Sink gone wrong!

10/13/2022 (Permalink)

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Earlier this fall we received a call regarding a huge water loss in a local home in the Portland area. The customer informed us that their sink in the laundry room was overflowing on the second level of their home. Upon arrival, we met with the customers and they were mopping up the water and holding buckets from the water pouring in from the kitchen ceiling. There was water coming from the light fixtures on the kitchen ceiling. It was apparent that there was water behind the drywall that needed to be cut in order to release the water so that it doesn't hold above the drywall material.

After the initial walk through we started creating the drying plan due to there being no standing water to extract so we proceeded to set equipment in all areas that were affected by the water loss. We then set containment in the master bathroom and in the laundry room closet. We then started to detach all affected baseboards and trim in the affected areas, detach the laundry room, and closet door, detach the master bathroom closet door, detach the laundry room vanity toe kick, and build another containment in the kitchen to isolate the affected areas for the best drying method. In addition, we needed to drill 20 cavity holes in the ceiling to dry in place to prevent having to remove and we had to set containment in the water heater room to isolate the affected area.

After 5 days of drying the home, we were able to restore the home to preloss condition. The customer was very pleased with the work and the fact that when we needed them we were there 30 mins within ending that phone call.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