How Professional Remediation Helps Save the Hardwood Floors in Your Glendale Heights Home From Water Damage

2/14/2019 (Permalink)

Hardwood floors are vunrerable to water damage.

Save Your Hardwood Floors With Professional Water Removal In Glendale Heights

Your water damaged Glendale Heights home needs professional assessment and remediation for a successful outcome from a major water loss event. The training and experience of water remediation certified technicians ensure proper moisture monitoring guides each step. Each type of fixture or building material needs a differentiated approach. Let us personalize your restoration agenda so that your residence recovers entirely from a water loss event. 

A burst pipe or appliance breakdown requires fast water removal in your Glendale Heights home. If your house features hardwood floors, they are vulnerable to permanent water damage. The wetness can distort the planks when too much time passes before the moisture levels reduce to normal. Our team uses a variety of strategies to extract water from all layers of your flooring fast. 

When SERVPRO Franchise professionals arrive, one of our experienced crew leaders evaluates the damage, including the condition of your hardwood floors. Standing water deeper than 2 inches responds well to pumping, and then we use truck-mounted wanded extractors to remove the remaining visible water. If the electricity is temporarily disconnected our vehicles carry onboard generators to power the equipment to avoid any delay. 

Crew members measure the moisture content of the two or more layers of wooden flooring. The plank construction of a hardwood floor allows water to flow between and under the individual boards, causing the subfloor to become soaked as well. SERVPRO Franchise professionals train in a broad range of techniques and strategies to remove water fast and completely from every layer. Failure to treat the under flooring risks exposing the hardwood layer to resaturation. As the wood swells, it can cup or crown, destroying the flat, level surface. The wood can also buckle, pulling up from the subfloor. 

To pull moisture from each layer of the flooring, the SERVPRO Franchise System employs the Injectidry system, sealing flat drying mats to the areas on the floor where water collected. A series of hoses attach to the extractors, and negative pressure pulls water out of the wood layers. Periodic measurements of moisture levels inform our crews of whether drying goals are met and if the mats need repositioning to evacuate more water.  

SERVPRO of Carol Stream / East Bloomingdale helps to manage difficult water removal issues with trained technicians and innovative equipment. Call for an evaluation at (630) 830-6236. 

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