Water damage can be very costly, causing massive short-term and expensive long-term damage.
Water damage should be cleaned up quickly by trained professionals because the longer the water is allowed to sit and fester, the higher your chance of extended problems.
Even though the sitting water and initial damage may seem like the only problem that needs to be tackled, a thorough cleaning of all water by trained professionals is the only process that will ensure your home is safe from other, even more harmful after-effects.
If water is allowed to sit and is not cleaned up quickly it can be soaked up by carpets and absorbed into the walls.
If the water continues to live in these dank, damp environments then mold starts to grow.
Once mold grows it is very difficult to stop it from spreading.
Mold can trigger allergies and, in the worst cases, even cause death.
A thorough cleanup of any sitting water is the only way to avoid dangerous mold from growing and spreading throughout your home.
If you clean the water yourself you may think that you have eliminated the mold threat because everything is dry and you cannot visibly see any mold.
However, the growth of mold only requires one tiny spore, which is invisible to the eye.
It cannot be overstated how important the assistance of a professional is in the water cleanup process.
Water damage cleanup can be a costly venture, especially when professionals are called on for assistance.
But the benefits of paying a little extra money now far outweigh the downside of cleaning up a mold problem years down the road.
For the health of your family and for the sake of your wallet, be thorough with your water damage clean up.