Necessary Water Damage Mitigation Steps for the Attic in Levittown Homes

2/2/2022 (Permalink)

Water leaks in attics can go unnoticed for long periods of time. Be sure and inspect your attic often for signs of moisture.

SERVPRO Delivers Various Services for Successful Water Mitigation in Levittown Homes

Water leaks in enclosed areas such as the attic present unique challenges. Minor leaks might go unnoticed for some time. At the same time, removal after significant intrusion poses logistical challenges such as limited access to the area to perform water damage mitigation activities like extraction, drying, or removing materials.

Before starting water damage mitigation at your Levittown home, evaluation is necessary to identify the origin of the water intrusion and how destructive it is to the materials. Assistance from SERVPRO water restoration technicians eases such evaluation since we can do it non-intrusively. 

Typical Sources of Water in Attics Include:

• Condensation pans clogging in HVAC systems
• Ruptured water heaters 
• Damaged plumbing lines
• Roof damage by trees or fallen branches

Fixing the source is an essential step in the mitigation process. Even when it is impossible to repair the damage immediately, temporarily patching the source area allows other mitigation processes to continue effectively. Tarping the roof and shutting off other utilities ensures water does not continue leaking.

Sometimes Mitigation is Limited by Extraneous Issues Like:

• Difficulty in setting up restoration equipment in the affected area
• Numerous electrical hazards in the attic
• Structural materials like sheetrock that prevent access  

Personal injury is the worst of the problems that can develop when mitigating water damage in the attic. Electricity poses the most significant risk of personal injury. Since most hidden parts of the electrical system in a house run through the attic, the best way to prevent injury is to turn off circuits, which is essential when working in the area, whether demolishing materials or extracting water. 

Limited access is an inconvenience, but it should not stop mitigation processes. Removing structural materials such as sheetrock helps create the necessary access. Our SERVPRO technicians also inspect other materials in the area to determine the unsalvageable ones and thus remove them when making access. 

SERVPRO of Levittown, Bethpage makes all the necessary preparations to ensure water damage mitigation eliminates problems in any section of the house, "Like it never even happened." Call us at (516) 261-9600.