Can Documents & Books Be Salvaged After Burst Pipes Flood a Home Office in Manhasset?

6/18/2021 (Permalink)

When a burst pipe situation occurs in your home office, any time delay becomes an issue. Contact our certified SERVPRO team for remediation.

SERVPRO’s Documentation Restoration Experts Can Often Restore Important Documents with Unique Water Removal Techniques in Manhasset

When burst pipes send gallons of water flowing into a Manhasset home office, books and papers can become waterlogged. Most people think everything of this nature is ruined and unsalvageable.

Does Everything Wet Need to be Thrown Out?

Immediate water removal is necessary in order to save as much as possible. The assumption that documents and papers must be thrown out when saturated is a false one. SERVPRO can often restore the following content:

• Books & magazines
• Photographs – film, microfiche, and negatives
• Maps & blueprints
• Paper documents
• Parchment
• X-rays

Restoring Your Memories & Important Documents

When a water intrusion occurs, it is not just ordinary papers that can become wet. It is your memories, work information, or vital documents such as birth and marriage certificates. Our IICRC technicians employ the required steps to restore mementos and essential documents. This can include the following process:

• Evaluating the items and ascertaining the correct cleaning methods
• Vacuum freeze-drying can be done immediately to prevent further damage. 
• Gamma irradiation for sterilization if needed.
• Air drying and dehumidification.
• Using a computerized inventory system to digitize documents.
• Deodorizing, rejacketing, and other specialty procedures.

Please keep in mind, pictures and papers are never restored to preloss condition. There will be evidence of water damage such as staining, but they can be saved many times. Contact SERVPRO of Great Neck / Port Washington at (516) 767-9600 for water damage remediation.