Utah Water Damage Cleanup 

Although the climate in Utah is that of a high desert environment, flooding does occur. When it does, the cleanup of the water damage needs to take into account the unique cleanup factors for Utah for this type of water damage.

Some of the sources of water damage in Utah are different than in other places, which makes the cleanup requirements different.  

One of the sources of water damage in Utah is that of agricultural flooding. Although Utah is becoming more and more urban, especially in the more densely populated areas along the Wasatch Front, there remains a significant possibility of flooding caused by the irrigation water from farming operations in Utah. This flooding can cause water damage to a property. Cleanup of the damage and proper repairs must take into account these unique conditions.

Some of the cleanup concerns with this type of water damage are that the water has passed over open areas where it can then become contaminated from conditions of the existing ground. Fertilizer, animal waste, pesticides and other items commonly found in the ground are collected by the flood waters. These contaminates are then deposited into the flooded property. Cleanup of this damage needs to take these factors in account during cleanup.

Another common source of water damage is that caused by mudslides.   Wildfires in Utah burn the grasses and other vegetation from the hillsides surrounding properties. After the fires are gone, rainstorms saturate the soils which were previously burned. Because there is no vegetative root matter to hold the soils in place, mud slides occur. This type of water damaged brings with it the sediments from the soils which are combined with the contaminations from other over the ground flooding. Damage cleanup needs to resolve these concerns as part of the mitigation and restoration process so that there are not additional contaminations in property because the cleanup was performed incorrectly.

After the damaged, caused by these types of floods, is cleaned up the structure then needs to be properly dried so that there are no residual effects to the property from the initial flood damage.

Flood damage to any property requires immediate corrective action. The longer flood damage cleanup is delayed, the greater the potential for additional collateral damage.

 Progress of the drying of the structure and materials should be constantly monitored through moisture measuring equipment. Adjustments to equipment placement, quantity and type should be adjusted as the drying progresses. By following these steps water damaged properties in Utah can be cleaned up and resolved with a minimum of stress to Utah property owners.

Any flood damage to a property can be a stressful event. Our goal at Utah Disaster Restoration Services is to reduce any damages from flooding. This can best be done by moving as quickly as possible through the mitigation process to the restoration process. Working carefully with property owners and insurance companies we are able to relieve the property owner of much of the stress caused by floods and their subsequent damage and cleanup.

Utah Disaster Restoration Services provides water damage cleanup and restoration services in an empathic and professional Manner throughout Utah.