Facing flood damage from the recent severe weather? If so, allow me to introduce myself. I am Anne Serzz, your commercial flooring advocate and I’m here to help you navigate through solutions for disaster recovery for your commercial floor such as repairs, cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting. Storms, hurricanes and other severe weather events can come unexpectedly, causing flood water to make its way to your grounds and floor. Flooding may result in mold, contamination or even damage to your equipment and inventory. As a facility manager, you know how detrimental flood damage can be to your business, especially if your facility is located in coastal areas like Florida. It can bring your business operations to a halt which causes a loss of production and money. Making all necessary repairs, cleaning/sanitizing in a timely manner and investing in a maintenance plan can make a huge difference for your building and seamless operations going forward.

Discovering flood water in your facility can be overwhelming and having a reliable source that can help you clean it up is why I’m here! Here are three steps you need to prioritize when restoring your floor after a flood: 

Step 1:

Clean, Sanitize and Disinfect (CSD): If your facility has faced major flooding, you will need a professional cleaning service. Floodwater carries a mix of contaminants such as mud, bacteria, viruses, spores and other harmful pathogens. Making sure you have a sanitized environment is key. QuestMark can quickly and safely remove any contaminants from all of your interior surfaces. Professional pathogen remediation is crucial for industries with stringent regulations like food manufacturing or healthcare facilities in order to adhere to standardized cleanliness.

How do we remove contaminants from your surfaces?

Unlike water coming from a broken pipe, floodwater can bring in pests, viruses, bacteria and more unsafe materials to your facility. Yet there’s no need to stress, we have various cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting services to offer you. Our services start with scrubbers and cleaners to remove debris and organic matter from your floor. Once this is done, we apply our CIO2 disinfectant and deodorizer to remove and neutralize any contaminants that have reached your interior surfaces. CIO2 is highly effective and has over 30 pathogen claims including virucide, bactericide, fungicide, algaecide and tough odor remover. Our sanitization techniques have been proven to get businesses back to having a clean and safe floor in no time! Investing in a disinfecting and cleaning service is a necessity, regardless of the nature of your operations.

Step 2:

Repairs: Making the necessary repairs to refurbish your floor to safe and functional conditions is key. Floodwater and debris, particularly in flash floods, may lead to a number of damages to your surfaces such as cracks, damaged joints or spalling! Leaving these damages unrepaired can create MAJOR safety concerns for your property. Repairing your floor from flood damage as fast as possible is a necessity to prevent injuries, water intrusion and the spread of pathogens. Our teams are on standby to help you out with this!

Step 3:

Prepare for the future: To maximize the life of your floor and its resilience in unexpected situations, you need to invest in a customized floor maintenance program, check your warranty and take precautionary measures to protect your floor in the future! Proactively making any needed repairs and keeping a clean, safe environment that complies with industry standards and codes at all times can prolong the life of your floor. 

Managing the aftermath of a flooded floor can be difficult. To safeguard your facility, it is crucial to clean, sanitize, make all repairs and look into a preventative maintenance plan! Choosing a contractor that can act fast to restore your floor can also restore your peace of mind. When it comes to working with QuestMark, we can navigate through these challenges to prevent major damages and costly repairs down the road. 

Has your floor faced flood damage? Let us take a look at it today. Visit our inspections page.