At first, this sounds quite a simple matter – you get yourself a bucket and a mop and wipe up all the water and squeeze it into the bucket – a bit laborious but no big deal. This might be true and fine if you are only dealing with the likes of a bathtub that has overflowed for a couple of seconds.
Waters Can Run Deep And Far
Even that overflowing bathtub; if left unattended for some time, can deposit a lot of water onto the bathroom floor. If that floor is tiled (including a small vertical portion up the walls) and correctly sloped so that any water on the floor is led directly into a take it away drain hole; the cleanup will still be simple because there will be no damage.
But, hey, life isn’t always simple. Maybe the bathroom is upstairs, maybe it has a wooden floor and it might also have some carpeting laid down – what then? First, the carpet will quickly become soaked; then water will seep into the wooden flooring; water may also drop into gaps around the flooring and, pretty soon, it can start to soak into the ceiling boards of the room directly below the bathroom. From there, it starts to drip down into the room below. At some point in time, this series of water borne events may well cause the floor to ceiling interface to completely collapse opening the flood gates to the room below. From there, the water can spread out horizontally and also continue descent into lower floors and basements.
This is an example of what could happen if someone leaves the bathtub faucet open and unattended. As one can see; the results can be quite disastrous and could well involve major Water Damage Clean Up In Philadelphia or, anywhere else that experiences the same thing.
An Open Faucet Is Not The Only Cause
Any building that has any form of water supply will contain waterpipes to send the water to where it is wanted. There will also be drainage pipes to take it away after it has been used for whatever purpose. All this piping is joined up with various flanges and unions and will include a number of control valves and maybe even some pumps; plus, in some cases storage tanks or cisterns. There are many weak links in such arrangements and, even if none of it bursts, much of it can easily develop leaks. Some leaks will be minor and easily dealt with; but, all have the potential to cause major flooding and subsequent water damage.
You can mop a floor; but what about a carpet, mattress or ceiling? For the more severe Water Damage Clean Up In Philadelphia area; special skills and equipment will be required. Fortunately, companies like Eco Tech Mold Removal Company have the trained people and necessary equipment to come to your rescue under such circumstances.
