My Own Restoration - Three types of water damage affecting the home

Water damage

Water damage can occur anywhere due to weather or man-made events, which can cause a lot of harm to the property. In such a scenario, it is advisable to enlist the assistance of a professional water damage restoration company to analyze, contain and rebuild the damage.

While most professionals offer single solutions, My Own Restoration studies the type of water damage first and then develops a customized solution to address the entire situation.

As categorized by the IICRC (the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification), there are three classes of water damage based on the amount of impurity in the water that causes the destruction. These are:

Clean water damage
Grey water damage
Black water damage

Clean Water Damage

Water flowing through the house's water pipes is suitable for human needs for bathing, cleaning, and other things and, as such, does not present any harm to human health. Therefore, this is called clean water.

When water damage happens through plumbing leakages and damaged pipelines, it is called clean water damage. This water is all right and void of waste or chemical impurities.

In this case, thorough cleaning and drying out is done on every water-damaged item and surface, and then they can be put back into the house.

Grey Water Damage

Water from the house drains (sink, bath, toilet) is considered grey water. This water contains chemical matter (detergents, soaps, and potent cleaning agents), waste food particles, and a small number of biological pollutants. So, water from dishwashers, washing machines, sumps, toilet bowls with urine in the water, and bath drains comes under this type.

When greywater causes disrepair in the house, though it may not harm human health severely, it is recommended to decontaminate and sanitize every material before using it again. Every surface and object must be cleaned and dried thoroughly to cleanse it of water damage. Depending on what constitutes the grey water, soft furnishings like curtains, rugs, and upholstery might be scrapped and replaced with new ones.

Black Water Damage

Black water damage is the most acute as this kind of water mainly consists of waste, which is severely harmful to human health.

Back up from toilets, sewage pit overflow, rising floodwaters, seawater, standing water, and others constitute a majority of black water.

When there is water damage from such an unhygienic form of water, everything in the house must be discarded and replaced. In addition, there can be harmful bacterial and fungal growth due to black water on furniture and furnishings. Therefore, throwing away soft furnishing items like rugs, upholstery, carpets, and curtains is highly recommended, as even washing them out will not remove all the pollutants with certainty.

After the house has been cleansed and dried out thoroughly, another round of decontamination and sanitization will need to be done to eliminate every possibility of infection.

Water damage restoration experts like My Own Restoration offer a customizable approach for each type of water damage, including sewage removal and cleanup in case of type three water damage and routine water removal methods. So, it may be value for money to call upon such competent water damage restoration professionals for a convincing and thorough job.

Why My Own Restoration?

My Own Restoration is a highly skilled, professionally trained water damage restoration team serving property owners in Miracle Manor Tucson, AZ 85705, and nearby areas.

This team has specialized equipment and up-to-date technology to provide customized solutions to their customers.

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