When Your Nashville Home Requires Water Removal

5/27/2018 (Permalink)

SERVPRO Technicians Remediate Damage as Well as Help Prevent Future Problems

Nashville homeowners are quite familiar with the severe weather damage that could affect their home. Even without the excessive storms passing through the area, natural springs on the property around your home present an ever-present threat to the foundation of your house, with constant water pressure trying to penetrate the blockwork of your basement and crawlspace.  
 
While you might never want to need water removal services for your Nashville home, sometimes nature has other plans. With the degradation of the blockwork used to construct your home over time, the likelihood of impending flooding and substantial damage can prove inevitable for some houses in the area. Fortunately, when it comes to weatherproofing your home against this persistent threat, or removing the damage that has already occurred, SERVPRO is here to help you through it all.  
 
Our team of technicians responds quickly to your call to start assessing the damage that your home faces and what our professionals must do to restore the damage and safeguard your home from further trouble in the future. Starting this process involves locating the source of the damage that you experience right now and sealing up these areas (where possible) with hydraulic cement to withstand the pressure of the water from the exterior attempting to make it in.  
 
More widespread failure of your foundation could require reconstruction efforts from a residential contractor before measures can be taken to restore the damages and safeguard from further issues completely. One of these measures that can get taken and recommended by our SERVPRO professionals is to encapsulate the crawlspace of your home, which is often the source of persistent moisture and dampness to many residences.  
 
This process seals up penetration points in the construction, and then encapsulates the entire area in a thick 12mm plastic sheeting to prevent water from getting into this area, and then making its way into your home. Often the installation of a sump pump is necessary to divert water out of this area. This approach also seals off any exterior points of access, which helps to reduce heating and cooling costs if your crawlspace directly shares adjacent walls and flooring with other areas of your home.  
 
Needing water removal for your home might not be something that you are entirely familiar with, but with the right team of professionals at your disposal, it does not have to feel overwhelming. Our SERVPRO of Madison / Goodlettsville technicians are available 24/7 to help you with any water damage concerns you have and restore your home to the way it used to be. Give us a call today at (615) 868-5324.

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