Water Mitigation

Every year one out of every five houses has water damage to a certain degree.  Commercial, industrial, and retail buildings are damaged nearly as often.  The most common source of water loss is a failure within the structure itself, such as a plumbing or appliance breakdown.  Once a loss happens time is of the essence!  Water can run rampant; destroying carpeting, cabinetry, trim, furniture, electronics, and anything else it touches.  Hiring a certified structural drying company can turn a devastating loss into a minor inconvenience!  Steamatic Total Cleaning & Restoration technicians are trained to minimize the loss as quickly as possible. 

Identifying the Loss Type

Water losses can be broken down into three different categories.  Being able to identify a loss is the first step to properly and safely treating the loss:
Category 1: Generally referred to as Clean Water within the industry, these losses contain no contaminates that are considered harmful to living organisms.  A broken water supply line or a knocked over water cooler, for example, are class 1 losses.
 
Category 2: Generally referred to as Grey Water, these losses contain a significant amount of contaminates.  These types of losses can be harmful to people and animals given prolonged exposure or consumption.  Examples of grey water would be dishwasher water discharges or toilet bowl overflows with only water and urine.
 
Category 3:  Generally referred to as Black Water, these losses are grossly contaminated.  Class 3 losses provide a significant health risk to people and animals that are exposed to it.  Black Water examples would be sewage losses, flooding from outside, Class 2 losses that have remained untouched for 48 or more hours, or toilet overflows that originated from beyond the toilet trap.

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