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Storm & Flood Damage Recovery in Bon Air, VA
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 are the weep holes for?
They are the way out. Brick is not waterproof and the skin outside these houses has a gap behind it precisely so that anything getting through can run down and leave through the openings in the bottom course. Without them the gap is a container.
How do they get blocked?
Mortar, mostly, dropped into the cavity as the wall was laid or smeared across the openings when the bottom course was pointed. On plenty of these houses they were never properly formed to begin with, and nothing about the wall shows it.
Can they be opened up again?
They can, and it is inexpensive next to what a wet wall base costs. Clearing the openings and fitting vents to keep them open restores the drainage the wall was designed around. It is routinely the first thing raised after a wall of this type is dried.
This FAQ belongs to the Bon Air page; it is repeated here.