Clear Lake Home Safety: How Fast Can Storm Damage Be Fixed?

9/1/2020 (Permalink)

How Fast Can Storm Damage Be Fixed?

The greater Houston metropolitan is known for its active theater and cultural district, the NASA complex, a thriving central business district, fine restaurants, and beautiful countryside. However, we are also known for our severe weather events.

Storms damage thousands of area homes each year, and the resulting cleanup and restoration process is often an overwhelming task for homeowners. That is why, from the first call to the insurance company through to the completion of your restoration, your Houston SERVPRO of Clear Lake asks you to partner with us in the process of getting back into your home.

One of the first questions you may ask our highly trained restoration specialists is “How fast can the storm damage be fixed?” The answer to that question depends on the four key factors:

1. Insurance Company and Homeowner Approval of Restoration Plan. Before we can begin working on your home, you and your insurance company need to approve and sign our work contract. This contract will detail the work to be done, a timeframe, and the budget. The sooner we can come to acceptable terms, the more quickly work can begin.

2. Severity and Scope of Damage. If the recommended course of action is an only a thorough cleaning, disinfecting, and dehumidifying of your home and belongings, the water damage was likely minor and can be fixed quickly. However, if best practices and health codes indicate that drywall, insulation and carpets need to be removed and replaced, the process will take considerably longer. Likewise, if only a couple of rooms in your home were damaged, the restoration process will obviously be much quicker than if the entire home was damaged by floodwaters.

3. Availability of Contractors. In the event of a widespread natural disaster where many homes and businesses are damaged, reliable contractors quickly become booked, sometimes for many months to come. That is why it is imperative you contact your locally owned and operated Houston SERVPRO without delay. SERVPRO's Disaster Recovery Team mobilizes quickly after a natural disaster to set up local command centers and increase our resources and manpower; no one surpasses our readiness to help our friends, neighbors, and members of the greater Houston area community.

4. Infrastructure Damage. After a devastating natural disaster, the infrastructure of a city— including roads and utilities—can take several weeks to be brought back online, and this can delay the restoration process. In the first few days after a historic weather event, it is sometimes difficult for our technicians and specialists to move around the area. However, you can rest assured that we are doing the best we can start rebuilding our community and your home. Damage to roads may cause a delay in the arrival of building supplies, so we ask that our customers remain patient, while we remain vigilant in getting the project done safely and done right.

Recovering from flood, hurricane, tornado, or other severe weather event does take time, but as members of the community, we understand how important it is to our customers to get back into their homes after disaster strikes. Call on us anytime your home is damaged; we are available 24 hours a day to respond, and will begin storm damage restoration work as quickly as possible.