SERVPRO: Your Partner in Commercial Building Disaster Restoration

3/20/2024 (Permalink)

When disaster strikes, commercial buildings in Florida can face significant damage, disrupting operations and impacting business continuity. Whether it's water damage from flooding, fire damage from electrical faults, or mold growth from prolonged humidity, SERVPRO is here to help restore your commercial property to its pre-disaster condition efficiently and effectively.

Water Damage Restoration:
Florida's climate makes commercial buildings susceptible to water damage from hurricanes, heavy rains, and plumbing failures. SERVPRO's water damage restoration experts are equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and techniques to extract water, dry affected areas, and prevent mold growth. Our rapid response minimizes downtime and helps businesses get back on track quickly.

Fire Damage Restoration:
Fire incidents can devastate commercial properties, causing structural damage, smoke residues, and lingering odors. SERVPRO's fire damage restoration team assesses the extent of the damage, removes debris, and restores the property to pre-fire condition. With our expertise and advanced cleaning methods, we eliminate smoke odors and ensure a safe, clean environment for employees and customers.

Mold Remediation:
Florida's warm and humid climate creates ideal conditions for mold growth, posing health risks and property damage to commercial buildings. SERVPRO's mold remediation specialists conduct thorough inspections, contain mold growth, remove contaminated materials, and restore air quality to acceptable levels. Our proactive approach prevents mold recurrence and ensures a healthier indoor environment.

Storm Damage Restoration:
Florida is prone to severe weather events like hurricanes, tropical storms, and tornadoes, which can cause extensive damage to commercial buildings. SERVPRO's storm damage restoration team responds swiftly to mitigate damage, secure properties, and initiate cleanup and restoration efforts. We work tirelessly to minimize business interruptions and restore normalcy to commercial operations.

Emergency Ready Program (ERP):
Preparedness is key to minimizing the impact of disasters on commercial buildings. SERVPRO offers the Emergency Ready Program (ERP), a complimentary service that helps businesses create a customized emergency plan for their property. By identifying potential risks, establishing emergency contacts, and outlining response protocols, the ERP empowers businesses to respond swiftly and effectively to disasters, reducing downtime and mitigating losses.

SERVPRO is the trusted leader in commercial building disaster restoration in Florida. With our expertise, resources, and commitment to excellence, we help businesses navigate through challenging times and restore their properties to pre-disaster conditions. When disaster strikes, count on SERVPRO to be your partner in recovery.

Contact us today to learn more about our commercial building disaster restoration services and how we can help protect your business in Florida.

Water damage and Fitness Facilities

3/20/2023 (Permalink)

Fitness floor area after clean up.

SERVPRO Can Help You Restore or Prevent Severe Outcomes after Flood Damage in your Sebastian Facility

When a storm or other extreme weather event punctures the roof at your Sebastian health and fitness center, it creates a perfect opportunity for rainwater to filter in, leading to flooding. Since you cannot predict such intrusion, what matters is what you do once it happens. The outcome can be disastrous if you do not take immediate steps to address all the problems that develop.

What problems should I expect after water incursion through the roof?

Such flood damage in your Sebastian fitness center is likely to affect most of the contents in your facility as well as structural components. In most cases, you can expect some typical issues such as:
• Water trapped within the walls
• Water trapped in the ceiling
• Water-logged floor materials
• Deterioration of wall panels and fixtures

When water enters a building through the roof or other elevated parts of the structure, it affects more areas as it finds a way towards the floor. Unlike breaches at the ground level whereby water wicks slowly through materials, the intrusions from elevated points allow water to reach cavities such as the spaces between walls, ceilings, and closets faster, this is gravity at work.

Sudden exposure to water affects materials in different ways, depending on the physical traits of their constituent parts. Composite materials can disintegrate as the water damages the bonds that hold them together. The water might also spark chemical processes like rusting metallic items in your fitness center, including the weights, benches, and other accessories. Calling our SERVPRO team in time can help prevent rather than reverse these processes.

How should I plan my response to a flooding incident?

• Stopping the water infiltration
  • Removing the water
  • Clean up
  • Dealing with moisture

When flooding happens because of a hole in the roof, performing other restoration steps before fixing the opening exposes the property to further intrusion should the rain continue. Since carrying out full repairs on short notice is not feasible either, you need alternative solutions. Our SERVPRO of Sebastian, technicians can help set up a roof tarp stopping further flooding inside the structure until you repair the damaged section. The tarp is strong enough to last up to two years, so it is not just temporary patchwork to secure your facility for a day or two but should get a permanent repair soon after the incident.

Fast extraction of any water pooling around the facility is essential since leaving water sitting in the property over extended periods leads to secondary damage. The water might penetrate the subfloor necessitating expensive repairs. Standing water also increases humidity levels within the structure, which can transfer damages from the areas affected initially. Wet-vacuuming helps remove the water fast. Our technicians have access to different varieties of extraction equipment, including portable and truck-mounted ones allowing us to extract any pool of water, "Like it never even happened."

Are there unique challenges in restoring a flooded gym?

If your fitness center is like most, you have the advantage of vast open spaces. Moving contents out of the way or setting up restoration equipment is easier. Most of the equipment also has metallic parts, which can withstand water exposure. However, you can expect other challenges.

Depending on the material you have on the floors, water exposure can cause minimal or extensive damages. In the case of a wooden floor, you have to worry about the expansion that occurs from absorbing significant amounts of water. Even more troubling is that the expansion might not go away after drying, so the damage can be permanent. If the floor is made from synthetic materials such as rubber, vinyl, or poured urethane, you do not have to worry about expansion. However, substantial water intrusion under the material damages the glue holding the floor material.

You might also have a carpeted area in your facility, especially around the weightlifting benches. Extended exposure of carpets to water leads to backing separation. Carpets used in commercial settings have higher pile density ranging from 18 to 30 ounces per square yard, which makes them more resilient. However, water can still damage them permanently.

Our SERVPRO crews use different techniques to help resolve these situations, including expediting water extraction and setting up drying chambers over wooden floors to control the drying process. For the carpets, we can remove them for offsite drying to quicken the process.

SERVPRO of Sebastian can put in the hard work necessary to save your fitness center from flood damage. Call us at 772-277-2100 to help. We're Faster To Any Size Disaster.

SERVPRO of Sebastian and Commercial Properties

7/5/2022 (Permalink)

With your wares and building to worry about, our SERVPRO team has real-time mitigation solutions to protect your Indian River location

After a fire or water loss, you may not know the best approach to get your Indian River location back to pre loss condition. Many rely on the fast and confident response of our SERVPRO of Sebastian technicians to help, as we are "Faster To Any Size Disaster", and feature a team of in-house commercial contractors for any reconstruction needs that might also exist. By getting to work quickly, we can often limit the spread and severity of loss conditions stemming from either water or fire emergencies.

No matter why you need restoration services for your location, the more that you know and understand the process, the more at peace you are with what must occur. There are many times where the restoration process can look worse than the damage did as your property is on the path to complete drying or in need of some degree of rebuilding after controlled demolition. What our professionals prioritize when mitigation first begins can help you to understand what to expect:

• Contents in the shop
• Structural damage
• Standing water
• Debris
• Residue removal

What if Reconstruction is Necessary?

Regardless of the loss incident that your shop might face, there are many situations where structural elements have become too compromised or ruined to preserve. After controlled demolition, it is up to our experienced in-house contractors to build back these areas of your property after mitigation completes. While we work to restore the property before choosing to replace certain structural elements, this is not always cost-effective or efficient to get your doors open again quickly.

Understanding the restoration process can help you see how our SERVPRO of Sebastian, team can help you in an emergency. Give us a call anytime you need us at (772) 277-2100.

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Broken pipes in your business could permanently close your doors

5/16/2022 (Permalink)

If your building is damaged by water, contact SERVPRO of Sebastian, to keep your down time as little as possible.

How To Limit the Interruption To Your Business While Dealing With Water Damage

For a commercial property owner, your worst nightmare might go something like this: an event beyond your control, like flooding, forcing your building to shut down causing your business to hemorrhage money and lose out to competitors. If such a disaster were to occur in your Sebastian area business, would you be prepared?

Short Delay

If a scenario like a broken pipe flooding your commercial building occurs, you're going to need time to restore your property. Unfortunately, this could halt or slow down your operation for a period of time. However, there are ways you can try to expedite this process:

• Turn off your water so the damage does not spread.
• Ventilate the area - open windows or use fans if electricity is safe.
• Remove as much damaged content as possible to begin drying elsewhere.
• Find a water damage remediation company that can do everything - a one-stop-shop.

Insurance Coverage

When you are forced to close down your business because your premises are too damaged from flooding or water damage, you may lose out on income and opportunity. Despite this, you will probably continue to have expenses related to the building, such as utilities or maintenance staff. Luckily, you can add insurance coverage to your existing policy to compensate for these expenses and the value of the income you would have made if your business were still open. Be sure to clarify with your provider the amount of time you would be covered for - you probably want more than a few days.

Alternate Space

Large water damage can put you out of commission for a long time. One way around this is to find somewhere else to operate while the repairs and underway. Depending on your needs and how much of your equipment is available, you could temporarily rent a space to continue as much of your correspondence and dealings as possible.

To ensure your business is up and running as soon as possible, call SERVPRO of Sebastian, immediately at (772) 277-2100!

Mold and Hotel Properties

4/18/2022 (Permalink)

Mold found recently on an interior wall in the surrounding area.

We know how serious mold is, especially in your Indian River property

Short-term guests are the staple to many locations along the coast. While you can offer a memorable experience in this limited time frame, you also only have a brief period to make a positive impression. The proper upkeep and maintenance of your facility is vital for this effort and requires routine inspections of potentially problematic areas following all storms the hurricane season has to offer.

Roof vulnerabilities are not always as apparent as business owners might think and hidden leaks or moisture seepage into attics can lead to mold damage for structures. Caring for your bed and breakfast is often the same as the care you must put into a large family home, and the remediation and water damage recovery works similarly. We are qualified professionals capable of handling all phases of remediation and restoration, including being a licensed full-service general contractor.

Because attics do not always get the inspection and assessment that they should throughout the year, moisture and dampness often go unchecked for weeks or longer following substantial storms. When colonization has persisted for this extended period, a degree of controlled deconstruction and later reconstruction is likely necessary.

How your guests perceive this threat is vital to your reputation and continued word-of-mouth and online rating success. Choosing capable remediation professionals like our SERVPRO team ensures that appropriate containment measures get installed and work continues steadily until the threat has been removed.

Your business succeeds by making people feel at home and a situation like mold damage can significantly compromise your ability to achieve this. SERVPRO of Sebastian, can help you to get things back to a pre-mold condition and protect your staff and guests from any potential hazards and health effects that could result. Give us a call today at (772) 277-2100.

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Mold in Your Commercial Property.

3/16/2022 (Permalink)

Mold found recently on an interior wall in the surrounding area.

Dealing With Mold

Mold can grow on porous surfaces and then easily spread throughout your property. In some cases, it can be difficult to detect and thus to remove. Sebastian commercial mold damage can include ruined dry walls, leaks, and peeling tiles.

There are ways to prevent the accumulation of mold, such as assuring the proper heating and ventilation of the rooms in your business. In the event that mold does develop, its removal may be as simple as moving furniture and cleaning away the growth with a damp cloth. In more serious cases get a professional to help.

What to Expect From a Mold Restoration Company

SERVPRO of Sebastian, will determine whether you have a mold problem and, if so, the seriousness of the situation. In some cases, a brief inspection will uncover mold under the carpeting or floorboards, or in the cavities of the walls. Samples may be taken to identify the specific type of mold, in order to determine the best course of action.

The next stage of the process is to locate the source of the moisture that has caused the condition. The affected area will be dried before the removal of the mold can begin. Cleaning techniques range from the use of wet wiping equipment to special vacuums. It may also be necessary to clean ventilation ducts and heating equipment to prevent the future development of mold.

Commercial mold damage may be so bad that certain items, such as mattresses, will have to be discarded.

A restoration company will get rid of your mold problem and prevent it from returning. SERVPRO, is a premier mold restoration company that can get you back in business.

Locally Owned Company with National Resources

We live and work in this community too; we might even be neighbors. As a locally owned and operated business, SERVPRO of Sebastian, is close by and ready to help with your mold-damaged property. We are proud to be an active member of the community and want to pitch in and help make our community the best it can be.

When a major storm or event occurs, we can call upon our national network of 1,800 SERVPRO Franchises, and special Disaster Recovery Teams, if we need additional resources or personnel.

We proudly serve:

Commercial Mold Damage  in and around the Sebastian area.

Getting your business ready for a Storm

2/16/2022 (Permalink)

Some of your items needed for a storm.

Preparing for a storm may reduce the amount of wind or water damage sustained by a commercial property in Sebastian, FL. Property owners or maintenance supervisors should follow these five steps to prepare for a storm, keep flood water out, or deal with a flooded building.

1. Develop a Storm Response Plan

In the event of a storm, there should be no confusion regarding responsibilities. A building owner or maintenance supervisor can delegate tasks such as boarding up or taping windows, making and placing sandbags to keep out flood water, or storing loose external objects such as antennas or trash containers.

2. Keep Drainage Systems Clear

Functional drainage systems prevent rainwater from accumulating and causing leaks from the roof or around the foundation of a building. An owner or maintenance supervisor should schedule drainage cleaning and maintenance at least twice a year. Reduce the amount of debris and the risk of storm damage by having overhanging tree branches pruned.

3. Assemble an Emergency Kit

A storm emergency kit should include supplies for personnel as well as property. Gather first aid materials, flashlights, and a battery-operated radio. Keep sandbag materials or alternatives, plywood, duct tape or masking tape, and hand tools on site.

4. Acquire and Maintain a Generator

Property owners may want to obtain a commercial standby generator. This device can provide almost uninterrupted power to critical systems with an automatic transfer switch. Store enough fuel to power the generator for several days.

5. Keep Track of Important Numbers

Ensure that important phone numbers are easily accessible. An owner or maintenance supervisor may need to contact an electricity or gas company or notify a business insurance provider of damage after a storm. 

These tips can help owners and maintenance supervisors prepare for severe storms in Sebastian, FL. If flood water breaches a building, contact storm and water damage mitigation specialists at, SERVPRO of Sebastian.