Why We Utilize Flood Cuts for Water Damage Restoration in Great Neck

10/22/2019 (Permalink)

Our Green Fleet is always equipped and manned for emergency restoration,

Flood Cuts Help Structural Drying in Great Neck Homes 

With sophisticated drying tools and approaches, our professionals are always working to excel and to make restoration more efficient for our Great Neck customers. Identifying the extent of the problem and the best approaches to overcome these risks is vital to this mission. Knowing how to maximize our results and the effectiveness of our equipment can often mean the use of controlled demolition and similar intricate tasks. 

Flood cuts are a method of reaching structural cavities and drying up water damage in Great Neck homes without more considerable demolition. This practice has our professionals establishing a dryline on sheetrock and wallboard to determine the absorption of moisture and dampness from the base of the wall up. With moisture meters, we can detect how far the water has wicked from the baseboard. Once we have this line of where the moisture stops, we can mark it out and get our licensed contractors in for controlled removal of this saturated drywall. 

By not removing the entire panels of drywall, we can save our customers money on replacement material and the time necessary to install and finish these surfaces. Before reconstruction begins, we must thoroughly dry the structural cavity that has now become exposed by the removal of the sheetrock. Depending on the height of the damage line, we have both high and low profile air movers. 

In instances where drywall removal is not necessary, and the water damage has not reached a critical point for the material, our positive pressure systems like the InjectiDry machine can work instead. This unit forces heated air throughout the structural cavity to dry the damage without requiring the removal of any construction materials. 

You might not always understand why controlled demolition needs to occur in your home, but it is often a more direct path to drying out damaged areas before they can become catalysts for mold and microbial growth. No matter how severe water damage in your residence might be, you can count on our SERVPRO of Great Neck / Port Washington team to make it “Like it never even happened.” Give us a call anytime at (516) 767-9600.

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