Where Can Mall Owners Seek Help After a Flooding Incident?

10/26/2020 (Permalink)

Don't let floodwater close your mall, call SERVPRO!

SERVPRO Restoration Experts in Yorktown Heights Performs Commercial Flood Damage Restoration

When flooding strikes, your shopping mall can sustain an immense financial loss in ruined products, property damage, and lost income because of interrupting business. If your shopping mall requires flood damage restoration, timing is of the essence. SERVPRO is available 24/7/365 to offer your business a reliable lifeline when you need flood restoration services in Yorktown Heights.

What are the repercussions of flood damage in a mall?

The commercial flood damage in your Yorktown Heights mall can be devastating or minimal, based on various factors. Some of the effects of flood damage in malls include:

• Property damage – Floodwater and resulting moisture can ruin equipment, inventory items, essential records, and technical systems.
• Safety and health risks to mall employees, store attendants, and customers.
• Loss of tenants
• Legal problems

Every mall is different and could have extra unexpected results after a flooding incident. Malls often cover a large area, and flooding can therefore cause extensive financial devastation.

What does the restoration process involve?

We can begin the restoration process by pumping out the floodwater and assessing the damage. Our SERVPRO team can quickly remove the floodwater using portable or truck-mounted pumps to minimize further damage, such as mold growth. Fast and effective water remediation helps reduce restoration costs and means lower stress for you.

Our technicians can also remove all the irreparably ruined stock and equipment. We usually attempt to salvage ruined items where possible. We can clean the building extensively using specialist equipment and look out for structural damage that can place you and your tenants at risk. Our technician can then dry and dehumidify the affected areas to prevent foul odor and mold infestation. We concentrate on the fast drying of a building to minimize moisture levels.

How do you deal with contamination?

We categorize floodwater as blackwater, meaning that it has microbial contamination, which is unwelcome in malls, especially if fast-food restaurants are present in the building. To eliminate microbial contamination, we can completely remove the contaminated materials. We also use disinfectants that kill about 99 percent of harmful microorganisms on the surfaces where we apply them.

Do not let flood damage in your mall affect your income. Call SERVPRO of Northern Westchester County at (914) 241-8100 for help. We’re Faster To Any Size Disaster.