Flooding in Your Commercial Property

3/2/2022 (Permalink)

Floods result from rain, snow, coastal storms, storm surges, and overflows of dams and other water systems. Floods develop slowly and with no warning. Floods can cause severe damage to your commercial property. They can damage your commercial structure, cause outages, and allow water to seep into your property.

Spring brings warmer weather, longer days, and a much-anticipated break from winter. It also brings a very real threat of severe weather. Ranging from flooding rain to thunderstorms and tornadoes. Depending on where you live, here are some ways a spring storm might damage your commercial property:

• Water damage is caused by flooding from melting snow, frozen pipes that burst, and sump pumps fail during power outages.
• Fire damage is caused by the use of alternative emergency heat sources, sprinkler systems that fail to die to freeze pipes, downed power lines, or environmental conditions leading to structure fires.
• Wind damage is caused by fallen trees and limbs, damaged siding and roofs, and downed power lines.

Flood insurance is mostly provided by the federal government through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The NFIP will cover all types of floods, including flash flooding, storm surges, mudslides, or snowmelt. Maryland commercial flood insurance covers damage to your building and contents caused by a flood. 

These scenarios do not happen in isolation. For example, tornadoes and violent thunderstorms put property owners at risk for water, fire, and wind damage. It is essential to understand which hazards might affect your commercial property and then take the proper steps to prepare.

SERVPRO of Bethesda/Potomac and SERVPRO of Chevy Chase/Silver Spring is here to help if you have water damage or flood damage to your Montgomery County business. Our staff is highly trained in property damage restoration. Every hour spent cleaning up is an hour of lost revenue and productivity. When an emergency arises in your business, give us a call, and we’ll be there fast with the help you need. Our franchise is locally owned & operated and proudly serves the Bethesda, Potomac, Chevy Chase, and Silver Spring areas. Water damage or flooding? Call us 24/7 at 301-530-7400 or 301-588-2240.