How You Can Get Help Eliminating Water Damage In Your Chicago Business

4/10/2022 (Permalink)

Water damage at your restaurant location would certainly slow down business. Contact our SERVPRO team to quickly assess and formulate a plan.

Limit the Effects of Commercial Water Damage in Your Chicago Restaurant Through Expert Restoration

Restaurants play a vital role in the social, business, artistic, and intellectual life of a thriving society. Sanitation is essential to the health of the patrons and the continued operation of a restaurant. When a water loss incident occurs in a food-related business, health authorities can regard it as unsanitary and therefore unfit to operate.

The other risk associated with commercial water damage in your Chicago restaurant is mold growth. The presence of mold can lead to citations and lawsuits from the health department. The other thing you may have to deal with is loss of revenue until you reopen your restaurant. After a water loss incident, you should take the following precautions:

• Do not operate water-ruined equipment until professionals have cleaned and disinfected it.
• Do not operate water-ruined electrical or gas equipment and hot water systems until a competent utility technician has checked it. 
• Avoid walking through standing water because it may contain hazardous contaminants.

It is critical to clean and dry damp physical structures in your restaurant thoroughly and quickly to prevent microbial growth. SERVPRO can help you complete the restoration process quickly. 

Indoor environments usually have microbes. They are part of the ecological system, and it is not possible to eliminate them by applying antimicrobial and biocide products. However, if bacteria reproduce and grow in indoor environments, they can cause health effects. 

If you do not mitigate a category one sanitary water situation for 48 to 72 hours, microbes can amplify. They can increase contamination in your restaurant and turn a category one water damage into a category two or category three situation. Our SERVPRO AMRT, Applied Microbial Remediation Technicians can act fast to prevent microbial contamination from worsening as time passes. 

We control microbial growth by applying biocides and eliminating moisture. We can remove moisture by reducing humidity levels and drying the affected areas using air moving and dehumidification equipment. We concentrate on drying a structure quickly to minimize moisture levels. We can also remove any contaminated materials from your business premises and dispose of them appropriately. 

Dealing with a water intrusion problem in your restaurant can be challenging. Call SERVPRO of Marquette Park / West Lawn / Ford City at (773) 337-3993 for help. We have the expertise to make the problem seem “Like it never even happened.”