Water Damage Incident In Your Charlotte Home

1/12/2020 (Permalink)

Controlled demolition helps restorers focus on deeply affected areas while salvaging many materials.

Demolition, not Destruction When Restoring Water Damage Incident in a Charlotte Home

Water intrusion that causes deterioration of materials can be a challenge to address. Away from the physical challenge of restoring or replacing the materials, which a professional team like SERVPRO handles easily, the cost may be higher than what the homeowner, or the insurer, is willing to pay. One way to cater for the interests of all involved parties is through controlled demolition, which helps reach the affected areas without causing unnecessary damages.

During a water damage incident in Charlotte, a leak in the pipes supplying a kitchen sink left water within the construction assembly of the countertop holding it. Due to the passage of time, the water also found a way through the surrounding laminate floor, affecting the fiberboards. For the homeowner, removing the water and restoring the affected materials with minimal damages was the main priority. SERVPRO technicians are well versed with controlled demolition, which helps open up such assemblies for drying and removal of unsalvageable materials.

Among the items, we could save included the Corian countertop, its main assembly parts such as the framing, and side panels. Careful disassembly, including lifting and moving the heavy countertop surface away before focusing on the panels, helped limit the chances of damaging them. Once disassembled, our SERVPRO technicians wet vacuumed the area to remove water remnants before setting up air movers and a dehumidifying unit to complete the drying process.

The way laminate floors are made makes it hard to restore them after a water loss, especially when there is deep moisture penetration. A typical floor has a high-density fiberboard laminated with a vapor retardant at the top and bottom. On scoping the area with moisture meters, we realized the intrusion penetrated some of the boards, necessitating the removal. Luckily, it affected just a small section around the countertop so we could focus on that area saving the homeowner money.

Controlled demolition helps restorers focus on deeply affected areas while salvaging many materials. Call SERVPRO of North Central Mecklenburg County at (704) 596-9700 to help. We’re Faster to Any Size Disaster.

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