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Falmouth Has Serious Water Damage in Kitchen

After a refrigerator in this Falmouth home developed a leak in the supply line, the resulting water damage spread throughout the room. SERVPRO technicians arrived quickly at the Falmouth property to perform the water damage restoration.  

SERVPRO Scopes the Water Damage in the Falmouth Property

Inspection of the worksite is an important part of the water damage remediation in Falmouth homes. SERVPRO technicians use an array of moisture detection equipment and a trained eye to determine the migration path of the water and an accurate measurement for how much of the Falmouth home received the effects of the water. In this case, as seen in the Before Photo, the floorboards had already begun to warp and buckle from the exposure between the time the leak happened and the water clean-up efforts began. Through the use of their equipment, the SERVPRO techs ascertained that the sheetrock also wicked significant amounts of water, and the lower portion needed removal through a controlled demo to open up the wall cavities for drying. SERVPRO techs also moved the appliances away from the walls and removed the cabinets in this Falmouth home as part of the water damage mitigation process. 

SERVPRO Handles Multiple Room Affected by Water Damage in a Falmouth Home

The Before Photo shows the bedroom where the water migrated, and it also has damaged floorboards, and SERVPRO techs removed the baseboards as part of the extraction and drying process. Hardwood flooring is an investment homeowners make in their Falmouth properties. On a case-by-case basis, SERVPRO technicians can get the hardwood floorboards dried for reinstallation and reuse. Each water clean-up in a Falmouth d property brings unique circumstances, so there is no one-size-fits-all solution for this type of water damage mitigation. SERVPRO techs have specific drying equipment, such as drying mats, that force the moisture absorbed by the wood floorboards out where it gets captured by the dehumidification equipment. The process goes rapidly and assists the wood in returning to its original shape. In some situations, the floorboards may require sanding and refinishing, which is a service SERVPRO can provide to Falmouth properties.

Water Damage Restoration in Falmouth Often Looks Worse Before it Looks Better.

The After Photo shows the damage less than an inch of water can do to a Falmouth property in a short time. The walls in the kitchen show the adjacent bedroom with flood cuts on the wall to dry in the interior of the structure fully. The utility room and another room also required the removal of the sheetrock due to wicking. The walls absorbed a great deal of the water as SERVPRO technicians measured a few inches above the water line and removed the wall material's deteriorated portion. It has zero potential for restoration once the center gets compromised with moisture. Cutting off the water-damaged parts assists in saving Falmouth property owners from replacing entire parts and allows for spot repairs to save money while still delivering the SERVPRO goal of every water damage remediation, "Like it never even happened."