Water Damage Cleanup
Upon arrival, we will make initial contact with the homeowner and go over the details of the water / fire damage and explain the course of action to follow. During this perious we will ask if you have any valuable / sentimentals that are unable to be replaced and should be removced immediatley to avoid water damage. Next we will outline a scope of work and give a general time line of mitigation process and answer any questions you may have.
Next we will do an inspection. We willl located the water source, and set a radius of areas affected by the water damage, Once the affected areas are identified we will reduce rhe drying chamber as much as possible through containments and setting up a general local ventilation system using negative air machines. We will determine the category and class of water.
Category 1: Category 1 water originates from a sanitary water source and does not pose substantial risk from dermal, ingestion, or inhalation exposure Category 2: Category 2 water contains significant contamination and has the potential to cause discomfort or sickness if contacted or consumed by humans. Category 2 water can contain potentially unsafe levels of microorganisms or nutrients for microorganisms, as well as other organic or inorganic matter (chemical or biological). Category 3: Category 3 water is grossly contaminated and can contain pathogenic, toxigenic or other __harmful agents and can cause significant adverse reactions to humans if contacted or consume Class 1—(least amount of water absorption and evaporation load): Water intrusion where wet, porous materials (e.g., carpet, gypsum board, fiber-fill insulation, concrete masonry unit (CMU), textiles) represent less than ~5% of the combined floor, wall and ceiling surface area in the space; and where materials described as low evaporation materials (e.g., plaster, wood, concrete, masonry) or low evaporation assemblies (e.g., multilayer wallboard, multilayer subfloors, gym floors, or other complex, built-up assemblies) have absorbed minimal moisture Class 2— (significant amount of water absorption and evaporation load): water intrusion where wet, porous materials (e.g., carpet, gypsum board, fiber-fill insulation, concrete masonry unit (CMU), textiles) represent ~5% to ~40% of the combined floor, wall and ceiling surface area in the space; and where materials described as low evaporation materials (e.g., plaster, wood, concrete, masonry) or low evaporation assemblies (e.g., multilayer wallboard, multilayer subfloors, gym floors, or other complex, built-up assemblies) have absorbed minimal moisture. Class 3—(greatest amount of water absorption and evaporation load): water intrusion where wet, porous materials (e.g., carpet, gypsum board, fiber-fill insulation, concrete masonry unit (CMU), textiles) represent more than ~40% of the combined floor, wall and ceiling surface area in the space; and where materials described as low evaporation materials (e.g., plaster, wood, concrete, masonry) or low evaporation assemblies (e.g., multilayer wallboard, multilayer subfloors, gym floors, or other complex, built-up assemblies) have absorbed minimal moisture. Class 4— (deeply held or bound water): water intrusion that involves a significant amount of water absorption into low evaporation materials (e.g., plaster, wood, concrete, masonry) or low evaporation assemblies (e.g., multilayer wallboard, multilayer subfloors, gym floors, or other complex, built-up assemblies). Drying may require special methods, longer drying times, or substantial water vapor pressure differentials
Category 2 water can contain potentially unsafe levels of microorganisms or nutrients for microorganisms, as well as other organic or inorganic matter (chemical or biological).
Category 3: Category 3 water is grossly contaminated and can contain pathogenic, toxigenic or other harmful agents and can cause significant adverse reactions to humans if contacted or consume
Depending on the area that was affected by the water there are several options we can take to manipulate then during the mitigaitno of the water damage phase:
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Move to unaffected room
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Move Offsite
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Move to Pod Outfront
We have sophistacted software to track each content, which box it goes into, which is salvageable and which is damaged: those damaged find a replacement prce.
Water removal from all porous materials is essential to minimize drying time, preventing secondary damage from occurring.
Removalable ot building materials because of it's inability to be cleaned properly, or it impedses on the cleaning of an underlying building materials theat need cleaned or removed as well. An example of this is a a kitfhen flooring that has 1/4" plywood down in order to raise up the flooring. This creates the subfloor, the underlayment, and the top curface. Typically it is easier and cheaper to remove top layers