Water Damage Clean Up

Cleaning Up Water Damage

Why is steam cleaning is better than other methods for cleaning up water damage.

Steam cleaning provides a healthy, non-toxic way of cleaning carpets and upholstery that are damaged by water. In this cleaning process, hot water is turned into steam and combined with detergents to break down dirt and tough stains.

This leaves no soapy residue and thoroughly washes your carpet and upholstery. Why is a truck mount necessary? A truck mounted unit allows the cleaning system to run off the V-8 engine of the truck. Maximum power and efficiency in your home. No sloppy portable units, the dirt and stains come with us when we leave your house. Why does flooding occur?

Firstly, it occurs due to heavy rain and storms during the monsoon season that leaves a lot of rainwater behind on land. This may in turn cause flash floods, where floods move at great speeds, causing destruction and casualties. This is partly because there is too much rainwater to be drained out of the area using pipes and partly because of the height of the land above sea level.

For example if the piece of land is below sea level, it would be greatly affected whereas those above sea level would not encounter the same situation as the water from the land will flow downwards either to a lower piece of land or a water body. Poor sewage/drainage systems may also contribute to flooding.

Secondly, it occurs due to natural disasters such as cyclones and hurricanes when they sweep across the sea or ocean, bringing a lot of water with them and as they touch land, the water is washed onto land by its powerful high-speed winds. A tsunami may also cause floods by washing seawater onto land when its storey-high waves reaches land. Earthquakes can also contribute in a way that it blocks the movement of a river, clogging up the river and causing an overflow of water in the river, flooding the lands near it.

Melting of snow may also be another reason, as when the snow thaws after winter, the water might not be drained off or evaporated that quickly. Flooding is a natural process. It happens periodically as a result of heavy rainfall in a catchment when the water level in a creek or river rises. Specifically, it occurs when the runoff generated from the storm exceeds the capacity of the drainage system.

The effects of flooding in the Willoughby City LGA are magnified by the proximity of urban development to natural and modified creeks and channels. Floodwaters overflow the banks of creeks and channels inundating the floodplain which may include roads, residential, commercial and industrial properties.

Flooding causes severe economic damage and emotional distress. Flooding in urban and rural NSW is estimated to cost our economy about $250 million each year, and the human impact is even greater.