Flood Tips

8/29/2023 (Permalink)

Knowing how to prepare and deal with potential flooding in advance can affect how much of your property can be restored and how much has to be replaced. Below are prevention, mitigation and restoration tips to follow until help arrives:

Flood Prevention Tips

• Determine if your property is in a floodplain.
• In any emergency, always listen to the instructions given by the local emergency management officials.
• Carefully assess how your company functions, both internally and externally, to determine which staff, materials, procedures and equipment are absolutely necessary to keep the business operating.
• Plan what you will do if your building, plant or store is not accessible. This type of planning is often referred to as a continuity of operations plan, or COOP, and includes all facets of your business.
• Review your emergency plans annually. Just as your business changes over time, so do your preparedness needs. 

Flood Action Steps

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BEFORE A FLOOD

If an advanced Flood Warning has been issued, there are several precautions that can be taken to help minimize damage too certain areas of yours business:

• Turn off utilities at the main switches or valves if instructed to do so.
• Disconnect electrical equipment and appliances.
• Move vehicles out of the low lying parking garage.
• Raise elevators from bottom floors.

AFTER A FLOOD 

SAFETY FIRST

• Account that all employees are safe by establishing evacuation plans in advance, identifying areas outside the building that are designated meeting places. Assign select individuals to keep a list of their whereabouts.
• If water enters the building and evacuations becomes impossible, move to an upper floor, and wait for rescuers.
• While evacuating, avoid attempting to drive through floods or rising water, nearly half of all flash flood fatalities are auto-related.
• Do not touch electrical equipment if you are wet or standing in water.
• Do not walk through moving water. Even six inches of moving water can make you fall. 
• Use no open flames. 
• Avoid floodwaters. Water may be contaminated by oil, gasoline or raw sewage. Water may also be electrically charged.
• Stay out of any building if it is surrounded by floodwaters.
• Listen for news reports to learn if the community's water supply is safe.
• Return only when authorities indicate it is safe. 

SERVPRO of Lennox 24 Hour Emergency Water Damage Service

6/20/2023 (Permalink)

SERVPRO of Lennox is available 24 hours a day for water emergencies, large or small. When you are dealing with water damage, immediate action is crucial. A delay of just a few hours can greatly increase the severity of the water damage.

We Answer the Phone Ready to Help

Call Today - 310-219-6150

We understand that when you call us, you may be feeling confused, stressed, and vulnerable. You need an expert to guide you through this crisis. SERVPRO of Lennox has the specific water damage training and experience to help you through this tough time. We specialize in water damage restoration—in fact, it's the cornerstone of our business.

What to Expect

When you call, we will ask several questions regarding your water damage emergency. These questions will help us determine what equipment and resources to bring, including how many trained SERVPRO professionals may be needed.

Our SERVPRO Representative will ask several questions:

• Your name and contact information
• Your insurance information (if applicable)
• The street address of the water-damaged home or business
• When did the flooding or water damage occur?
• What caused the water damage (if known)?
• Is there electricity available (on-site)?

About SERVPRO of Lennox

SERVPRO of Lennox specializes in the cleanup and restoration of residential and commercial property after a fire, smoke or water damage event. Our staff is highly trained in property damage restoration. From initial and ongoing training at SERVPRO’s corporate training facility to regular IICRC-industry certification, rest assured our staff is equipped with the knowledge to restore your property.

Storm Damage

8/9/2022 (Permalink)

Our highly trained crews are ready to respond 24/7 to storm or flood damage in Gardena, California. 

SERVPRO ofLennox specializes in storm and flood damage restoration. Our crews are highly trained and we use specialized equipment to restore your property to its pre-storm condition.

Faster Response

Since we are locally owned and operated, we are able to respond quicker with the right resources, which is extremely important. A fast response lessens the damage, limits further damage, and reduces the restoration cost.

Resources to Handle Floods and Storms

When storms hit Gardena, Ca we can scale our resources to handle a large storm or flooding disaster. We can access equipment and personnel from a network of 1,650 Franchises across the country and elite Disaster Recovery Teams that are strategically located throughout the United States.

Have Storm or Flood Damage? Call Us Today 310-219-6150

Water Damage

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Flooding and water emergencies don’t wait for regular business hours and neither do we. SERVPRO of Lennox provides emergency cleaning and restoration services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week—including all holidays.

Faster To Any Size Disaster

Flooding and water damage is very invasive. Water quickly spreads throughout your home and gets absorbed into floors, walls, furniture, and more.  SERVPRO of Lennox arrives quickly and starts the water extraction process almost immediately. This immediate response helps to minimize the damage and the cleaning and restoration costs.

Need Emergency Service? Call Us 24/7 – 310-219-6150

About SERVPRO of Lennox

SERVPRO of Lennox specializes in the cleanup and restoration of residential and commercial property after a fire, smoke or water damage event. Our staff is highly trained in property damage restoration. From initial and ongoing training at SERVPRO’s corporate training facility to regular IICRC-industry certification, rest assured our staff is equipped with the knowledge to restore your property.

Flooding Safety

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• Stay off the roads. If you must drive and you encounter a flooded roadway, turn around and go another way.
• If you are caught on a flooded road and waters are rising around you, get out of the car quickly and move to higher ground.
• If your neighborhood is prone to flooding, prepare to evacuate quickly if necessary. Follow evacuation orders and don’t return until officials say it is safe.
• Stay away from floodwaters. Beware of snakes, insects and other animals that may be in or around floodwaters and your home.
• Keep children and pets away from hazardous sites and floodwaters.
• If power lines are down, don’t step in puddles or standing water.
   

Frozen Pipes

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How to Protect Pipes From Freezing

Before the onset of cold weather, protect your pipes from freezing by following these recommendations:

• Drain water from swimming pool and water sprinkler supply lines following manufacturer's or installer's directions. 

• Remove, drain, and store hoses used outdoors. Close inside valves supplying outdoor hose bibs. Open the outside hose bibs to allow water to drain. Keep the outside valve open so that any water remaining in the pipe can expand without causing the pipe to break.

• Add insulation to attics, basements and crawl spaces. Insulation will maintain higher temperatures in these areas.

• Check around the home for other areas where water supply lines are located in unheated areas. Look in the garage, and under kitchen and bathroom cabinets. Both hot and cold water pipes in these areas should be insulated.

Thunderstorm & Lighting Safety

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• Have a Lightning safety plan.
• Before going outdoors, check the forecast for thunderstorms.
•  Get to a safe place. 
  
  
• If you hear thunder or see a lightning move indoors immediately. 
  
  
• Water pipes conduct electricity. Don’t take a a bath or a shower or use other plumbing during a storm. 
  
  
• If you can not get inside a building, stay in your car. Make sure all windows are closed. 
  
  
• Stay as far away from trees as you can. 
  
  
• Stay out of all water. 
• Do not touch anything metal. 
  
  
• Do not use a telephone with a cord. 
  
  
• Do not use electrical equipment like appliances or computers. 
  
  

Fire Damage Restoration

1/12/2022 (Permalink)

When fire and water take control of your life, we help you take it back.

SERVPRO of Lennox provides 24-hour fire and water damage restoration service in Gardena.

Fire damage can be devastating for you and your family. Feelings of confusion are common you need an expert to help you through this crisis.

Our Fire Damage Restoration Services

Since each smoke and fire damage situation is a little different, each one requires a unique solution tailored for the specific conditions.  We have the equipment, expertise, and experience to restore your fire and smoke damage.  We will also treat your family with empathy and respect and your property with care.

Our goal is to help make it ... "Like it never even happened."

Have Questions? Call Us Today? 310-219-6150

Emergency Fire Damage Process Overview

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ONE HOUR

Within one hour from notice of loss, SERVPRO of Lennox Professional will contact you to arrange for service. You'll know help is on the way!

FOUR HOURS

Within four hours of loss notification, SERVPRO of Lennox Professionals will be on site to start mitigation services. The key to reducing damage and saving money is responding quickly to your damage. 

DETAILED EXPLANATION:

A trained, uniformed and equipped SERVPRO of Lennox Professional will walk you through the job process step-by-step, explaining what to expect and the anticipated outcome.

PRETESTING:

A SERVPRO of Lennox Professional will begin pretesting for restorability, working from the source of the damage outward.

EIGHT HOURS:

Within eight business hours of on-site arrival, a verbal briefing of the scope will be communicated to the appropriate person, normally your adjuster or property manager.

CLEANING, RESTORATION & DEODORIZATION:
SERVPRO of Lennox Professionals will work neatly and efficiently to help you regain control of your property when a damaging event has taken over. They will use state-of-the-art restoration techniques to ensure your property is taken care of right the first time.

FINAL WALK-THROUGH:

After the work has been completed, a final walk-through will be conducted with you to help ensure your satisfaction.