Basement flooding cleanup in Spanish Fork is most of what we do between November and May. A lot of homes here have finished basements, and a lot of them sit on clay-heavy soil that holds water against the foundation after snowmelt. When water comes in, it wicks up drywall fast. Within a day it can climb a foot or more above the waterline.
Our crew starts with extraction. We run truck-mounted or portable extractors to pull standing water out of carpet and pad, then check every wall with a pin meter and a thermal camera so we can see where the moisture actually went. Wet pad usually comes out. Carpet can often be saved if the water was clean and we get to it inside 24 to 48 hours.
Next is a flood cut. We remove the bottom of the drywall, usually 2 feet up, so the wall cavity and insulation can dry and so we can see the bottom plate. Then air movers and LGR dehumidifiers go in. We log readings every day and leave the equipment until the framing and subfloor hit a dry reading, which is usually three to five days.
Basement flooding cleanup also means finding the cause. It might be a dead sump pump, a window well that filled with snowmelt, a cracked foundation wall, or a supply line. If the water came from a sewer backup, the job moves to our sewage cleanup process. We photograph everything for your adjuster from the first hour.
