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Storm & Flood Damage Recovery in Lancaster, OH
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.
No obligation: the assessment comes before any scope
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 is under the back of the kitchen?
Porch piers, on a great many of these. The kitchen was extended out into the old covered porch at some point, and the piers that were holding up a porch floor ended up holding the back of a kitchen without anything being deepened.
Why is that corner of the floor cold?
Because underneath it is still a porch. The space below is open or barely enclosed and there is rarely any insulation, so the floor sits at outside temperature in winter, takes up moisture from the air in summer, and moves differently from the rest.
How much of this shows up during a loss?
More than expected, because the floor structure changes halfway across the room. Drying has to deal with a joisted floor over a heated basement on one side and a shallow open space on the other, and the two respond at completely different rates.
Read it with the local conditions on the Lancaster page.