Commercial Water Damage Preparedness

6/15/2017 (Permalink)

commercial water damage

Water Damage Tips For Office Buildings

Water damage is a threat to the safety of occupants, and the finances of the owners, but not just of residential homes, but also of commercial buildings. In the Martinsburg, WV that means plenty of retail stores, banks, and the other commercial structures. In times of severe flooding or plumbing failure this damage could even stop your business from performing daily tasks, which halts daily business, causing you to lose money!

Here, we go over some basic preventative and responsive best practices that tenants of commercial buildings can use to get back to business quickly.

Preventative Measures

There are things you can do to minimize the damage due to water leaks in a commercial environment. First, educate your office managers on water damage preparedness. This includes having your managers learn how to turn off the water, electric, and gas supply. If you don’t have access to these things, then they should know who to call to have such things done. It’s also a good idea to have some basic tools in the office in the event of an emergency. Lastly, have a list of emergency contact phone numbers for all employees so that in the worst-case scenario the loved ones of those injured can be notified. Of course, you should already have the contact information for your local fire and police numbers, so that anyone who is injured can get medical attention if needed.

Response

Just as with residential structures, rapid response is critical to water damage in an office. The longer water is in an affected the area the more of a chance there is that it will be affected by mold, which is another problem altogether.

The best course of action is:

1. Call a plumber to fix the source of the loss;
2. Call SERVPRO of Panhandle to remediate the damage.

Of course, you can call your insurance first, but remember, we are also experts at the insurance side of damages as well, and can help you get the best coverage, so you may call us to work with your insurance as well.

At SERVPRO of Panhandle we are the leaders of commercial water damage restoration. Contact us today to learn more!