If you’re dealing with the headache of a flooded basement after all the heavy rain and storms we’ve had in Omaha and haven’t called a professional company for water damage restoration, you may find yourself with a mold problem. It’s important to realize, though, that it doesn’t take a full-on flooded basement for mold to develop in your home–wherever you find water that shouldn’t be there, you shouldn’t be surprised to see any number of mold varieties taking root, too. These molds can make your family sick (especially those with compromised immune systems) and eventually cause structural damage to your home, leading to the need for costly repairs.
Needless to say, mold in your home is unacceptable, and that’s why you need professional water extraction and water damage restoration from a company like Restoration Now! Omaha when dealing with a flooded basement. This can go a long way in preventing mold from forming in the first place, and if you find that any mold has gotten a foothold, our mold mitigation team can help with that, too!
Mold Prevention After a Flooded Basement
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, the only way to prevent mold after a flooded basement situation is to remove the water quickly and dry everything completely in a short amount of time. Mold needs damp places to grow in, and a basement that’s not properly dried after a flood is THE ideal environment.
The problem with trying to dry your basement yourself is that often you don’t have the time or resources to devote to the job. Maybe you have a box fan or two on hand and a portable dehumidifier if you’re lucky, but these things alone won’t dry out a flooded basement fast enough to Restoration Now! mold. You need the equipment that Restoration Now! Omaha has: industrial air circulators, professional grade dehumidification equipment, and the latest in electronic moisture sensors to pinpoint trouble areas.
Using these tools, we can dry out your basement much faster than using home methods. This can Restoration Now! mold from developing in the first place. However, if you wait too long before calling us and mold has started growing already, we can definitely handle that problem, too.
How Restoration Now! Omaha Removes Mold
Removing mold can be a complex process, depending on the material it has taken root on. Certain porous materials like carpet and drywall will need to be replaced entirely, because no amount of cleaning can remove every speck of mold from these surfaces. You see, individual mold spores are microscopic (they can’t be seen with the naked eye), and these spores can easily infiltrate porous surfaces. So no matter how well you clean a surface like carpeting, say, there’s no guarantee that all the mold will be removed.
For non-porous surfaces in a flooded basement that can be thoroughly cleaned, we can identify the kinds of mold that have started growing and use a variety of professional grade antimicrobial cleaning agents that kill mold at its source, leaving your basement clean, dry, and mold-free!
Contact Restoration Now! Omaha Today at (402) 502-7277
Mold in a flooded basement is never a fun thing to deal with, but with the right water damage and mold mitigation help from Restoration Now! Omaha, you can get your home and life back to normal fast and easy! We offer 24/7 emergency services, so give our team a call at (402) 502-7277 at the first sign of trouble.