You have had a flood, as occurs from time to time, or leaking pipes have made your basement or crawlspace a swimming pool that you really did not want. You know there is water damage and you also realize that, after a while, there is going to be a bad smell. There is only one thing you need to do in this case. That is to get a water damage assessment FL contractors or remolding firms can offer to know for a fact what has happened.

There is also the possibility that the H2O entering your home came from the fire department while putting out a fire. The fire does a lot of damage as well as the remedy to that fire, which, of course, is the water. No matter how this gets into your home, if it is in the wrong places, it is bad. The workmen who check on your damage can also check into fire issues, in most cases.

There is something sinister about water entering your home when you least expect it. It does not set there, it has to go somewhere. It tries to get to the lowest point in your home that is available to it. The lowest point in your home can be reached by the water sliding down the interior walls. This can harm the walls and, when it pools around other things, such as furniture, can damage those too.

When you think about the dangers to your house from a lot of liquid coming into it through a lower floor, imagine it coming in from a leaking roof or burst pipe in a second or even third floor bathroom. All of that water has to get from the source to the bottom of the house. This means it flows through ceilings, floors, down walls, around furniture on all of those floors in between. This is further complicated by the mold spores that can brought in from outside, especially in the sunny Tampa, FL area.

An assessment will be made, by professionals in this field by, first, a visual inspection of all areas affected by this water and associated areas as well. This visual look will be followed by testing equipment that can detect moisture between walls, under floors and above ceilings. This moisture detection equipment will give the inspector an idea of how far advanced the wetness gets.

As each area, or space, is located it is further isolated from the rest through plastic sheeting or other constructed methods or preventing possibly contaminated air from getting out. Large air movers or fans are set up to evacuate the bad air from the house. This must be accomplished to begin the process of drying out the structure and preventing mold spores from getting from one area to another.

H2O has the tendency to soak into any organic materials, such as drywall, wood and many of the furnishings. This is also true of any fabrics, such as cushions, carpet and any fabric covered walls. These items may have to be disposed of if they cannot be cleaned properly. In the case of wood and drywall, these may have to be torn out and thrown away.

Insurance companies, in Tampa, FL, do not like to pay for damages done to your home and what, exactly was done by this flood or leak. Having this assessment is so they can determine what they believe they are responsible for. This report, along with the estimate from the contractors to make the repairs will assist them greatly in making you whole.

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