Tile is among the most popular flooring types for bathrooms, laundry areas, and kitchens. In St. Louis homes, this everyday material can be a site of water damage and need cleanup. Removing water and residual moisture from these materials can be critical and time-sensitive, as waiting too long can cause long-term issues. Professional recovery specialists have specific plans and processes for addressing water damage on tile surfaces.
Cleaning Up Water-Damaged Tiles
After a situation like an appliance leak or pipe burst in your household, several materials simultaneously require water clean up in your St. Louis home. Mitigation solutions work to extract standing water from all types of flooring or whatever pooling becomes trapped in wall cavities. Tile flooring could be among the easier materials to manage water damage, but only if the professionals act quickly with steps such as:
- Standing Water Removal – Pooling and standing water become an immediate threat after a leak or appliance malfunction, so the team works first to eliminate this concern with pumps and vacuums that leave little water behind.
- Squeegee Wands—While pumps and vacuums might do most of the extraction, specialty attachments and tools like the squeegee wand can remove pooling remnants still on the tile without long-term air mover requirements.
- Thermal Imagery—Using thermal pictures, we can track the temperature of certain materials to gain perspective on whether possible moisture threats exist beyond the surface. While tile can seemingly only be damaged on the surface, we are thorough in our scouting of these concerns.
- Mold/Mildew Prevention – Using products to clean surfaces around the tile flooring and the grout work to avoid the development and spread of mold or mildew organisms.
Sansara Is a Phone Call Away to Help
Regardless of how the water got there, you need experienced and reliable professionals capable of reaching your home within hours to begin critical mitigation work. We have stocked trailers and production vehicles equipped with extraction devices and structural drying tools to overcome pressing concerns and slow the progression of water damage in your property immediately. Sansara works around the clock to keep flooring viable and salvageable. When disasters strike, count on Sansara to help. We are ready 24/7 with the team, tools, and training to finish the job right the first time. Call us at (636) 812-3838.