Storm damage And Your Commercial Property

3/23/2021 (Permalink)

SERVPRO of North Tempe Is Ready Help After The Storm

Owning or operating a business within a flood zone, which gets significant rainfall can be tricky.

Acquire Flood Insurance and Maintain the Building

Not all regular insurance policies in Tempe, include flood protection. Examine your policy to see what it covers and determine if flooding is likely enough to purchase flood damage insurance.

It is also important to assess the state of the building’s exterior and make repairs as needed. Make sure all gutters, downspouts and other drainage systems are fully functioning and clear.

Move Furniture and Equipment

If you are informed ahead of time about significant flooding, move furniture and sensitive equipment away from potential flooding areas.

Utilize Sandbags or Urethane Foam

To ensure water does not enter into the building through cracks such as around doors, you can utilize sandbags to anchor plastic sheeting onto each door. Use duct tape to keep the plastic attached to the door and wall and extend the plastic sheet to the ground in front of the door. Pile sandbags in the same pattern that bricks are laid, out past the edges of the door, in three or four layers.

Urethane spray foam can be found in many hardware stores and can be sprayed in the cracks around the bottom of each door or other openings such as low dryer vents, about two to three feet high. A putty knife can be used to remove it later. This could leave residual damage when removing it, but this would likely be less damaging than a foot of flood water sitting inside the building.

Protect Your Tempe Business

Being fully prepared for a major flood can save you a lot of headache, time and financing after a flood. If you have experienced storm damage, a flood restoration company can clean up and restore any building while installing systems that help to prevent future damage.

Storms, flooding and water emergencies don’t wait for regular business hours and neither do we.

SERVPRO of North Tempe provides emergency cleaning and restoration services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including all holidays.
SERVPRO of North Tempe has the specific storm damage training and experience to help you and your business.

Call SERVPRO of North Tempe (480) 456-0000.