Drying Wood Floors of Gaithersburg Shops During Water Restoration

6/15/2022 (Permalink)

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Water Restoration Includes Effective Drying

With water leaks or plumbing damage, it is essential to get mitigation and restoration efforts started as soon as possible. Fast response to these emergencies can often protect your business from closing completely, allowing technicians to section off the affected space and work around your schedule to recover the property. Early mitigation for your shop includes:

• Content relocation 
• Surface cleaning
• Structural assessment

How Do Wood Floors Become Damaged?

Absorption begins immediately with high porosity materials before water restoration in Gaithersburg businesses. With semi-porous wood flooring, moisture infiltration into these planks does not happen immediately like with carpets. If caught early enough and the right tools get deployed in the mitigation window, surface water can be removed before the infusion of water molecules threatens structural integrity. 

Drying Trapped Water from Wood Flooring

When surface water removal is not feasible and the water absorption has already begun, it is essential to eliminate this trapped water before it impacts the molecular composition of the planks. When water bonds with cellulose in the wood planks, the units will begin to bloat or distort, requiring them to be removed. 

Verifying the Floors Are Dry

Just applying floor drying mats over the impacted areas is not enough. We must verify and monitor the progress of drying tools deployed in a business to ensure we do not overlook damp caches that could lead to more challenging secondary damage like mold and microbial growth. Moisture sensors, meters, and thermal imagery all work to track the presence of moisture in the work zone. 

Water damage can compromise a shop, especially if the flooring where inventory is displayed becomes damaged. Our SERVPRO of Gaithersburg / Germantown team has a quick mobilization after the first notice of loss to get you back in business. Call today at (301) 963-8474.