Can Water Damaged Documents Be Restored in Lindenhurst?

5/28/2021 (Permalink)

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For Lindenhurst Homeowners, SERVPRO’s Restoration Techniques Can Help Salvage Photos and Wet Documents

Water seeping through the ceiling from an overflowing tub or washing machine can damage documents and pictures in the room below. If you have priceless photo albums stored in the attic or basement and a water intrusion happens, you may think all is lost.

Can Wet Papers and Pictures Be Salvaged after a Water-Damaging Event?

Books, photos, and papers are much more fragile than most things when wet. Homeowners often think any material like that has to get thrown away if it is wet. But our production facility technicians have solutions to water damage in Lindenhurst when it impacts pictures or documents.

Freeze Drying Can Help

Freeze-drying, or sublimation, is a specialized method used to restore water damaged documents. Homeowners can benefit from this process. Here is how it works:

• The process uses pressurized chambers filled with dry ice (frozen carbon dioxide.) This instantaneous freezing prevents further degradation. The pressure releases, and the frozen water sublimates with the CO2 into a gaseous state. Thawing does not cause additional wetting. The papers may not look like they did initially, but the information gets saved. 
• Precious photos are saved with this process, keeping the memories for the future.
• This process does not always work

SERVPRO of Amityville / Lindenhurst provides innovative solutions for water damaged papers and pictures. Contact us at (631) 319-1680 for more information and ensure your memories and vital information are salvaged.