Commercial Water Cleanup in Chicago

1/11/2018 (Permalink)

If your business has a flooding event due to frozen water pipes, call SERVPRO of Gold Coast / Lincoln Park / Lakeview at 773-935-6750

The Chicago area has been experiencing extremely cold temperatures this past week and with the slight warm up at the end of the week, pipes began to burst.  SERVPRO of Gold Coast / Lincoln Park / Lakeview responded immediately to a commercial building in need of professional services after a broken pipe.

Here are a few tips that you can follow to prevent your commercial building from frozen pipes:

5 Steps to Preventing Burst Pipes:

1. Insulate all water pipes that run along the exterior of the building or those that are located in unheated interior spaces.
   2. Inspect water pipes on a regular basis, looking for any signs of small leaks or fatigue that could cause them to fail in a big way when the freezing temperatures arrive.
   3. Run water at a slow drip to relieve the pressure that can burst a pipe in the case that it does freeze.
   4. Check all shutoff valves and levers to make sure they are in pristine working order.
   5. Keep utilities on in vacant units- if you have vacant units, the cost of maintaining utilities in that unit will offset the cost of loss that could result from the lack of heat or water movement which causes frozen pipes and subsequent water damage.

Source: http://www.assetmanagementalliance.com/how-to-winterize-your-commercial-property-to-prevent-freezing-water-pipes/

Commercial Water Damage Restoration

There’s never a convenient time for storm or water damage to strike your business. Every hour spent cleaning up is an hour of lost revenue and productivity. So when an emergency situation arises in your business, give us a call and we’ll be there fast with the help you need.

Call SERVPRO of Gold Coast / Lincoln Park / Lakeview at 773-935-6750