Professional Extraction Planning and Implementation Is Crucial
The longer standing water or absorbed moisture remains in your residence, the greater the risk of building material deterioration and mold growth and damage. Waiting for water to drain away or using only consumer-grade wet vacuums to attempt to remove fluids delays the rapid water extraction. Meridian homes require successful restoration. Partner with Mater Restoration to evaluate your water removal needs and immediately provide emergency extraction services to avoid progressive damage while observing safety considerations.
Finding Standing Water and Saturated Materials
It is vital that Master Restoration technicians, who are trained and certified through the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC), inspect your Meridian property as soon as possible after water invades. Regardless of how the incursion occurred, we locate all spaces where visible or hidden standing and absorbed water threatens your structure and contents so we can apply appropriate extraction tactics in preparation for eventual structural drying. We find and map trapped water and moisture using sensitive detection and metering instruments and infrared imaging. Places and materials vulnerable to containing or absorbing destructive quantities of water include:
- Building cavities in recessed areas and between walls
- Hollow cells in cinder block walls
- Floor coverings and subflooring
- Areas above ceilings
Safely Extracting Water
Removing the water, whether pooling on visible surfaces or hidden behind structures, must proceed rapidly but carefully. If we ignore IICRC-developed standards, including safety considerations, water trapped in building cavities can cause building materials to collapse, destroy equipment, and put restoration crews and occupants at risk of injury or even death. During water extraction, Master Restoration crews ensure a safe workplace environment by:
- Avoiding electric shock hazards (household power shut off) and containing leaks from natural gas and fuel oil
- Using controlled demolition techniques to access and release trapped water for extraction:
- Punching weep holes from the edges toward the middle of ceilings to prevent an unrestrained gush of fluids while allowing a gradual flow for extraction
- Drilling or cutting of drainage outlets just above floor level to release water slowly, with technicians with truck-mounted or portable extractors ready to capture the liquids for lawful disposal elsewhere
- Using holes drilled into mortar joints of block construction to suction fluids into holding tanks on our service vehicles
- Sawing flood cuts from stud to stud to permit extraction of water trapped between drywall panels
Master Restoration is ready 24/7 to assess and provide professional emergency services for your Meridian water extraction needs. One call to (208) 286-1991 gets the ball rolling to mitigate and remediate damage quickly, returning your property to its previous condition, comfort, and function.
