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Storm & Flood Damage Recovery in Lakewood, CO
The opening is closed, the water is extracted, materials floodwater touched come out, and the structure is dried and rebuilt in that order. The opening is closed first, with tarps or board-up, so the building stops taking on water. Floodwater is extracted, and the porous materials it touched come out rather than dry, since it crossed ground outside. The structure is dried and re-read, and the rebuild waits until the readings and the roof both allow it.
Quoted on site by the contractor who visits
Often needed alongside
- Emergency Water Extraction
Standing water is pumped and extracted around the clock, before it climbs the walls and soaks the subfloor. Same-day response where coverage allows.
- Structural Drying & Dehumidification
Sealed air movers and dehumidifiers bring framing, subfloor and drywall back to a measured dry standard, with daily readings logged from inside the material.
- Sewage & Contaminated Water Cleanup
Sewage and black-water losses are contained, the materials the water touched are removed and disposed of, hard surfaces are disinfected, and the space is dried to a reading.
Frequently asked questions
Why would a house be built without gutters?
Because the annual rainfall here is under eighteen inches and it was not thought worth the expense. For most of the year that reasoning holds up perfectly well. It stops holding up in a May storm, when a good part of the year's total arrives in an hour.
What does an eave line do to the ground?
It cuts a trench, in time. Water falling from a roof edge lands in the same line every storm and works its way down beside the foundation, so the soil there becomes the loosest and wettest ground on the property, right where it matters most.
Are gutters worth adding now?
On the roof planes that face a wall with living space behind it, yes, and it is a modest job. There is rarely a case for gutting the whole roof line. Two or three lengths with a downspout carried well away changes most of what happens here.
The same questions, in context, on the Lakewood city page.