According to National Centers for Environmental Information, natural disasters are occurring more often than ever before. When disasters like floods, tornados, and fires strike, they can damage buildings and other personal property.
Property and personal effects damaged by severe weather may initially seem like a lost cause, but the situation may be salvageable. A competent content-cleaning company can restore and repair storm-damaged belongings—saving you the cost of a replacement.
What Is Content Restoration?
Content restoration, also called content remediation, involves restoring damaged items and property to their pre-damaged state. In a way, the process can be thought of as “repairing” damage to a specific item. Content restoration can be carried out at any time and for any type of damage regardless of whether it resulted from everyday wear or a significant natural disaster.
An experienced restoration company is capable of revitalizing property damaged by a variety of different of different events, including:
- Water and flooding
- Extreme weather conditions
- Fire, soot, and smoke
- Mold and mildew
- Insects and vermin
- Prolonged sunlight exposure
- Pets
- Kids
A successful content restoration depends on several factors, including the extent of the damage and the cost of restoration versus replacement. In the case of a natural disaster, restoration contractors work with insurance adjusters to assess the overall cost of the project and determine whether content restoration is covered by insurance.
Damaged personal property can almost always be restored, but it’s important to contact a professional in a timely manner to ensure the damage doesn’t get any worse.
Furniture Restoration
Furniture is often a big-ticket purchase and replacing it can be expensive or impossible. Restoration can save you money and hassle by keeping your furniture usable after a flood or other natural disaster.
Content restoration services are also useful for dealing with everyday furniture damage. Living room furniture tends to see a great deal of use. Pets, kids, and everyday living can lead to dull or ripped upholstery, loose joints, stains, odors, and more. Couch restoration services turn back the dial of time and keep your living room looking brand new—even after years or decades of regular use.
Document Restoration
Even in the midst of the digital age, books, newspapers, photographs, and paper documents remain some of our most important and treasured possessions. Paper products like these can easily suffer damage if mishandled, including discoloration, tears, mildew, water stains, and more.
Paper damage can sometimes seem irreversible. However, book restoration professionals may be able to save your precious documents before they are destroyed by carefully sterilizing, realigning, and reframing them using meticulous cleaning methods and equipment.
Content Restoration vs. Replacement
There are many benefits to restoring your furniture and other items over replacing them, including:
Save Time and Money
Replacing your belongings can be costly and time-consuming. Save money and extend the life of your possessions by restoring and reusing your property instead.
Increase Value
Restoration services can boost the value of certain items. For example, refinishing antiques may give them a higher resale value when you’re ready to part with them.
Maintain Sentimental Value
Some items are one-of-a-kind and hold significant emotional value. In these instances, content restoration can preserve your irreplaceable scrapbooks, newspapers, antiques, and other personal belongings for generations to come.
Environmental Benefits
Damaged items that are thrown out often end up in landfills. Choosing to restore and reuse existing furniture reduces furniture waste and helps keep the environment clean and thriving.
Contact a Trustworthy Content Restoration Company
You don’t always need to replace your damaged items. Instead, consider hiring restoration contractors to revitalize old items, so you can save money and extend the life of your personal belongings.
Royal Renovations works quickly and efficiently to restore your items onsite or in our secure, climate-controlled facility. Our content tracking software provides fully organized pack-outs that include photo inventories and detailed itemization of non-salvageable content. You can also opt for a 48-hour rush restoration if you’re in a hurry.
Contact Royal Renovations for affordable content restoration services today. When disaster strikes, we strike back.