity. When the need arises for professional cleaning or emergency restoration services, we have the training and expertise to respond promptly with highly trained technicians to get your property back to business.

Our highly trained crews are ready to respond 24/7 to storm or flood damage in Valdosta. If you have questions about restoration, give us a call today, SERVPRO of Valdosta (229) 244-1466.

Commercial Fires In Valdosta

6/18/2021 (Permalink)

On average, US fire departments respond to a blaze in a building under construction or major renovation every hour and a half. This is according to the National Fire Protection Association.

They point out that these sites are notoriously rife with fuel, including piles of trash and excess building materials. Combine that with no shortage of ignition sources, ranging from heating and cooking equipment to welding and other hot-work activities, as well as the fact that fire protection systems like sprinklers may not yet be active. It can all add up to an environment primed for a devastating fire.

Every hour spent restoring your business back to pre-fire condition is an hour of lost revenue and productivity.

Fire damage can be very devastating for a business or commercial property. In addition to fire, smoke, and soot damage, water damage caused by firefighting efforts and fire suppression systems may occur. If you have a fire emergency, call SERVPRO of Valdosta.

The SERVPRO of Valdosta is composed of our best in restoration. Our elite large-loss specialists are pre-qualified and strategically positioned throughout the United States to handle any size disaster. Every large loss is supervised by a commercial operations manager to help ensure seamless communication and timely mitigation.

Whether your fire emergency occurs in a restaurant, motel, or office building, we will respond quickly to mitigate the damage and manage the restoration project through to its completion.

SERVPRO of Valdosta has the training, experience, and equipment to handle large commercial fire damage emergencies.

Is Your Valdosta Business Storm Ready?

5/25/2021 (Permalink)

When an emergency situation arises in your business, give us a call and we’ll be there fast with the help you need.

When storms are on the way make sure your Valdosta business is ready. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)has an extensive program to help business leaders plan for unexpected disruptions.

Preparedness Planning for Your Business

Businesses and their staff face a variety of hazards:

Natural hazards like floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes.

Health hazards such as widespread and serious illnesses like the flu.

Technology-related hazards like power outages and equipment failure.

There is much that a business leader can do to prepare his or her organization for the most likely hazards. The Ready Business program helps business leaders make a preparedness plan to get ready for these hazards.

Is your business and staff ready in the case of hurricane, inland flooding, power outage, and severe wind/tornado?

FEMA recommends starting with these basic steps:

Identify Your Risk

Develop A Plan

Take Action

Be Recognized and Inspire Others

Our Team Is Ready To Help 

SERVPRO of Valdosta is available 24 hours a day for water emergencies, large or small. When you are dealing with water damage, immediate action is crucial. A delay of just a few hours can greatly increase the severity of the water damage.

Flooding and water damage events on Valdosta commercial properties are often complex with numerous issues that require a knowledgeable and flexible response. Whether we’re dealing with a relatively small water cleanup scenario or a large scale event, we work quickly to assess each unique situation and isolate the damaged area. In many instances, normal operations can continue in a temporary space while we restore your facility.

Restoring Commercial Properties Presents Unique Challenges

Our professionals are trained to be mindful of legal and environmental concerns and strive to fully restore the damaged area while working within your budgetary constraints. We understand that every hour spent cleaning up is an hour of lost revenue and productivity. So when an emergency situation arises in your business, give us a call and we’ll be there fast with the help you need.

SERVPRO of Valdosta (229) 244-1466.