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After

Niagara Falls Gym Gets Fast Water Clean Up By SERVPRO

Before calling in SERVPRO, the Niagara Falls fitness center owner attempted to handle the water cleanup on their own by putting down sandbags to stop the groundwater from entering the facility. Upon arrival, the technicians look for: 

- Ceiling leaks

- Needed flood restoration

- Areas that need water removal services

Challenges of Water Damage Restoration in a Niagara Falls Fitness Facility

SERVPRO techs know that groundwater brings a large number of issues as it enters a structure. One of the biggest problems is the potential need for sewage cleanup as this water brings along everything it encounters to end up within a structure. SERVPRO technicians found numerous issues in this Niagara Falls gym upon arrival, such as:

- Standing water that required water removal services

- Water damage repairs after flood cuts on the walls

- Careful handling due to the contaminated water inside the Niagara Falls facility

Actions for Water Damage Restoration in Niagara Falls Fitness Club

SERVPRO techs needed to wear personal protective equipment for the groundwater's safe handling within the Niagara Falls building. The sandbags around the front entrance did little to stop water entry, and it pooled atop the concrete substrate. The gym had rubber mats in front of most of the equipment bolted to the floor. The SERVPRO techs found no evidence of water removal services needed under the equipment and removed the mats outside the drying and sanitizing area. 

SERVPRO techs scoped the walls and found significant wicking within the walls around the front door where the owner placed the sandbags. SERVPRO technicians measured above the water line and cut the damaged portion of the sheetrock off. This left the wall cavity exposed and ready for drying. SERVPRO techs concentrate on removing the minimum amount of wall needed for stopping any further wicking into the wall assists in making water damage repairs fast and easyThis is because pieces of drywall cut to fit need to be placed and then to use a joint compound which gets sanded, leaves no trace after priming and painting of the previous water damage restoration in the Niagara Falls property.

Deep Cleaning Needed as Part of Flood Restoration Services in Niagara Falls Structures

After extraction of the water as seen in the Before Photo using portable pumps fitted with extension wands and drying within the Niagara Falls fitness center, SERVPRO techs moved on towards sanitizing the surfaces. The techs have EPA-registered cleaning agents, including biocides and training as AMRT applied microbial remediation technicians in the use of eradicating contaminants in water. Once the concrete dries, the salts can rise to the surface and create a white, powdery coating. Before the fitness center could get used by Niagara Falls members, the floor and surfaces need to be visibly clean and verify as bacteria-free through testing of surfaces, so members have a healthy environment to work out within without any reminders of the previous water clean up needed. We are proud to place our decal on the door that shows--Certified: SERVPRO Cleaned.

SERVPRO technicians walked the Niagara Falls fitness center owner through the worksite once the water damage restoration efforts were completed going over the actions taken as well as the needed minor repairs to make the water damage remediation complete.