What You Need To Know About Pretesting

6/6/2022 (Permalink)

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Pretesting: What You Need to Know

When your Oak Park, CA commercial property has been affected by disaster, pretesting is a crucial part of the insurance claim process. As one of the first steps that professionals take when responding to fire, smoke, or water damage, this initial testing provides vital information, including:

• The full extent of damage
  
• The types of damage to property, furnishings, inventory, and other belongings
  
• The chances of repairing or restoring affected items and areas
  
• The best tools and methods for cleanup and restoration
  
  

With this info at hand, property damage repair and mitigation technicians deliver accurate estimates and plans for recovery completion.

Why Your Insurance Company Values Pretesting
In addition to accessing details about the damage to your property and accurate financial estimates, your insurance agent uses the info from the pretest process to get your claim in motion. Your insurance company naturally wants the recovery process to cost as little as possible, and a quick cleanup response is crucial to a speedy recovery with minimal, if any, secondary damage.

How Initial Testing Improves Recovery Results
If, for example, this initial testing shows the cleanup and restoration professionals that there are holes in the roof or the foundation, technicians will work right away to set up temporary tarping and boarding. This ensures that further damage has been mitigated, lessened, or prevented altogether. Early testing also alerts technicians to problems that could develop. For example, water left standing in your building creates a mold risk within just a day or two.
When your Oak Park, CA, business has been affected by flooding or smoke from a neighbor's fire, pretesting is the best way to ensure that your property doesn't experience lasting damage. You'll have accurate estimates for cost and recovery, get better results from your insurance company, and prevent further unnecessary damage. SERVPRO works closely with insurance agents and understands the importance of a thorough, speedy recovery.