How Essential Is Boarding Up In Montville Properties After Flood Damage?

7/23/2021 (Permalink)

Flooding can quickly destroy the contents and structure of your home. Act fast and call SERVPRO to help with water removal and remediation services.

SERVPRO Provides Quality Board Ups to Minimize Water Damage Repairs from Secondary Issues

After your home floods during a storm, it may not be possible to clean it, rebuild damaged areas and restore contents within a day or two. Since secondary issues can crop up after the initial flood damage, you need to find ways to prevent that. 

Boarding up can help in many ways in the aftermath of flood damage in your Montville home. It helps close any openings like shattered windows or wall openings caused by the storm keeping out small animals, vandals and protecting the interior from weather elements. SERVPRO technicians ensure the board-up is done with sturdy materials, thus satisfying the intended purpose.

Securing the structure is as crucial as other restoration processes, including:

• Water damage repairs
• Sewage cleanup
• Water clean up

The board-up process takes various resources apart from the technical skills of placing plywood over the openings. The goal should be to create a sturdy cover without introducing additional damages to the structure.

A secure board up requires several materials and tools like:

• Exterior-grade plywood 
• Roll insulation
• Furring strips
• Assorted hand tools

Our SERVPRO technicians use diverse methods to attach the materials depending on the location or extent of the damage. The cover-over approach attaches plywood directly to surfaces surrounding the opening. The insert method places the plywood inside the opening. The final method known as bolt-with-tension secures the plywood with two-by-four wood planks allowing the plywood to overlap the exterior. In contrast, the planks overlap the interior with bolts passing through the opening to secure the installation. The insert and bolt-with-tension methods offer more security and are less likely to cause additional damages.

SERVPRO of East Central Morris County helps resolve all issues related to flood damage in properties. Call us at (973) 887-9100. We’re Faster To Any Size Disaster.