When the Washing Machine Creates a Water Ride, Call SERVPRO of Missoula

Great Moments in Laundry History

Once people started wearing textiles, they needed ways to wash them. They may not have washed them often, or even all that well, but they still did it. Methods included:

• Pounding the dirt out between rocks, often at a river
• Boiling the textiles and beating the cloth with large paddles
• Using a soap made of animal fat and ash

It’s easy to understand why laundry day came only once or twice a year.

In the 1800s, a French inventor developed “the agitator”: a perforated metal drum filled with water and the clothing that some brave soul had to turn over a fire.

At SERVPRO of Missoula^®, we understand that laundry is a hassle, but even hauling a carload of laundry to the Laundromat is better than the old options.

Once a family moves from the Laundromat to a home machine, the chore gets even easier. It’s still a chore, but it isn’t a disaster.

When the Laundry Chore Does Become a Disaster

Broken hoses or pipes, overloaded machines, or other problems can cause slow leaks or a soapy waterfall in the house, just where nobody wants one.

The result is what restoration professionals call a “mess”.

Call us at 406-327-9500. We have emergency service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Experienced Water Damage Remediation

We are champion fighters of water damage. Remediation requires training and specialized equipment. Count on us to:

• Extract the lake’s worth of water
• Measure humidity to remove hidden moisture
• Clean & disinfect of all floors and walls
• Clean & disinfect both upholstered and non-upholstered furniture
• Install drywall
• Paint
• Clean, disinfect, and repair belongings
• Remove odors
• Repair tile or other flooring

We work directly with most insurance companies, so you should never be surprised by large bills that the insurance company refused to pay.

Delay Deepens Disaster

A slow leak may result in more damage than a gushing outpour. The longer water has contact with a surface, the more time it has to do damage. You’ve seen what water can do to stones and to riverbeds. A slow leak provides ample time for microbial growth to sneak in and do additional damage.

A sudden burst of water might end up far enough away from the machine that technicians have to search for it, plus the force of the water does its own damage.

That’s why we have the 24-hour emergency service every day.

At SERVPRO of Missoula, we don’t want anyone to need a kayak to move from one room to another. If the washing machine creates water damage, call us at 406-327-9500.