Water Damage: Protect Your Floors. Protect Your Home
Restoring Hardwood Floors
(firmenpresse) - MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 03/29/12 -- Should your home experience water damage to its hardwood floors, there are alternatives to removal and replacement. is now a popular option for homeowners, allowing them to forego the expensive alternative to completely replacing their hardwood floors. Matching existing flooring can be very difficult, and replacement is not only extremely time consuming but costly, compared with restorative drying methods.
Drying Hardwoods Floors
When assessing the amount of and the level of repair required, there are two key elements that must be considered: the length of time that water saturated the wood and the quantity of moisture within the floor.
Until recently, two construction factors have interfered with a contractor's ability to dry hardwood flooring. First, the flooring is nearly always nailed to the sub-flooring, preventing adequate access to the subsurface side. Second, the attractive finishes applied to the surface of the wood have low permeance, acting as effective moisture barriers. These two characteristics trap unwanted moisture in the wood. At ServiceMaster Restore, we are experienced in managing both of these issues, making our process of restoring hardwood much more effective.
Staining
Although wood decay is the most important issue in long-term water damage to wood products, physical damage emerges as the primary concern when dealing with hardwood. As the hardwood absorbs water, swelling occurs, resulting in warping and staining.
If nails are present in flooring that has excess moisture for a long period of time, oxidation can develop and stain the wood around the nails. In some cases, the nails are already oxidized, and water damage simply accelerates the existing . Once this has occurred, stains of this type can be impossible to remove. At ServiceMaster Restore, our innovative strategy of quickly reducing wood moisture below 18% will help reduce long-term physical flood damage. If the floor is water stained, re-finishing may be necessary.
Cupping, Crowning and Buckling
Tremendous pressures build as hardwood absorbs water, which can cause saturated hardwood to become permanently stressed and damaged if left unattended. When exposed to water, hardwood floors can buckle, cup or crown. Buckling is separation from the subfloor, while cupping and crowning are warps that bend away from the moist sections of the wood. With immediate attention, a professional experienced in restoring hardwood can often prevent permanent water damage to wood flooring. We use technologically-advanced drying techniques to create moisture equilibrium (balance) in the wood, setting ServiceMaster Restore apart from its peers.
Summary
Previously, floors saturated with enough water for a long enough time, were vulnerable to the development of defects, such as cupping and crowning. In these cases, removal and replacement was required. At ServiceMaster Restore, we work hard to ensure that your home does not have to undergo this expensive and time-consuming process.
When setting up a drying system, we select locations where air can be forced into the grooves underneath the hardwood to dry the flooring from below. We establish sufficient dehumidification and monitor the progress of the job. When drying is complete, we may need to repair minor flood damage and, in some cases, refinish the floor to return it to its previous condition. All this can be achieved, while reducing time, costs and disruption in your home, thanks to our innovative and technologically-advanced restoration strategies.
Call ServiceMaster Restore
ServiceMaster Restore professionals are available day or night to respond to water damage in your home. Our professional staff is here to provide emotional and technical support, helping mitigate the problem and prevent further damage from occurring.
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Datum: 29.03.2012 - 10:00 Uhr
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