Don’t let an unprofessional 24 hour carpet cleaner attempt to repair your carpets damaged by water. These are the cautions you must be watchful of:

Overcharging. An unprofessional water restoration restorer may load the job up with superfluous extras. E.g. using dehumidification for drying the damaged carpets is not needed.

Correct equipment. They might hire equipment from hire businesses to dry the carpet. This is permissible, but an established water damage restorer will have all their equipment so they provide a quicker response and hopefully a better value job.

Does not have a proper moisture metre. If they don’t have the choice moisture meter, they will not be able to tell whether the carpet is repaired. This increases the risk of mould growth in the future. Removal of this may be required in the future.

If they aren’t specialised. There are a whole lot of “Carpet Cleaners” in this industry who do water damage restoration work on the “side.” i.e. they don’t take on this sort of work everyday. Be aware of them. Restoring carpets is an art. Removing and repairing and reinstalling the carpet should be taken on by a professional, otherwise carpets can be damaged beyond repair.

You might be thinking, how do I pick a professional Flood Restoration Business? Below I have selected some signifiers to check for when you are calling around for a carpet flood damage business:

The size of their Yellow Pages advertisement: This can be an indication as to how much business they are getting already. A full-size Yellow Pages ad slot can cost about $50 000. So if they have invested in a large ad, you can have some indication that they will deliver the goods.

Where do they come up in Google? The higher they rate in Google, the more webpage views there have been for the business.

What Qualifications do they have? The base qualification required is a IICRC qualification about Applied Structural Drying and Water Damage Restoration.

Do Insurance companies hire them for their water damage jobs? This is a great indicator. If insurance companies hire them, the business is bound to be good at their work. Insurance companies generally use the businesses that give them the top value for the money.

How much Equipment do they have? They should own at minimum 100 Air movers. If they have this many, this means they have been in the game for a good while. We took 8 years to accumulate that many wet carpet drying air movers.

What sort of commitment can you get for them over the phone? See if you can pin them down to a price for water extraction, water removal and initial inspection. If they can’t give you a rate for just this, you know they are not interested in serving you, so move on.

Response TimeOur Water Damage business in Brisbane works to a 59 minute response time for a water damage emergency. The repair needs to be done ASAP. Mould can appear after a 24 hour period.

If you follow these tips you are sure to get a Flood Damage Restoration company who can do the job right.

If you have carpet water damage Brisbane, call us for flooded wet carpet drying. Brisbane storm season is approaching and you may need storm damage carpet cleaning. Brisbane and surrounding areas serviced.

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