Storm-Damaged Documents and Contents in Marlborough May Regain Pre-Loss Condition When SERVPRO Provides Cutting-Edge Equipment and Methods

1/27/2020 (Permalink)

SERVPRO Helps Rescue Document Storage in Damp Marlborough Basements

Storage and Records Recovery for Marlborough Offices After Storms

While you might not use the lower levels of your Marlborough business headquarters as additional space for offices or breakrooms, this subterranean level can be ideal for keeping hard copies of records and storage of older equipment. As many businesses and residences have learned throughout our area of the state, it can be challenging to keep basement levels dry. From natural springs in the ground surrounding structures to flooding situations, moist lower levels are a common threat to area properties.

You might have already taken measures to address these threats, such as installing a sump pump, but this rarely fully resolves the wet basement of Marlborough office buildings. Dehumidifiers can be a useful deterrent to excessive moisture. With documentation and client details stored in files in various segments of this lower level, persistent wet conditions can cause these records to deteriorate, or worse yet, allow for hazardous development of mold colonies. SERVPRO advises storing paper documents in dry, conditioned spaces.

Pre-mitigation strategies involve any of the pack-out or movement of these records that can happen without damaging their integrity. We understand the sensitivity of the information contained in these documents. In many situations, they do not need to get entirely removed from the premises, even if the papers have become water damaged. We have freeze-drying capabilities for documents and books that can preserve handwriting and type by rapidly removing the moisture from the material. This can be a complicated process and not always successful.

With a team of in-house contractors, our restoration process can also include waterproofing strategies and the installation of permanent fixtures to help remove higher moisture content. Permanent dehumidifiers, for example, can continually draw moisture from the air before humidity levels increase to the point where they can destroy stored records in the basement or allow secondary effects like mold to take hold.

In some situations, paper records pre-date the information that you have stored on your computer servers, making the protection of these documents vital to your business. With the likelihood of structures battling wet basements, our SERVPRO of Marlboro / Concord team has become well trained in moisture removal and material drying sciences to help. Give us a call anytime at (978) 486-9868.