Basement Water Damage

2/11/2020 (Permalink)

Basement wall pipe broke and flooded walls and carpet

Unfortunately for this customer, they have suffered two major water losses in their basement, in a short amount of time. SERVPRO of Southwest Portland was there to get this second job done quickly and correctly. A pipe broke behind a wall that traveled alongside the basement, poured out of the baseboards, and down towards electrical sockets. The owner caught it quickly enough before other damage had occurred, so it was our job to get in their and extract all the major water that was now underneath the carpet and pad as well. After about four days of dehumidifying and airing out the basement, the carpet was back to dry and preloss condition, no demolition was necessary, the carpet could be placed back down, and furniture could be reset. Their plumber came to fix the piping in the walls, and you would never believe a loss occurred in that basement!