When water damage has struck your home, getting it addressed quickly and completely is essential. Sometimes the damage is minimal, but at other times, it’s catastrophic. When your property has suffered significant water damage, clearing out obstructions and any valuables can give you some peace of mind and expedite the remediation process. When you partner with Veteran Owned Restoration, pack-out services are one of the options we offer to simplify the restoration process.

Pack-Out Service Basics

Pack-out service can assist you in retrieving items from your flood-damaged home. Once we have gotten the items out, we will do our best to verify that they can be salvaged. Typically, pack-out service includes three steps that we’ll review in greater detail below. While this process cannot return your home to its original condition, it is designed to secure your possessions until you’re ready to move back into your home safely.

Pack-Out Step #1: Retrieval

When a pack-out service plan needs to be utilized in a water-damaged home, the first stage can be a fairly frantic one for homeowners. In the first step, our team at Veteran Owned Restoration will work with you to determine which items should be retrieved first. While these can be difficult decisions to make at the moment, our experts will assist as much as possible.

Many clients will prioritize irreplaceable items, like photo albums or legal documents, and expensive items like computers. We will do our best to assist with other items, depending on the overall safety of your home. The sad reality is that some items will need to be discarded due to damage. We will work on packing-out based upon your preferences.

Pack-Out Step #2: Storage

Once items have been removed, they will need to be stored somewhere secure. You may decide to store them on your own, or we can assist you in finding a climate-controlled storage location. Keeping all items in one safe storage location will give you peace of mind as your home is repaired. It is a good way to keep track of items as they are being restored to optimal condition.

When items are collected and moved to storage, a member of the Veteran Owned Restoration team will create a tracking document for all items. Taking photographs, logging information about arrival conditions, and keeping careful records about the chain of possession can assist with insurance claims.

Pack-Out Step #3: Restoration

With items securely stored away from the elements and the risk of further damage, you can rest easy. The professionals at Veteran Owned Restoration will ensure that your possessions are safe, secure, and treated with care throughout the entire process. While some items may have been spared the worst of the damage, this may not always be the case in a flooded house. Water will probably have caused some damage to most items. That’s why our team helps to remove them, store them, and then work to restore them.

When we reach the restoration process for your items, we will do our best to clean them and return them to their original condition. While there’s no guarantee that will be possible, our experienced staff will do our best to restore everything. If we are unsure of or uncomfortable with this process, we will contact you and ask your preference. There’s a strong chance that we can connect you with a specialist who can assist.