Burst Pipes? Let Us Help

1/10/2022 (Permalink)

Colder temperatures are slowly creeping in the Dutch Fork area, as these numbers reach overnight lows below freezing you could experience bursting pipes. You may inspect your commercial property on a regular basis, but sometimes bursting pipes still occur. If you experience water damage, as the result of a damaged pipe, time is not on your side. You want to get it fixed quickly so that you can avoid as much damage as possible. Here are some tips to help you prepare for what’s ahead:

Do You Need a Professional?
As soon as you’ve noticed or located damage, you may want to call plumbing experts to fix the broken pipe. The representative who answers the phone will likely ask you a few questions to determine what kind of problem you have, and dispatch assistance.

Assessing the Damage

Bursting pipes are as critical as they sound. Water is likely spewing in all directions, soaking everything in its path. Once the water has been turned off, gather as much information as you safely can.

Contact Mitigation Experts

Contact your local SERVPRO Franchise. They’ll take your contact information and send a team to help you ASAP.

Water Extraction
If your preliminary report over the phone was accurate, it will likely match the professional assessment pretty closely. This means the technicians can get right to the water extraction. They pump the water out to halt its potential to cause secondary damage.

Surface Drying
It's not enough to just remove the standing water. Everything must be dried, or your building is likely to develop a mold problem. This is particularly probable if the leak has significantly raised the humidity of the area.

All of these things ideally happen within the first 24 hours; mold can start to grow in as little as a day. The sooner you call the problem with your bursting pipes in and get the repair process started, the better chance you have of avoiding secondary damage.