Whole house flooded in Vanceboro NC

8/12/2014 (Permalink)

Our SERVPRO technician checks the carpet for delamination, the backing was already coming loose.

Every now and then SERVPRO gets to a water damage job where the whole house has been affected.  In the case of this couple in Vanceboro, a supply line to the bathroom vanity had popped loose while nobody was home.  The bath was in the middle of the ranch style home which allowed the water to permeate the entire structure.  At SERVPRO, our objective is to SAVE rather than REPLACE wet building materials.  On the other hand, if there is any question as to whether or not the materials have been compromised, we must recommend replacement.  With damage as widespread as it was on this job, we had to remove and replace all of the floor coverings, most of the baseboards and the bottom 2 feet of sheetrock in every room.  It wasn't pretty and the couple were out of the home for a while but the job was done right and SERVPRO has another satisfied customer!