As a homeowner, it’s important to act quickly as soon as you find water in your home. But, depending on the type of water damage, it can be hard to know what type of professional to call.
Both plumbers and restoration companies are here to help mitigate water damage and help repair the source of the problem. But you also want to make sure you’re choosing the right professional the first time around.
All Phase Restoration is a restoration team with experience restoring homes from damage, including water and fire. If you need a water damage restoration team, contact us today for your Denver, Colorado Springs, or Windsor home.
Plumbers Versus Restoration Companies
In today’s blog post, we’ll explain the difference between plumbers and restoration companies to help save you time and money the next time you find a leak in your home.
What Does a Plumber Do?
Plumbers are the pipe experts. From pipes and sewer lines to toilets and faucets, they can help you handle the plumbing throughout your home. This makes plumbers the best when you need to fix water-related problems like broken pipes and faucets or cracked water lines.
Plumbers are also able to help stop the flow of water in your home from those problems, helping them better fix your plumbing and prevent further damage from happening. If your water leak has left standing water in your home, plumbers can also help clear that standing water. But what about the other damage, beyond piping?
What Does a Restoration Company Do?
This is where a restoration company comes in. Plumbers are a great source for helping with plumbing-related emergencies or issues. But if you need restoration or remediation services beyond plumbing, you’ll want to call a restoration company.
A restoration team will help restore your home following water damage or another type of damage. This involves clearing standing water, removing water-damaged materials from your home, treating mold, and disposing of other hazardous materials. Once that clean-up process is done and the source of the water leak has been repaired, the restoration team will restore everything to make your home look like it did before the water damage.
Beyond that, a restoration can help with more than just water damage restoration, including:
- Fire damage restoration
- Mold remediation and other environmental services
- Disaster preparedness
- Capital improvements for commercial businesses
- Coronavirus cleanings
- Hail damage repair
Contact Our Water Damage Restoration Team
We hope that this blog helped you better understand the differences and similarities between plumbers and restoration companies. In the case of small, temporary emergencies — like a cracked or broken pipe — give your local plumber a call. But if you’re worried about damage and repair beyond that pipe, work with our local water damage restoration team.
All Phase Restoration is here to help your Denver, Colorado Springs, or Windsor home. Learn more about our water damage restoration services and contact us today. We have 24/7 emergency services available seven days a week, so you can get immediate restoration support when you need it.
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- Common Causes of Water Damage
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