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Storm & Flood Damage Recovery in Burien, WA
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
Where does the foundation drain go?
Into a pit of rock buried in the yard, on a good many of these. There is no outfall at a bank or a ditch; the drainage simply discharges into the ground through that pit, which works while the surrounding soil has capacity to take it.
Why does a dry well stop working?
Because the ground fills. Through a wet season running from autumn to spring the soil around the pit is already saturated, so there is nowhere for the water to go and the pit backs up. It also silts over the years, which takes away what capacity was left.
How can you tell it has failed?
Not by looking, which is the difficulty, because there is nothing above ground to inspect. It is usually inferred: a foundation that is wet through the season with a drain that should be handling it points at the discharge rather than at the pipe.
These questions come from the Burien page.