Free Water & Bound Water
Free water, bound water and water vapor are the topic of today’s blog. When it comes to water damage there are three ways that water exists in wood. How the water is contained will determine how it is removed. Let’s start with free water. Free water is in a liquid phase that exists within the […]
Sewage Clean Up
Sewage clean up is nasty. There’s no way to sugar coat it. Raw sewage and the cleaning process involved are messy, smelly, and dangerous. Nobody wants to have a water damage loss that involves sewage, but it happens anyway. There are many reasons it can happen. It can be as simple as a child flushing […]
Moisture Mapping
Moisture mapping is a key process here at The Flood Team. It’s one of the first things we do when we show up at a water damage loss. Moisture mapping is important for insurance, billing, proper cleaning and checking our work. Moisture mapping is a lot like it sounds. When a person has a water […]
Box Out
This week we want to talk about doing a box out. After speaking about cross contamination last week we thought we would expand upon that idea and talk about a box out. A box out is a service that many people don’t realize they need. They also don’t know that a lot of times a […]
Extreme Extraction
Extreme extraction is one of the many services we offer. Though water extraction has always been something we offer, extreme extraction is a little bit newer. If you’ve ever had your carpets cleaned or dealt with water damage then you’ve probably seen what a standard extraction machine looks like. It looks kind of like a […]
Water Removal
Water Removal is the basis of our business. Our company prides itself in only doing water removal and water damage loss. Though water remediation seems like it’s only a small business, it actually can involve a lot of different work. best custom writing Sources of water damage vary from natural disasters to faulty faucets. One […]
Dehumidifier
What’s one of the easiest ways to reduce the chance of water related damage in your home? Get a dehumidifier. A dehumidifier is a great way to reduce the moisture levels in your home. If water levels in your home get too high without proper ventilation then big problems can occur. Most of the time […]
Commercial Water Removal
Today we are going to talk about commercial water removal. Flooding and mold can happen to anyone. Living in a modern society with so much plumbing is a major cause, and though it can happen to everyone not all flooding is the same. As we discussed in an earlier blog post there are different categories […]
Cross Contamination
Cross contamination can be a big problem when it comes to water damage. The other day someone suggested we do a YouTube video about how to stop cross contamination and we’re not quite ready to do that yet, so we thought we’d make a blog post about it in the mean time. So let’s […]
Octi-Dry
Do you have drywall or cabinets in your house that were part of a water damage loss? If it’s a category one loss then this is the tool for you. The octi-dry system is used in tandem with blowers. When you have a category one water loss many times the water wicks up the […]
