Contents Cleaning Following Disaster
After a disaster has occurred in your home or business, the clean-up process can be daunting. Whether your property suffered damage from a broken pipe, fire, or hurricane, it’s important to get the right contents cleaning professionals to handle the job. Doing so will help you avoid further damage, salvage sentimental items, and get your daily routine back to normal as soon as possible.
How Does the Contents Cleaning Process Work?
Professional contents cleaning companies offer comprehensive recovery systems that allow you to restore your items to their pre-loss condition through a variety of methods. Steps to the contents cleaning process include:
- Inspect – An initial overview is conducted to determine the scope of the project (extent of damage, how many trucks, workers, supplies, etc. are needed for clean up). Contents cleaning professionals will also help identify any immediate needs you may have like emergency clothing, personal valuables, medications, and more that will stay with you.
- Take inventory – Pictures are taken of contents and items are determined to be either salvageable or non-salvageable. This can vary depending on the type of damage that has occurred. In most cases, a master inventory list in both digital and paper formats is created to keep track of everything.
- Determine value – A list of damaged possessions and their value is created to report to your insurance company.
- Pack-out – This term refers to when contents of a home or business are packed and removed so that cleaning, repairs, and restoration can begin. Contents cleaning professionals will handle packing everything necessary and ensure all furniture is wrapped in padding and secured for protection during transportation.
- Clean – Your contents cleaning team will determine the best way to proceed based on the type and extent of the contamination. For example, items affected by smoke damage may require different cleaning methods than those affected by a flood.
- Restore or dispose – Based on the extent of damage, your contents cleaning team will determine whether items can be restored or need to be disposed of.
- Re-pack and store – After cleaning and restoration have taken place, your contents cleaning team will re-pack and store your items in a climate-controlled facility until it’s time to move them back into your home or business.
- Return – After cleaning and restoring the contents, items are returned to your home or business using the same inventory and tracking procedures used during the pack-out.
Your Contents Cleaning Professionals
No matter what type of disaster your home or business experiences, you will need the help of contents cleaning experts to restore your property and the items within it to their pre-loss state. Our team of contents cleaning experts will take all appropriate steps to ensure your health and safety are protected from potentially dangerous contamination levels. Meanwhile, we also work to get you back to normal as quickly as possible – staying true to our mission to ensure the continuity of lives and businesses. Contact Guarantee Restoration today to get started.
