Water Damage Restoration in Bohemia, NY
Bohemia has part of Long Island MacArthur Airport and the Connetquot River preserve inside its borders, with homes and commercial buildings around them. We handle water losses in both.
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- Based in East Islip, NY 11730
- Documentation built for your insurance claim
- Restoration and rebuild under one company
- Serving all of Nassau & Suffolk County, 24/7
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Water in the house now? Call (631) 292-7611Water damage in Bohemia
Bohemia has about 9,900 residents on roughly 8.6 square miles. Part of Long Island MacArthur Airport sits inside the hamlet, and the Connetquot River State Park Preserve is within its boundaries too. Around them are residential streets and commercial buildings, and we work in both.
In August 2014, nearby Holbrook recorded 12.57 inches of rain, and the official gauge at Islip set the New York State 24-hour record at 13.57 inches. Roads were closed and the airport's parking lot flooded. For homes, that kind of rain means basements. For businesses, it means flat roofs, loading docks and anything stored on the floor.
For businesses
Commercial losses run on a different clock. Every day closed costs money, inventory and equipment are on the line, and there's often a landlord, a tenant and two policies involved. We document by area, prioritize getting operations back, and schedule work around what has to keep running.
Bohemia water losses, home and commercial
Flat roofs and drains
Commercial buildings with flat roofs depend on drains and scuppers. When they clog or are overwhelmed, water finds its way inside through the roof deck and around penetrations.
Sprinkler and supply line breaks
A fire sprinkler line that freezes or a failed supply line in a commercial space can put a lot of water down in a short time, often after hours.
Residential basements and pipes
On the residential streets, it's the same as everywhere: burst pipes, water heaters, appliance leaks and basements in heavy rain.
Getting a business back open
- Stop the source. Know where your main shutoff and sprinkler control valve are, and who's allowed to close them.
- Protect inventory and equipment. Move what you safely can off the floor and away from the water. Photograph it first.
- Document by area. Office, warehouse and common areas may fall under different coverage, and in a leased building, the landlord's and tenant's policies split the damage.
- Plan the dry-out around operations. We can section off affected areas so the rest of the building keeps working where it's safe to.
Homes
For houses, the process is the same as anywhere we work: find and stop the source, classify the water, extract it, map the moisture and dry it with daily readings. See water damage restoration.
Insurance
Sudden pipe and sprinkler failures are usually covered. Business interruption coverage, if you have it, often depends on how the loss is documented and how long you were closed. Keep a record of the dates you couldn't operate.
Bohemia water damage questions
Do you work in commercial and industrial buildings?
Yes. We handle offices, warehouses and mixed-use spaces, and document by area so each policy has what it needs.
Can you work after hours to keep us open?
Often, yes. Call and tell us what has to keep running and we'll plan around it.
A sprinkler line broke. What first?
Close the sprinkler control valve if you're authorized to, notify your fire alarm monitoring company and the fire department as required, then call us for extraction.
Sources: National Weather Service, Historic Long Island Flash Flooding, Aug. 12-13, 2014, Wikipedia, Bohemia, New York, The Weather Channel, Islip swamped by over 13 inches of rain (2014)
Water damage in Bohemia?
Homes and businesses, call for extraction and a plan.