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Storm & Flood Damage Recovery in Provo, UT
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
Why does one wall take all the damage?
Because the wind here has a direction and keeps it. Air draining out of the canyon funnels into the valley and blows across the city from the same quarter, so whichever elevation faces it takes nearly all the driven rain the house ever sees.
Why does driven rain get in where falling rain does not?
Because the details were designed for water running down. Lap joints, vents and window seals shed rain arriving from above and are far less effective against water being pushed horizontally at them, which finds its way into the laps instead of over them.
What does that mean for maintenance?
That the elevations are not equal and should not be treated as such. Inspecting and resealing the canyon-facing wall on a shorter cycle than the other three is the practical response, and it is where any budget for the outside of the house is best spent.
These questions come from the Provo page.