Your Delta Home Can Be Restored By Our Flood Damage Professionals

9/5/2019 (Permalink)

“Like it never even happened.”

How SERVPRO Helps Different Delta Wall Types With Flood Damage

After flood damage in a home, the prospect of salvaging anything may appear hopeless. When groundwater enters a home, porous items receive the brunt of the loss. The majority of items saturated by this type of water generally have no restoration potential.

When SERVPRO technicians work on flood damage in a Delta home, the structure receives focused attention. Reconstruction and resurfacing are expensive propositions, and the goal of the technicians is always to restore both building materials and contents whenever possible. Different types of walls need different kinds of treatment for the best outcome.

Sheetrock Does Not Fare Well Against Water
When groundwater penetrates sheetrock, it swells and buckles. SERVPRO technicians save as much of it as possible during cleanup efforts by using controlled demolition techniques that involve cutting away the damaged building materials above the highest water line. This action inhibits any further wicking into the sheetrock.

Some Plaster Walls Have Restoration Potential
Many older homes in this area of the state have walls constructed from plaster over metal, wood or gypsum lathe. If flood water affects metal or wood, it has a reasonable probability of recovery through cleaning and disinfection. Gypsum lathe, however, often requires removal.

Framing May Also Have Damage
The wood frame that supports the lathing and sheetrock swell in response to water and on a case by case basis may handle drying or may require replacement. The outcome is dependent on both the amount of water as well as the length of exposure.

The Wallpaper is Probably a Loss
Wallpaper, whether it is paper, vinyl or made from other materials, generally is a loss after exposure to groundwater. Vinyl wallpaper is particularly damaging once wet as it creates a vapor barrier that inhibits drying and requires removal.

Flood damage cannot wait for the next business day. Contact SERVPRO of Montrose / Telluride at (970) 240-6970, the technicians are available 24/7 to handle any amount of water loss in a home and quickly arrive after you call because We’re Faster to Any Size Disaster.

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