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Professional Solutions to Restore Your Home After a Flood

Cleaning up after a flood is a daunting task. At ATI Restoration, we provide a 24-Hour Emergency Response to floods and other disasters. Our expertise in flood cleanup enables us to give homeowners peace of mind and expedite the recovery process.

Floodwaters can cause catastrophic damage to residential properties. They also present a number of health hazards for owners and occupants. Experts at ATI can clean up, restore, and rebuild your property quickly and safely.

If your home has been damaged by a flood, call our emergency line for immediate assistance. ATI Restoration has more than 70 locations nationwide, enabling us to respond to disasters throughout the continental United States within 24 hours.

We also serve commercial clients whose properties have been damaged by flooding.

Why Choose ATI Restoration for Flood Cleanup?

Flooding is serious. Whether the damage is limited to your home or multiple properties in your community have sustained flood damage, choosing the right restoration company is critical for overcoming the losses and getting you back to normal.

Property owners and insurance companies throughout the country trust ATI Restoration to provide the highest standard of flood cleanup services. Reasons people choose ATI for flood restoration include:

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How Do I Clean Up After a Flood?

Homeowners can find all kinds of resources for dealing with the aftermath of a flood. While this information can help you get started on flood cleanup, the DIY approach has several drawbacks. These include:

  • Delays: Mold can start growing on waterlogged materials and contents if moisture is not removed within 24 hours. Structural damage can also progress if water damage isn’t mitigated in a timely fashion.
  • Improper equipment: Standard cleaning methods and equipment usually aren’t enough to properly address the damage from a flood. Additional losses can occur if the property isn’t completely dry and clean.
  • “Invisible” losses: When you think about a flooded home, you probably picture a house filled with standing water. In some cases, however, flood damage can also be much more subtle. Homeowners don’t always realize this, which can result in incomplete cleanup of the property and secondary damages.
  • Health hazards: Floodwaters may contain sewage, chemicals, bacterial contaminants, and other hazards. These issues, combined with the potential for mold and mildew growth, can result in serious health problems.
  • Other dangers: With enough force, floods can pick up any number of different objects. Contact with broken glass and other debris can lead to injury. You also need to be aware of utility-related hazards, such as live electrical wires and gas leaks.
  • Wildlife entering your home: Animals such as rats, snakes, raccoons, skunks, and even alligators may be displaced by floods and take up residence in people’s houses. These animals may be aggressive and territorial, potentially attacking occupants who are unaware of the danger.

Having experts in flood cleanup handle the process can save you time, money, and stress, as well as keep occupants safe. Our professional technicians use a tried-and-true process for safely and effectively restoring residential properties after a flood:

A crew from ATI Restoration will arrive on the property within 24 hours of your call. Their first priority will be to inspect the premises and evaluate the nature and extent of all losses. In addition to a visual inspection, our experts use thermal imaging technology to detect hidden pockets of moisture.

Based on our findings, we spring into action to ensure that the property is safe and secondary damages are limited. This may include stabilizing the structure of the house, putting up temporary fencing, and boarding up the property to prevent unwanted access.

Floods leave a lot of debris in their wake. Our crews work quickly to remove and dispose of the debris so we can get cleanup efforts underway.

Containment areas can help expedite the drying process and prevent dust, mold spores, and other contaminants from traveling through the house. This strategy is extremely beneficial when flood damage is limited to certain rooms or floors.

Professional-grade pumps and vacuums are crucial for removing water at the scale usually seen after a flood. Our technicians are certified in Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER). This enables us to safely handle all levels of water contamination, including Category 2/grey water (which has a significant level of contaminants) and Category 3/black water (which is extremely contaminated and very dangerous to humans).

Excess moisture needs to be removed from the structure, contents, and the air inside. We achieve this by strategically deploying heavy-duty dehumidifiers.

Furniture, carpets, and any other contents that can be salvaged will be set aside for cleaning and sanitization. Unsalvageable items will be fully documented and disposed of properly. We also preserve and dry valuable documents whenever possible.

Household cleaners just aren’t going to cut it when it comes to flood damage. We use professional-grade products and proven techniques for removing contaminants and ensuring that the property is safe.

Any flood cleanup plan needs to include mold remediation. We fully clean and decontaminate affected areas to preserve air quality, keep occupants safe, and safeguard the value of the property.

At ATI, we handle both restoration and reconstruction in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters. From small repairs to a complete rebuild, you can trust us to restore your property to its pre-flood condition—or better.

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What Kind of Damage Does a Flood Cause?

Floods can cause extensive damage to homes. There are many ways floodwater can enter the property, from doors and windows to plumbing systems to gaps and cracks in the foundation, basement, crawl space, roof, or attic.

The potential effects of flooding on a residential property include:

Even minor flooding can lead to significant losses. In extreme cases, a flood can render your home uninhabitable. Whatever the situation, flood damage restoration needs to be started immediately. ATI Restoration is a full-service disaster recovery firm providing expert flood cleanup for residential properties.

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Every step of flood damage cleanup and restoration is handled with the utmost care. We closely monitor the results of water extraction and drying to make sure the property is free of moisture before we start to make repairs and rebuild what was lost.

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Are You at Risk for Flooding?

Determining your risk for flood damage can help you protect your property, purchase the correct insurance, and make other preparations to minimize losses. FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center is an excellent resource for residential property owners.

Local weather patterns and infrastructure (such as dams, levees and seawalls) can also affect the risk of flooding. Some of the most common causes of floods include:

Other factors that can cause a residential property to flood include a leaky roof, broken pipes, clogged gutters, sewage backups, appliance malfunctions, and more. These disasters are more difficult to prepare for, but knowing there is a proven flood restoration company you can count on should provide you with peace of mind.

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How Long Does It Take for Water Damage to Be Repaired?

Drying out the property is the first step of flood cleanup. This usually takes several days depending on the extent of water intrusion and the size of the affected area. Depending on the complexity, cleanup and structural repairs could require several additional weeks (or more, if a complete or partial rebuild is needed).

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Contact Our Experts in Flood Cleanup Today

Floods are catastrophic events that affect tens of thousands of homeowners every single year. Professional flood restoration companies have the skills, industry knowledge, and equipment needed to address water damage, mold, structural damage, and other losses after a flood. Expert contractors can quickly and safely clean and dry out your property, then repair and rebuild so it’s good as new—or better.

ATI Restoration responds to floods and other emergencies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Contact us today for assistance with cleanup, restoration, and repairs. With 70+ locations throughout the country, we serve residential property owners nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions About Flood Cleanup

Yes, ATI is fully equipped to service customers dealing with flood damage nationwide. With numerous offices and pre-loaded catastrophe (CAT) trailers strategically placed throughout the continental US, we are ready to assist you.

This depends on the level of damage your building has experienced, but we often phase the restoration to get tenants back into the space as quickly and safely as possible. Repair time also depends on any damage done to the building's structure, which may not be immediately evident. If the building requires no reconstruction, the restoration process can happen quickly. Many aspects of a restoration can be a continuous process. Regular duct cleaning is required to completely remove particles, annual water and moisture mapping for mold is necessary to keep it under control, and general inspections are recommended to make sure the restoration is supporting a safe and functional building.

It depends on the loss condition and the type of items, but more contents can be restored than most people assume. Documents, electronics, furniture, collectibles, heirlooms, and artwork are just some of the items that can be restored. 

This depends on the level of damage your building has experienced, but we often phase the restoration to get tenants back into the space as quickly and safely as possible. Repair time also depends on any damage done to the building's structure, which may not be immediately evident. If the building requires no reconstruction, the restoration process can happen quickly. Many aspects of a restoration can be a continuous process. Regular duct cleaning is required to completely remove particles, annual water and moisture mapping for mold is necessary to keep it under control, and general inspections are recommended to make sure the restoration is supporting a safe and functional building.

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