- 952.442.9977
- Info@elements-mn.com
- 108 Peavey Road, Chaska, MN 55318
Documents and photographs that are damaged in a disaster are not necessarily lost. Elements Restoration can restore your important documents and family photographs.
Elements Restoration follows archival best practices to bring your documents and photographs back to their pre-loss condition. We have the expertise, tools, and materials required to safely and delicately restore your treasured photographs and important documents.
First, we use a soft brush or gentle vacuum to remove physical debris, such as soot, ash, or other contaminants. We rinse water-damaged photographs with distilled water to remove mineral deposits that could further damage your photographs. Then, we give your documents and photographs ample drying time. Depending on the needs of your items, we may use blotting paper to absorb excess water or employ freeze drying to extract water without causing warping or future damage.
For photographs, we will flatten curled photos, repair tears, and apply treatments to restore faded or discolored prints. We will also offer to digitize your photographs for you to digitally repair photos and create a long-lasting archival library of your treasured images. For documents, we use deacidifying agents to neutralize acids and prevent further deterioration of your items. We reinforce physical documents with archival-quality mending tissue. We can also digitize your documents for future reference.
If your photographs and documents suffer from lingering odors from smoke or mildew, we can use an ozone chamber to neutralize the odors without causing further damage. Once your photographs and documents are cleaned, restored, and deodorized, we will encapsulate them in acid-free sleeves or frames and advise you on how to properly store your items moving forward.
In the restoration industry, accurately documenting and managing non-restorable items is a critical part of the claims process. We accurately document items deemed non-restorable during the assessment process, designed to streamline communication between homeowners and insurers while providing clarity and peace of mind.
Our professional crew has the experience and expertise to safely unstick items without causing further damage. Soaking items in distilled water or carefully applying humidity to gently loosen stuck items are just two ways our team may restore your stuck photos and documents.
Yes! An ozone treatment or chemical deodorizer can safely remove smoke odor from your treasured photos and important documents. Our cleaning and restoration processes remove most persistent odors.
We use a high-resolution scanner to safely and efficiently create digital copies of your photographs and documents. Once they are digitized, our team can use software to restore discoloration, tears, or missing sections. This gives you an option of preserving your content even when the original physical copy may not be fully restored.
Let us take care of your photographs and documents so you can focus on getting your home back together. We’re here to help make you whole again.
Elements Restoration were easy to work with and did a thorough job of cleaning our belongings. When we needed help finding certain things while waiting for the insurance to pay, they were accommodating and did all they could to help locate those items. The process of returning the belongings was smooth. We would recommend them to someone who has gone through a fire.
Working with the people at Elements Restoration has been a wonderful experience! They have managed to turn a horrible, stressful, overwhelming mess into a manageable event. They arrived only hours after a hose broke in our laundry room and flooded our basement and began removing everything. They are so friendly, understanding, reassuring, professional and efficient!The communication throughout this process has been excellent! They have kept us updated on the status of our possessions and now have our items stored until our restoration is complete. They have returned items to us, per our requests, and everything is in excellent condition and well cared for!If you ever need this type of service, I recommend Elements Restoration 100%!
