Water Loss In Your Grand Junction Home

2/23/2020 (Permalink)

Give our SERVPRO of Grand Junction team a call anytime that you need us at (970) 241-8181.

Using Carpet Wands for Water Losses in Grand Junction Homes

Removing water and moisture from a damaged Grand Junction home after a water loss incident can involve many different tools and approaches. With carpeted floors being so highly absorbent of migrating water in these situations, how our SERVPRO technicians intend to remove this saturation is a critical element of the recovery process. During the scoping process and initial mitigation steps, our team can decide what extraction and drying equipment is necessary to restore and recover any property after a loss entirely.

With carpeted floors, removing the moisture is not a one-size-fits-all approach, much like every other facet of water damage to Grand Junction homes. With many variances and variables playing a role in the recovery of any property, it is essential to continually assess the effectiveness of both extraction and drying until the restoration has moved beyond these phases. For carpeted floors, there are many specialty moisture removal tools like weighted extractors, though one of the most effective machines for gaining control of saturated carpets is the light wand.

Carpet wands are a traditional tool for both water recovery and floor cleaning. However, in this application, the attachment gets connected to a powerful extractor either in the house – such as a trash pump or wet vacuum – or an exterior system like the truck-mount extractors. The powerful suction can help to remove large amounts of moisture from both the carpet fibers and the padding immediately underneath the top layer of flooring.

The use of light wands is not the only equipment needed to remove moisture and dampness from these layers of flooring thoroughly, but it can slow the migration of water damage. Also, the use of light wands could adequately prepare carpets for drying efforts with air movers when the padding is getting removed.

Water damage is a common situation for area homes, and having the right tools for the restoration of these properties is vital to save our customers time and money. When you have carpeted floors to recover, we can use light wands to help. Give our SERVPRO of Grand Junction team a call anytime that you need us at (970) 241-8181.

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