Water Damage
If you’ve just experienced a water leak in your home or office, you could be facing anything from minor to serious water damage! Either way, HiCaliber’s highly-trained and licensed team is available and willing to mitigate your water damage. Call us anytime; 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to claim our 5-Year Restoration Guarantee. We service areas throughout southern Utah and southern Nevada.
Types of Water Damage
Water damage is typically classified into one of the following three categories:
| 1. | Clear Water: Refers to a source of water that does not pose substantial threat to humans. Examples include broken water supply lines, tub or sink overflows, or appliance malfunctions that involve supply lines. |
| 2. | Gray Water (Category 2 Water): Refers to a source of water that contains a significant degree of chemical, biological or physical contaminants and can cause discomfort or sickness through exposure or consumption. Gray water carries microorganisms and nutrients of microorganisms. Examples include toilet bowls with urine (no feces), sump pump failures, seepage due to hydrostatic failure, and water discharge from dishwashers or washing machines. Gray Water that isn’t promptly removed from the structure, or has remained stagnant for 48-72 hours, may be classified as Category 3 water. |
| 3. | Black Water: Refers to a source of water that is grossly unsanitary and contains unsanitary agents, harmful bacteria and fungi. Black water causes severe discomfort or sickness from exposure to contaminated water sources that affect the indoor environment. This category includes water sources from sewage, rising water from river or streams, ground surface water or standing water. Toilet back flows that originate from beyond the toilet trap are considered black water contamination regardless of visible content or color. |
Water Damage Problems
Wet areas left unchecked can turn into mold and quickly spread throughout the living space, leading to serious health consequences. Some of those consequences include mold allergies which are characterized by watery, itchy eyes, a chronic cough, headaches or migraines, difficulty breathing, rashes and overall tiredness. Other consequences include sinus issues, nasal blockage, and frequent sneezing. Mold creates an unsafe environment for you, your family and your pets. If you experience any symptoms as a result of exposure to mold consult a health professional.
Water damage can come from a variety of situations, including water from the outside, flooding from the inside, long term leaks that go undetected and other unforeseen situations. Getting the liquid dried-up quickly helps prevent the creation of mold behind base boards, floors, walls and roofs.
When you’re facing water damage, time is of the essence. Quick action is the best way to address water damage while simultaneously halting the destruction process (rotting of wood, growth, rusting of steel, delaminating of materials such as plywood, carpet, etc.); making the right decisions on who to call and when to call is crucial. Let HiCaliber stop the spreading of mold in its tracks.
Experienced Water Damage Restoration Specialists
We apply various water removal methods and measures, depending on the type of water damage present. This work is performed by a team of trained professionals with strict guidelines for your safety as well as ours. Contacting a HiCaliber specialist is often the safest way to restore water- damaged property. Our training and extensive experience will help speed repairs, whether they’re for an individual home owner or a large institution.
Our water-damage technician will diagnose the problem and quickly asses the best solution for removing the water and restoring the area to pre-loss condition as completely as possible. The quicker the extraction and removal of debris and water, the greater your chances for less damage done to the affected area. With the state-of-the-art drying technology used by HiCaliber, we’ll have you back in your home faster than any other company!
Insurance Companies
Over the past 30 years in business HiCaliber has developed great working relationships with many of the area’s insurance companies and its adjusters. When assessing your options for repair, it is important to understand that you have options when selecting businesses to work with in repairing your structure. If a claim is filed you have the right to choose what repair firm to use. We hope you’ll consider requesting HiCaliber to ensure a successful outcome of your project.
We use the same itemized estimating software program as the insurance companies use. This program is accepted industry-wide and was developed in conjunction with major insurance-companies across the country to create standard pricing bids for all companies that use this program. HiCaliber accurately and uniquely prices every job. It includes fully detailed reporting, a complete sketch of the loss, photos, psychrometric charts, moisture readings and infrared image technology. Regardless of who provides the paperwork (the HiCaliber team or your insurance company) all parties involved will agree upon a scope of work for your claim and ensure that you (our customer) are treated fairly and properly throughout the entire process.