How Can Sevierville Commercial Property Owners Avoid Water Damage?

11/1/2021 (Permalink)

Water can become trapped and hide inside your wall. SERVPRO has tools to help locate hidden moisture.

SERVPRO is Ready to Restore Sevierville Buildings Needing Water Cleanup

In many cases, the water damage in a Sevierville commercial property had the potential for prevention. There are several proactive things that property owners can do to avoid damage from water.

SERVPRO recommends that Sevierville commercial property owners avoid water damage to their structures and contents. Inspections are one of the chief ways to catch minor issues before they become big expensive problems. A sample list of places to check in a business property would be: 

• Interior ceilings and walls for signs of water
• Around windows and doorways for visible signs of leaks
• Attention to discolorations on floors, walls, and ceilings
• Damp areas on the carpet in conference rooms or hallways 
• Outside areas include roof damage, and the grade should direct water away from the building

While visual inspections are a great way to catch early warning signs of water damage issues, SERVPRO techs have equipment enabling them to "see" behind walls and under flooring to determine if moisture is present that should not be there. The various moisture detection devices enable the techs to target problem areas within a commercial property without opening portions of sheetrock.

When SERVPRO handles water damage restoration for a commercial property, the goal is to allow the property owner to get daily life back to normal, whether an office building or a multi-family structure. The techs try to leave furnishings in place during the service unless there is a danger of damage due to the moisture. For instance. we can place a conference table up on blocks or move desks to another area during extraction and drying and then move them back in so there are few disruptions for the employees getting back into their day-to-day operations.

SERVPRO of Sevier, Jefferson & Cocke Counties at (865) 429-8885 supports local Sevierville commercial property owners with their professional water damage services available 24/7.