Freeze Drying Restores Paperwork After Water Damage To Your Portland Law Firm

8/4/2017 (Permalink)

Water damage is one thing no law firm wants to handle.

Water Damaged Documents

Water damage is one thing no law firm wants to handle. It only takes a spell of severe weather, a burst pipe or even a leaking roof to leave your legal firm facing a costly cleanup operation. Even though so much work is performed by computer these days, many law firms still have lots of old paperwork and books that are not in digital form.

When the worst happens, and the books and archives of your Portland law firm suffer water damage, you might think that there is no way to restore them. However, that is not necessarily true. Swift action may be enough to save your valuable documents. That is why we recommend calling SERVPRO immediately, as time is of the essence when dealing with waterlogged paper items.

The first thing our IICRC-certified team does is freeze water damaged paperwork as quickly as possible. Fast freezing prevents further damage and gives the water damage restoration process the greatest chance of success. Next, we ship the books and papers to our restoration facility. We ship them in climate controlled conditions, and carefully log each item so you can relax knowing that your beloved items are in good hands.

We use our freeze drying chamber to carry out water damage restoration on your books and archives. The method is innovative and yet surprisingly simple. We use a powerful vacuum to draw any air out of the chamber. Meanwhile, we heat the chamber slowly to the correct temperature (below 32F). SERVPRO uses the right combination of pressure and temperature to dry materials using a process known as sublimation. We remove the frozen water as gas without it passing through a liquid phase, which means there is no further distortion or water damage to the paper. Freeze drying often eliminates the need for expensive re-binding of books. The process of freeze drying also brings dirt such as mud to the surface and makes it much easier to clean the paper.

Do not despair if your law library or client files are water damaged. Swift action and state of the art freeze drying can save your papers and books and restore them “Like it never even happened.” For help restoring damaged books, call SERVPRO of Northwest Portland at (503) 283-3658 today.

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