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Emerson Basement with Water Damage Needs Fast Attention

Basements get hit harder with water damage than other areas of an Emerson home due to the fact it is the lowest point for the water and there is nowhere else to go. Add in the fact that most basements have slab substrates and the water begins to pool, making the problem worse. This basement had no sump pump and several inches of water collected before the arrival of SERVPRO. The techs used a truck-mounted pump and submersible pumps in tandem to extract the moisture rapidly. The items in the basement received inspecting for their potential for cleaning. Although the cardboard boxes used as storage were a loss, most of the items within were fine and placed in new boxes on the shelves once the restoration services completed.