When Water Damages Your Orlando Vintage Clothing Store

5/20/2019 (Permalink)

Is water damage threatening your clothing boutique? Call SERVPRO to dry and restore your business.

Mitigating Commercial Water Damage in an Orlando Vintage Clothing Boutique

While Florida is certainly no stranger to severe weather, water-related issues often come from mundane sources, like pipe leaks and appliance failures. Unfortunately, these types of disasters often occur outside of regular business hours and, if left unchecked, can leave you with more than just water to worry about, like mold or structural damage. This concern is especially valid for retailers that deal with fabrics, clothing, and other porous items.  

If you find that a ceiling pipe leak has soaked part of the inventory in your business, our SERVPRO technicians are ready to come to you to mitigate commercial water damage in your Orlando vintage clothing boutique. Our team has the tools and training to handle your inventory with care and restore your facility to its preloss condition.  

The first step to preventing damage is to stop the source. If needed, we can turn off the water main and restore minor plumbing issues, such as damaged joints or rusted connections, but more in-depth issues may require a plumber. From there, we can address any currently standing water with tools like extraction wands and, if needed, portable extraction pumps.  

Fabrics can be especially delicate after exposure to water damage, and if left in such conditions can rot and even grow mold. However, our SERVPRO specialists can use commercial-grade drying equipment such as axial fans, air movers, and dehumidifiers to pull up moisture, move it outside, and replace the humid air with warm, dry air. We move waterlogged clothing to racks. For small amounts of inventory that need drying, small polyethylene chambers can be constructed to accelerate drying.  

SERVPRO of West Orange is always prepared to assist you in getting back to business as quickly as possible. If you need our services for cleaning up a disaster any time of the day or night, give us a call today at (407) 352-1569 and we can have a team there to ensure your business looks "Like it never even happened."

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