Our Certified Experts Are Committed To Restoring Your Everett Home After A Flood

2/4/2020 (Permalink)

A windstorm knocked a tree over onto the roof of this home. The tree caused considerable damage to the home and we were able to restore the damage.

Using Axial and Centrifugal Air Movers to Speed up Drying Times after Flood Damage in Everett

Flood Damage Everett

One of the challenges facing flood recovery specialists is creating conditions for improving evaporation. Property flooding tends to go beyond a single room or area and can affect your garage, lower stories as well as exterior parts of your property. Subterranean areas of the home, such as crawlspaces or subfloor, can also become adversely affected by floodwaters. Most pumping equipment is only practical to two inches of standing water. Once standing water reduction reaches below two inches, restorers must use different methods to restore the property.

Our professional restorers can assist you with flood damage in your Everett property. Using our industry-leading training, SERVPRO technicians are experts at assessing the property and tailoring our restoration solution. One common issue we face is that not all areas of the home offer natural light and ventilation. Light and ventilation are essential to natural evaporation. Consequently, staircases and hallways can often be a challenge to dry without professional equipment.

When dealing with an area of the home that lacks natural ventilation, SERVPRO technicians rely on closed-system drying equipment. Closed-systems require equipment that is capable of heating, removing, and circulating air. When materials dry, they reduce the temperature of the air directly above them as well as saturating the air with moisture. Since cold, humid air can slow down the drying process, these layers of air directly above a wet surface can become a barrier that significantly limits the drying process. We combat this effect by using air moving equipment to remove flood damage.

Air moving equipment usually uses either centrifugal or axial impellers to move the surrounding air in a closed-system. Axial air-movers tend to be larger and suitable for removing larger bodies of air throughout a home. SERVPRO technicians can daisy-chain air-moving equipment to create a harmonious circulation of air throughout the property. Centrifugal air-movers are often more direct and are useful should a technician need to direct air to a specific area of the home such as beneath a carpet or cabinet.

Creating a strategic set up of air-movers throughout your home can significantly speed up the drying process and allow you to get back to your everyday life sooner rather than later. Contact SERVPRO of North Everett / Lake Stevens / Monroe at (360) 243-8313.

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