Should Property Owners Struggling with Significant Water Damage in Chicago Seek Restorers with Nationwide Experience?

6/30/2021 (Permalink)

We traveled to Louisiana after a Polar Vortex to help make it “Like it never even happened.”

Chicago area experts at SERVPRO of Marquette Park / West Lawn / Ford City provide the local touch plus significant nationwide disaster response experience

Would it surprise you to know that property owners throughout the country also rely on the expertise of our home-grown Chicago water damage restoration specialists? The weather extremes we grin through and bear on the shores of Lake Michigan as businesspeople and residents provide excellent disaster training for the highly-trained and well-equipped workforce our company offers. The stature earned by SERVPRO of Marquette Park / West Lawn / Ford City does not go unnoticed, resulting in our regional SERVPRO Commercial Large Loss Division membership. Our reputation as a go-to resource for major water damage catastrophes also is demonstrated by our recent partnership with the military residential property management giant, Corvias.

Why Did Corvias Property Management Need the Help from Our Chicago Restoration Team?

One thousand miles south of Chicago, Fort Polk is a multi-tasked military installment, housing thousands of service people and families working in and for the base's:

• Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC)
• 3rd Brigade Combat Team
• 10th Mountain Division
• 115th Combat Support Hospital
• U.S. Army Garrison
• Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital

Shockingly low,  below-freezing temperatures, ice storms, and power outages drove the families and service members out of thousands of housing units in February 2021. SERVPRO of Marquette Park / West Lawn / Ford City transported crews and equipment to Fort Polk and stood firm with Corvias, finding solutions to return people to their homes fast. 

Our workers have seen the devastation the freeze and thaw cycle inflicts on some insufficiently insulated Chicago properties. In an area like Louisiana that never expects prolonged freezes, paltry or missing insulation led to burst pipes and deterioration of building materials. Ceiling leaks, crumbling walls, and flood restoration became the norm, resulting in the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issuing a Louisiana Disaster Declaration. Our SERVPRO performed efficient interventions ranging from moisture detection and controlled demolition to water removal and comprehensive structural drying, relying on our considerable experience in those tasks.

Is There a Preferred Method for Chicago Businesses and Residents to Partner with Our Local Yet Nationally Proven SERVPRO?

In addition to the professionalism evidenced during the Fort Polk water damage remediation project, SERVPRO of Marquette Park / West Lawn / Ford City also holds designation as an Official Downtown Licensed Operator. Choosing us as your designated water damage restoration company makes sense. Our team invites Chicago Loop property owners and managers to improve the odds of successful recovery from ceiling leaks and obtain basement flooding cleanup by developing an Emergency READY Profile (ERP) with us. A no-obligation assessment can reveal remediable vulnerabilities while also designing a personalized recovery plan for your business or home before any disaster. 

Discover the prompt response that leads to remarkable outcomes delivered by SERVPRO of Marquette Park / West Lawn / Ford City. When water damage strikes your high-density commercial or residential property, call (773) 337-3993 immediately, or be proactive and schedule an assessment for an ERP to be put in place in case of a future  water remediation emergency.