In Pensacola Preventing Water Damage to Wood Floors

2/12/2017 (Permalink)

Save Your Hardwood Floors in Pensacola from Water Damage--Call SERVPRO

Damage to Hardwood Floors in Pensacola is Usually Water

Lots of different things can cause water damage to your wood floor, like faucets which were left on, leaky refrigerators, burst pipes, or natural floods. Any incident that involves water damage likely affects your flooring since water flows downward to the lowest point.
 
Besides standing pools of water which have collected on your floor, other signs of water damage include wet rugs or carpets, water marks or stains, spongy or soft flooring material and warped wood. In any case, you need an experienced water remediation specialist from SERVPRO to visit your Pensacola home to assess and repair the water damages.
 
The costs of water damage can be enormous and cause several problems. Rotted wood can allow air quality problems or infestations, including termites. Water damaged, warped floors give your place a look that is poor and affect its resale value in the future. Plus, floors that are damaged can be quite costly to repair, even if the harm is mild.
 
There are steps you can take to help prevent water damage to your hardwood flooring.
 
Using entrance mats to pick up mud and dirt stops stones or other bits of things from the outdoors from grinding into your floors. Doing so prevents micro divots and scratches, which can accumulate moisture and water, creating long-term damage.
 
Regularly cleaning your floors is needed, but be gentle about it. Use a vacuum with soft brushes to again prevent any gouges or scratches, and use a strip mop with a cloth. A little water can be used to get the grime out, but don’t put a bunch of water on the floor, even if you pick it up right away. Water can seep rapidly between the joints, deteriorate the finish and warp the boards. Contact SERVPRO right away if you have water which has seeped into your flooring.
 
Choose your products for cleaning the wood carefully. Some of these can coat the wood, leaving a gross, gummy residue. It can contain harmful chemicals which aren’t healthy for you and your family to be breathing. Stay away in particular from oil soaps, as these can do much damage to certain floors.
 
Felt pads underneath your chairs, tables, and furniture prevent scuffing and think about adding a coating of wax every so often to seal out any moisture.
 
If you do run into a problem where water has damaged your wood flooring, SERVPRO of West Pensacola is always ready to come and help you out. Just make a quick call to (850) 469-1160, and we can send a certified technician out to your home quickly to avoid any more damage.