Hardwood Floors in a Dobbs Ferry Home Suffer due to Flood Damage

5/26/2022 (Permalink)

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Call SERVPRO for Help with Water Damage Restoration in Dobbs Ferry

The hardwood floors of your Dobbs Ferry home most likely add timeless character to your home, and when floodwater damages them, the outlook may seem grim. As you evaluate your situation, you probably worry about the cost and the quality of the repairs. Most importantly, you need to know whether the water and debris that made its way into your home have damaged the floors forever or if they can be salvaged.

To assess flood damage in Dobbs Ferry, call SERVPRO and let us use our specialized equipment and establish a plan for restoring your home. We pride ourselves on being quick to react so your home doesn’t suffer from standing water longer than necessary. Mold growth is typical after a water event, and your home’s structure can also suffer from prolonged water exposure. As far as hardwood floors are concerned, three common issues occur whenever the floors absorb excess moisture:

• Buckling, which happens when wood planks separate from the subfloor
• Cupping, observed by a downward curvature of the floor
• Crowning, which presents an upward rise of the wood planks

As the homeowner, your instinct may move you to find the most powerful dehumidifier possible to restore natural humidity levels and allow the hardwood floor to settle back into its original shape. Although removing excess humidity is critical to the water restoration process, it has to be done methodically by constantly observing changes to the flooring and adjusting your efforts. Even your subfloor runs the risk of mold growth if it’s not treated correctly. Thankfully, SERVPRO has the knowledge and experience to help you. When restoration is not possible, we can also handle the removal and disposal of the flooring materials.

SERVPRO of Tarrytown/Elmsford is ready to help in the toughest situations. Call us at (914) 358-9000 and invite our team of experts to leave your home “Like it never even happened.”