Multi-Story Water Damage from Bathroom in Falmouth Home

12/18/2019 (Permalink)

Water Damage on this bathroom ceiling was remediated by SERVPRO

How SERVPRO can Assist after Water Damage

One of the most frustrating things about water damage is how fast under an inch of water has the potential to ruin so much in a home. Bathrooms are frequently ground zero for water loss in homes. 

The water damage in a Falmouth home gets amplified when the bathroom that caused the accident is on the second floor, and the water runs to the room below through the ceiling.  SERVPRO technicians have extensive training in handling this type of loss. 

Why SERVPRO? 

The technicians do more than show up and set up fans to dry the property. They carefully scope the home to determine all areas of water migration, especially in cases where the water came through the ceiling below, which indicates water in the floor joists between the first and second floors that require removal and drying. 

Getting Water Out of Hard to Reach Places

Seeing water come out of a ceiling and hit the room below is a heart-dropping experience for most homeowners. SERVPRO technicians use techniques such as weep holes to allow the water to drain to minimize the damage to the building materials. In cases where the wall cavity or floor joists require more significant airflow, the techs remove damaged sheetrock as needed.

Drying Above and Below

When multiple stories receive the effects of damage from water, the technicians set up air movers and dehumidification equipment to handle both stories at once. They often use drying mats on the floor above to force air into the floor joists and point air movers upward on the story below to drive moisture to the surface where dehumidifiers capture it and port it off-site. 

What About Repairs?

Through their general contractor license #CS-108357, SERVPRO offers local property owners the ability to schedule not only water loss mitigation but any necessary repairs to fully restore the home. 

SERVPRO of Upper Cape Cod and The Islands is available 24/7 at (508) 888-5985 to handle any size water damage. They arrive quickly in their fully stocked green service vans to make the water loss in the home, "Like it never even happened."

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