SERVPRO of North Thornton/Brighton Makes Rubber Duckies Float Again.

Water damage from a bathtub overflow can cause massive water damage.  If you need a professional hand when it comes to restoring water damage, our teams at SERVPRO^® of North Thornton/Brighton are ready.

SERVPRO of North Thornton/Brighton

A typical bathtub in a newer U.S. home has a 110-gallon capacity, but it holds less than that because:

• The overflow drain reduces the capacity; at 4 inches below the top of the tub, the capacity becomes 78 gallons.
• At 6 inches below the top of the tub, the capacity becomes 62 gallons.
• If you’re planning to take a bath (or have your kid take a bath), you need to leave room for yourself (or the kid).

You can increase the capacity of the tub by covering up the overflow drain. There are companies that even sell contraptions with which to seal the drains, an idea that strikes us as spectacularly bad. After all, the point of an overflow drain is to prevent overflows.

If, despite your best efforts, there is a bathtub overflow in Thornton or Todd Creek or thereabouts, call us: SERVPRO of North Thornton/Brighton. We have oceans of experience remediating water damage, depths of training in mitigating the damage from the microbial growth that often follows excess moisture, and rivers of knowledge about handling the restoration of homes and belongings after disasters.

Our number is 720-223-8888.  Don’t worry about the time or the day. Our emergency services are always available.

Reasons for a Tub Overflow

Prevention is less distressing than cleanup, so if the barn door hasn’t been left open yet (like the mixed metaphor?), here’s what you should know:

• Purposely blocked overflow drain (don’t do that)
• Faulty overflow tube
• Damaged gasket
• Someone left the water running too long
• Someone did not account for his or her weight in the tub
• Drain from another fixture is draining into the bathtub

If you are handy, fixing the overflow tube or the gasket is not too difficult, where “not too difficult” means “requires a degree in engineering.” We’re big fans of plumbers and professional Ms. or Mr. Fixit People who know what they’re doing.

SERVPRO of North Thornton/Brighton

Our experience is in the remediation of water damage once it has happened. Call us to:

• Extract and dry excess water
• Measure humidity so the water can’t hide
• Use applied structural drying techniques to the house
• Use drying techniques for the belongings
• Clean and disinfect structure and belongings, including upholstery, other furniture (even wood), carpet, other flooring, subflooring, walls, and ceilings
• Replace shredded drywall and sheetrock
• Reinstall carpet or tile, other flooring
• Find any mold and mitigate the damage
• Paint
• Eliminate odors

Time for a Break!

The Department of No One Cares found several different songs with the same title, but different composers:

“Bathtub” composers

• Heather Masse
• Mark Sandman
• James Newton Howard
• Simon Dominic
• Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. (Snoop Dogg)

SERVPRO of North Thornton/Brighton

Call 720-223-8888 whenever you need us.