SERVPRO Handles Flood Damage in Hyde Park Homes Like a Pro

1/28/2022 (Permalink)

Storm and flooding damage restoration is very hard to contain correctly. SERVPRO has the equipment and knowledge for every situation for your home.

Need help dealing with flood damage to your Hyde Park home? Call SERVPRO 

Dealing with floodwater can pose a significant challenge in unconditioned spaces of your property, such as garages and crawlspaces. SERVPRO techs use different drying systems to deal with flood damage in such areas of your Hyde Park home. 

An open drying system that SERVPRO techs often use to handle flood damage in unconditioned spaces of your Hyde Park home allows direct exposure to the outside air. However, SERVPRO techs only use the open drying system if the outside air is "drier" than the indoor air. The IICRC S500 guidelines recommend a closed drying system if-

• The outside air has high humidity ratio than the indoor air
• When an open system risk building security
• Changing weather patterns 
• Excess energy loss occurs

How do SERVPRO techs decide which drying system to use during water clean-up from your Hyde Park home? 

Active and passive ventilation might be available for unconditioned spaces in your flood-damaged Hyde Park home. Some crawlspaces have a passive ventilation capacity characterized by adjustable vents. However, building and energy codes may require that the crawlspace incorporate active ventilation in some areas. 

The type of ventilation system dictates the choice of a drying system for an unconditioned space. An open drying system is much easily achievable if passive ventilation is present. 

How do SERVPRO techs make an open drying system more effective? 

If the indoor humidity increases, SERVPRO techs take the following steps to improve the efficiency of an open drying system-

• Install supplemental dehumidification system, thereby converting an open system into a combination drying strategy
• Outdoor air exchange can be limited by installing barriers.

In a water restoration emergency, call SERVPRO of NW & SE Dutchess County at (845) 635-4550.