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Storm & Flood Damage Recovery in Portsmouth, NH
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
There is damp on every floor around the chimney. Is that three problems?
Almost certainly one. In a house framed around a central stack, water entering at the roof runs down the masonry itself rather than dropping into a ceiling, so it appears wherever the chimney passes a finished surface. The source is at the top and the marks below it are the path, not separate failures.
What is opened to dry it, given the age of the finishes?
As little as possible and as low as necessary. Base and casings around the stack come off first so the wall bottoms can breathe, and small openings are made where probe readings are high. Original plaster and trim are dried rather than removed wherever they are sound, which takes longer and is worth it here.
The stack is still damp in November. What does the winter do to it?
Wet masonry and a five-month freeze are a bad combination. Water held in a stack through repeated freezing takes the face off the brick and pushes the pointing out, so damage that was cosmetic in October is structural by April. The wettest month falls immediately before that, which is why autumn work is pushed hard.
The Portsmouth overview carries this FAQ with the city research.