Water Damage Restoration, Asheville, NC

There are several reasons why we recommend that you leave water damage cleanup to professionals if you’ve experienced a flood, appliance malfunction, or have another situation that has put water inside your Asheville, NC home. Among the reasons, we believe that the typical homeowner is not equipped to handle all the potential contaminants involved. Even in the case of clean water, rather than a sewage backup or flood water situation, there is still the potential for the water to have become contaminated by building materials and other household products.

One thing that we share with our customers that they are surprised to hear is that there is the potential for water damage cleanup to involve materials with asbestos in them. It is a common misconception that asbestos has been banned in the United States. The reality is that it remains legal even though more than 60 other countries have banned it. Asbestos is, however, restricted. What that means is that before a manufacturer can use it in their product, they must go through an EPA review process. One thing that troubles most people about this is that since asbestos mining ended in this country in 2002, the asbestos used is imported.