Services : Wet Document Restoration

Water exposed materials will sustain irreparable damage if freezing to stabilize the item and prevent further damage and deterioration is not implemented in the first 24 hours.
Books and valuable papers and other important documents are not usually a total loss following fire or water damage. Steamatic provides true vacuum freeze drying, fumigation, deodorization and reproduction services.

• Documents
• Books
• Archives
• Microfilm, Microfiche
• x-rays

Water exposed materials will sustain damage as water equalizes or wicks into the paper. Water, in its liquid state, is what causes damage to paper products.

A quick pack-out (i.e. no time wasted once the discovery is made) and immediate freezing is one of the most important steps to ensure an acceptable post-recovery item. Freezing is the only way to stabilize the item, prevent further deterioration, and allow time for decisions to be made concerning recovery.

Steamatic, and our affiliate company, BMS Catastrophe, have the largest freeze-dry chamber capacity in the world.