All hands on deck for this water loss

10/31/2021 (Permalink)

SERVPRO removed the baseboards and brought in air movers to dry

SERVPRO of Southwest Portland received a call in the early hours of the morning regarding a terrible water loss to a local home. The homeowner informed us that the night before they heard a spraying sound but figured it was just the wind but unfortunately woke up to a flooded home. That spraying sound came from one of their bathrooms where their toilet line burst and affected multiple levels of the home.

As soon as the call ended our crew of well-trained professionals packed up the van and headed out and arrived within the hour. The first thing our crew wanted to do was complete a pack out meaning we would have to extract all affected furniture and personal belongings. We perform a pack out in order to protect the content while we dry the home.

Once pack out was performed, our crew then created a drying plan for each level of the home. For the main level of the home, our crew had to remove all bases of the affected walls and needed to drill holes in order to bring in specialty drying equipment and will be placed in the kitchen, hallway, pantry, bathroom, and coat closet.  

With the sub-level of the home, the bedroom carpet was covered with plastic to make sure that all contents are covered. Then drop the ceiling and insulation, remove the affected baseboard, & set the wall cavity drying system. Lastly, in the utility room, our crew removed all insulation from the ceiling, removed all affected rubber bases, and needed to move out the washer and dryer to check the wall for moisture. Demolition of the ceiling was required in order for all the insulation to be removed.

Here at SERVPRO of Southwest Portland, we make sure to make your home or business look just as good as new or how we like to say "Like it never even happened." Please call SERVPRO of Southwest Portland twenty-four a day seven days a week for any Fire, Water, Mold, or Bio-hazard clean-ups. If you have any questions please give us a call at 503.777.9739.