When Your Nashville Basement Requires Water Removal Services

3/15/2018 (Permalink)

SERVPRO Removes Water and Dampness from Nashville Properties with Expert Crews and Resources

You might surprise yourself to learn how few people spend time in their basement, let alone check on it regularly. For many people, this area of their Nashville home is intended for storage and little else. The trouble with infrequently checking on your basement area is that you might not become immediately aware when something is not right. What might have started out like a damp feeling when you walked into the room has turned quite rapidly into water seeping in through mortar joints, or finding its way in through shared walls between this lower level of your home and its exterior crawl space.
 
One of the unfortunate aspects of rarely checking your lower level for any changes or visually inspecting structural components for wear is the inevitability that these vulnerable areas eventually form. Once water has a clear path through these new penetration points, these sites continue to erode and break away, letting water on the exterior (even underground) quickly find a path to your basement area. At this point, your only real solution for rectifying the situation and restoring your Nashville home from water damage is a professional services.
 
While our SERVPRO technicians get uniquely and specially trained to deal with all manner of water emergencies, locating the source and cause of your disaster is a critical component of a completed job. Our initial assessment maps out the full scope of the damage, but also looks for the points in which water was able to access your home unabated.
 
In many cases, the foundation walls have begun to erode, and the mortar joints are crumbling away from years of pressure. Likewise, your exterior crawlspace can contribute (or even be the entire cause) of basement flooding. Once the source has gotten adequately identified by our SERVPRO professionals, hydraulic cement can be applied to the vulnerable areas of the foundation construction to prevent further water penetration, and processes like crawl space encapsulation can take place. This procedure waterproofs all components of the crawl space surfaces and then covers the entire area in thick 12mm (or thicker) plastic to prevent any moisture or wetness.
 
When you are dealing with a basement that requires water removal services, you can trust the experienced restoration specialists at SERVPRO of Madison / Goodlettsville. You can reach us anytime by calling (615) 868-5324.

Find a job in this Music Capital by clicking here