Multiple Options for Drying Water Damaged Hardwood Floors in Dallas

9/30/2021 (Permalink)

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Strategies to Remove Water in Wood Flooring of Dallas Homes

With engineered or hardwood plank flooring in your Dallas residence, situations like water damage incidents could have a dire effect. Despite the severity of the situation, migrating water can get absorbed into the planks faster than many homeowners might believe. Because engineered wood typically comprises thin materials pressed together, this material is especially susceptible to saturation and splitting.

When you need to consider water removal for your Dallas home flooring, our SERVPRO team has multiple options for wood materials. The approach chosen depends on the saturation levels of the material, when water damage stays on the surface, when free moisture in the plank exists, and when the water has bonded with the molecular structure of the flooring. Once water becomes ‘bound’ in the wood plank floors, these physical deformities develop.

Air Movers  

Air movers are often the first line of defense for almost every drying task that our professionals undertake. These tools are vital in removing a vapor barrier that exists during evaporative drying. These high-velocity machines displace the cool air trapped above the surface of wood plank flooring to allow the material to dry evenly and quickly.

Drying Mats 

Drying mats are one of the specialty pieces of equipment that our professionals have to address saturation in porous, hard materials like wood plank flooring. With a consistent, slow draw of the moisture trapped in the planks, we can regulate the water removal process and ensure that these materials do not get dried too quickly or too completely, both of which could damage the wood.

Reconstruction 

When there are no feasible solutions for removing trapped moisture in the flooring and physical deformities have already developed, it is necessary to remove these portions. Our SERVPRO contractors can utilize controlled demolition techniques to only remove the areas severely damaged by the migrating water to protect subflooring materials. 

These are a few of the strategies that our SERVPRO of Northwest Dallas team can use to manage water loss situations in area homes. No matter how we can help, give our team a call at (214) 361-7887.