Byram Cleanup and Restoration

Effects of Fire Damage or Water Damage in Byram

Byram, the “Gateway to New Jersey Trails,” with all of its lakes and ponds, is the perfect place for nature photography. The beautiful aesthetics become built-in backgrounds for photos of our area’s gorgeous wildlife. Keeping our homes and businesses in beautiful condition is equally important. Water damage can leave brick chimneys unsightly and ugly, while fire damage can significantly harm a warehouse.

Brick Chimneys in Byram can Sustain Water Damage

Brick is a porous building material; some people do not realize how much water bricks can hold. Heavy rainfall or snowstorms can cause bricks to absorb water, which is later released as the moisture evaporates. As this happens, minerals in the water become attached to the surface of the brick and then dry. Heated bricks like those in a chimney’s construction often show this mineralization. These mineral deposits discolor the natural color of any affected bricks. While this is not a serious damaging event, homeowners should still have this cleaned off to preserve and protect the look of their residences. We can apply a protective barrier afterward that helps keep any brick from absorbing water as easily in the future.

Due to our many lakes, local businesses might sustain secondary damage from moisture. All are susceptible, including Tomahawk Lake Waterpark’s facilities in the NE section of our township, Panther Lake Camping Resort, or Jeff Lake Camp. SERVPRO can help prevent both mold and mildew in these settings.

Metal Warehouses can Suffer from Fire Damage

Regardless of their building materials, commercial structures can become damaged by fire. SERVPRO assists other businesses with recovery after a disaster by:

• Helping protect inventory, including packing it up, transporting it, and storing it,
• Providing cleanup, mitigation, and restoration with portable power, and
• Working while your business remains open, even if at a reduced capacity.

Helping a business stay open in the face of a disaster helps that business remain operational and reduces the risk of needing to close. Once closed, many companies never reopen again. We want to help your business avoid that from happening. The Waterloo Historic Site, with its timeless stone houses, can also sustain charring and become discolored from soot.

You can call SERVPRO at (973) 453-0223 for any disaster.