Cat 3 water loss in local home

10/13/2022 (Permalink)

Crawlspace affected with category 3 water loss.

SERVPRO of  Southwest Portland received an early morning emergency call regarding a water loss in a local home. The customer informed us that the sewage pump in her crawlspace filled overnight and filled the crawlspace with Category 3 water. Category 3 water loss involves water that is grossly contaminated and can possibly contain pathogenic, toxigenic, or other harmful agents. Within thirty minutes of receiving the call, our crew of well-trained professionals arrived on the scene to inspect the crawlspace. 

During the crawl space inspection, it was noticed that you can stand up and detach the source of sewage was coming from. The sewage spilled into the crawlspace on top of the Visqueen and underneath in order to come in and fix the pump we first needed to place a plastic landing in order to have a plumber come in to fix the sump pump. Once we were able to handle all the immediate concerns we needed to create a drying plan. That plan was extraction, get the muck out, remove Visqueen, lay down the hydrated line, and place a new Visqueen in addition to that we will bring in a couple of fans to put in the crawlspace to help dry.

We were able to get the crawlspace dried in only 4 days, the customer was very pleased with our work. SERVPRO of Southwest Portland professionals can give you peace of mind by helping make it “Like it never even happened." Whenever there is a call out SERVPRO of Southwest Portland is ready to meet the need. No matter the time or place you can count on SERVPRO to be there for you. If you have any questions please call us at 503.777.9739