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Storm & Flood Damage Recovery in Kaneohe, HI
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 is the underside of the house being tented?
Because there is no enclosure to work with otherwise. A floor over open posts and piers sits in whatever air is passing under it, and here that air is humid all year. Sheeting the space turns it into a chamber that can actually be dried. Without it the equipment is conditioning the outdoors and the readings barely move.
How long does a floor take to dry over ground like this?
Ten days to a fortnight, and the ground below is why. The decking and joists are being supplied with moisture from underneath the whole time, so the run is longer than the water from the loss alone would suggest. Readings are taken with pins in the joists and repeated for several days before anything is closed.
Single-wall construction has no cavity. Does that make it easier?
In one way, yes: there is nothing hidden to open and nothing to hold water out of sight. What it takes away is the option of drying a wall through an opening, because the board is the wall. Everything happens at the surface, and material that has swollen or delaminated is replaced rather than dried, since there is no substrate behind it.
Read it with the local conditions on the Kaneohe page.