Mitigate the Damage

Another crucial step is to limit the amount of damage by protecting areas of your property that may have become exposed due to your initial loss and that can become more severely damaged as time goes by.

The first and most important step to help prevent further damage is to be sure the source of the water is turned off. In some cases it is not possible to turn the water off. If the source is from ground water or in some cases a backup from basement sumps you may need to isolate the water or redirect the water to prevent more extensive damage to the remaining structure. The Next step is to remove or extract as much water as possible. Then we would set up drying equipment to expedite the drying process. We use the latest equipment and have trained technicians on each job to insure the job is progressing with daily site inspections to insure this step.

General Guidance

In general the best way to prevent any further damage is to cover any exposed areas that my cause a future leak. H & R can assist with this determination and in all cases the insurance will pay for any preventative measures to protect your property. Normally we will measure and photo any damages prior to installing any tarps or covering up the area so we can provide this to the insurance co.