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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.
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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
Is plaster worth drying or does it come off?
It is usually worth drying, which surprises people used to board. Hard plaster survives a soaking that would finish a paper-faced sheet. What decides it is the keys, the plaster squeezed through the lath that holds the wall up: where those have broken under the weight of water, the section comes off whatever the face looks like.
How is the lath behind it dried?
Through small openings rather than by taking the wall down. Air is introduced into the space behind the plaster at intervals along the wet run so the strapping dries from its own side, and readings are taken into the lath rather than off the plaster face. Where the wall is coming off anyway, it is dried open.
Does a December loss run longer than a summer one?
It runs differently rather than longer. The wettest month lands in midwinter, when the house is closed and heated, so opening up to outdoor air is not available and everything is condensed out by equipment. Against that, heated indoor air is genuinely dry, so a wall that is open gives up its moisture well.
These questions come from the Malden page.