How Can Materials like Engineered Wood Suffer Water Damage in Waterbury Businesses?

10/11/2021 (Permalink)

Commercial water damage restoration services by SERVPRO are top-notch. We use the latest technology and equipment for every size of disaster.

Our technicians work quickly to prevent irreparable harm to installed flooring in Waterbury offices. 

Engineered wood is a common flooring material installed in specific areas of offices and shops, making it something our SERVPRO team prepares to encounter when water damage incidents occur. There are unique challenges to removing water from this material, especially once absorption begins. We work quickly to manage the mitigation and protect your business.

Surface Water Removal Techniques

Addressing the surface water and any pooling is the first logical step for water restoration in Waterbury businesses. Often this process focuses on several extraction tools available to our technicians, including submersible pumps and vacuums. We also have specific attachments for extractors like squeegee wands that can better remove puddling on firm surfaces.

Moisture Detection and Monitoring 

Understanding the relationship between drying and moisture pockets throughout the property is critical to ensuring that thorough restoration occurs. As drying and mitigative strategies continue, we check the progress of these efforts with specific moisture detection and tracking tools in our inventory. Some of these include:

• Probing moisture meters
• Surface moisture detection equipment
• Infrared cameras (thermal imagery)

Thorough Drying and Tenting

While the presence of restoration professionals in your business can be intrusive, we work to minimize our presence through focused drying actions like tenting. Special drying equipment like mats is placed perpendicularly across damaged engineered wood to draw out moisture. By encasing these mats in polypropylene sheeting, we can make this process faster and better monitor drying progress.

It is critical to act fast when water damage incidents threaten your business. Building materials like engineered wood can absorb moisture damage fast, so our SERVPRO of Waterbury team works quickly to make it “Like it never even happened.” Call us today at (203) 757-5050.