Can One Company Repair Roof Damage and Attic Flooding in Raleigh Homes?

9/1/2020 (Permalink)

When storms come, often damage follows. We can help! SERVPRO has the manpower and equipment to restore your home.

With In-House Contractors and Knowledgeable Restoration Professionals, our SERVPRO Team can be a One-Stop-Shop for Flood repairs and Drying  

With torrential storms like Hurricane Florence that impacted the Raleigh area in recent years, homeowners were awakened to how unprepared many structures were for torrential rains, damaging winds, and other compromising conditions. Roof damages were among the most commonly experienced structural condition, but these situations were rarely only superficial. Once vulnerabilities exist with your roof during a severe weather event, the property becomes susceptible to disasters like flooding. Because this same destructive storm loss level is possible every spring and summer from the coast, our SERVPRO team must stay prepared to respond with efficient mitigation and repairs.  

Flood damage in Raleigh homes and businesses is rarely as simple as it sounds. Especially in situations where a damaged roof allows for water penetration, flooding in your home's attic space can be challenging to track and restore. Because the property remains vulnerable to continued flood damage and other threats when the roof damages are not resolved, these temporary construction solutions must occur before any mitigation in the house's attic.  

How Bad is the Roof Damage?  

As tempting as it might seem to assess your property's damage exclusively, this might not always be the best option. Many homeowners do not recognize smaller concerns that might develop into more significant threats. A combination of several strategies is often advisable, including looking over the property before calling experienced building trade professionals. Because your home already requires flood restoration, you can save time and money by making our SERVPRO team your one-stop-shop for recovery and reconstruction after storm and flood losses. Our competent contractors can help with a property inspection that identifies roof vulnerabilities that can allow water penetration into your attic. The various potential methods you can use to identify roof damage includes:  

• Visual Inspection – It is possible to identify noticeable damage from a safe vantage point. However, it is not recommended to get on your roof if you believe any portion to be compromised. Your weight could cause the roof to collapse.  

• Professional Evaluation – Professionals like our general contractors have inspection methods to conduct a thorough evaluation of roof damages without making the present loss worse.  

• Flood Damage – There are instances where roof damage can be assumed by the presence of water in the attic or the lower living spaces of your home.  

Can Emergency Services Help Reduce Costly Flood Damage?  

Because contractors get dispatched along with our SERVPRO restoration technicians, we can offer several immediate actions to resolve the property's water penetration in Raleigh. Temporary construction solutions can often be among the most significant of these offerings, as flood restorers cannot begin mitigation efforts like water removal, drying, and cleaning without first stopping the flow of water into the structure from the penetration points. Some of the immediate actions that the combined roster of restoration technicians and experienced general contractors can implement include: 

• Roof Tarping
• Board Up
• Content Relocation 
• Extraction 

What Tools Remove Floodwater from the Attic?  

Flooding in the attic space can be destructive to the entire house, especially when the flooring is unfinished and even more susceptible to water penetration. Leaks and free-flowing runoff from the damaged roof can pass quickly through materials like insulation and ceiling drywall to impact the lower living levels where your family is. Water can pool in the attic space in more damaging situations and penetrate more slowly through hardwood flooring to the living space. Removing standing water and trapped moisture in wood and structural cavities involves a combination of several tools, including: 

• Wet Vacuums 
• Submersible Pumps
• Weighted Extractors 
• Positive Pressure Systems  

Can SERVPRO Repair the Damaged Attic?  

More than the roof's damaged portions must be removed and replaced with substantial water damage to the attic space. Because we have experienced building trade professionals performing build-back and reconstruction for the house, these same professionals can replace discarded or overly damaged materials like wood framing, underlayment, and insulation when these repairs and renovations are necessary after flooding. 

As quickly as flooding situations can develop for both your roof and the attic space after a severe weather event, it is critical to know how to identify the damage and restore it as soon as possible. Our SERVPRO of South Cary / Apex professionals can help with a fast and reliable response after storm losses. Contact us anytime at (919) 615-1160.