Serving Hobbs
Ceiling & Roof Leak Water Damage Repair in Hobbs, NM
The leak is traced above the stain and corrected, wet insulation comes out, the cavity is dried to a reading, and only then is the ceiling repaired. The leak is traced uphill from the stain and corrected before anything else. Soaked insulation comes out of the cavity, the framing and the back of the ceiling are dried and read to the dry standard, and only then is the ceiling repaired and painted, so the stain does not return through new paint.
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Often needed alongside
- 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.
- Mold Inspection & Testing
An independent assessor confirms whether the assembly that got wet is actually dry, whether growth started while it was not, and how far it reaches.
Frequently asked questions
How does a roof unit cause damage inside?
Through the line that feeds it and the opening it sits over. There is a supply run up to the roof and a duct dropping straight down through the ceiling, so a failure at the unit puts water into the ceiling structure and often directly into the room below. Both the line and the opening are checked.
What makes the house more humid than the climate?
Because the cooling works by adding water to the air. A unit of this kind evaporates water to cool, so through the summer the building carries considerably more moisture than the outside air does. That is the normal condition and it is measured at the start, because it is the baseline a drying job works back toward.
Does drying go quickly once the ceiling is open?
Generally yes, and the climate is the reason. With under fifteen inches of rain a year the outside air is very dry, so an opened ceiling gives its moisture up fast. The slow part is what happened before anyone noticed, because a small failure above a ceiling can run for a whole season unseen.
These questions come from the Hobbs page.