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Storm & Flood Damage Recovery in Saco, ME
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
What goes through the wall behind a mini-split?
Refrigerant lines, a power cable and a condensate drain, bundled together and passed through a single cored hole. The hole is usually sealed with mastic or expanding foam and then covered with a plastic trim on the outside of the wall.
Why does it leak?
Because that seal is doing a flashing's job. Mastic has a life of a few years in weather like this, and the penetration is typically drilled level or sloping the wrong way, so water running down the wall finds it and follows the pipes in.
How should it have been done?
With the hole cored sloping down to the outside and a proper sleeve and flashing rather than a bead of sealant. That is worth specifying when a unit is fitted, and worth correcting on an existing one before the wall behind it is opened up.
Read it with the local conditions on the Saco page.