Don’t allow an amateur 24 hour carpet cleaner attempt to repair your carpets with water damage. These are the things you have to be aware of:

Overcharging. An amateur water restoration restorer may load the job up with extra steps. E.g. using dehumidification for drying the flooded carpets unnecessarily.

Correct equipment. They might use equipment from hire businesses for the carpet. This is ok to do, but a professional water damage technician will have all their equipment so they provide a faster response and hopefully a better value job.

The right moisture metre. If they don’t have the choice moisture meter, they cannot know when the carpet is repaired. This increases the potential of future mould. Mould removal may be required.

They are not 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 deal with this type of task each day. Be aware of that. Drying a carpet is an art. Taking carpet off the gripper strips then reinstalling them must be completed by a professional, otherwise they can be damaged irrepairably.

You might be thinking, how do I locate a professional Flood Restoration techinician? Below I have listed some pointers to look out for when hunting around for a carpet flood damage business:

How big is their Yellow Pages ad slot: This can signify how much business they get already. A full-size Yellow Pages advertisement can cost around $50 000. If they have got a bigger ad, you can have some expectation that they will deliver the goods.

Where do they rank in Google? The higher they are in Google, the more webpage clicks there have been for their business.

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

Do Insurance companies use them for their water damage jobs? This is a great indicator. If insurance companies source them, the business is very likely to be good at their job. Insurance companies tend to use the providers that offer them the best value for money.

What Equipment do they have? They should own about 100 Air movers. If they possess this many, this is a good indicator that they have been going for a good while. Our business took 8 years to accumulate that many wet carpet drying air movers.

What kind of commitment can you get from them by calling them? Ask if you can pin them down to a set rate for water extraction, water removal and initial inspection. If they don’t give you a price for this at the least, you know they are not going to serve you, so go with someone else.

Response Time – Our Water Damage Brisbane-based business commits to a 59 minute response time for water damage emergency. The business needs to be done ASAP. Mould can develop in a 24 hour period.

If you go by these tips you are sure to locate a Flood Damage Restoration company who knows how to 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.