Spring Surprises from the Winter Ice Dams.

4/26/2018 (Permalink)

SERVPRO of Kendall County is the answer to your Ice Dam problems

During the winter heating systems circulate warm air throughout your home. Water entry in your home occurs when heated air meets the ice and snow along the part of a roof that meets or overhangs the walls of a building or skylight windows. Inadequate insulation and the lack of a complete seal between the edges of the framing and the roof decking allow air to rise and leak out of the house. Then the ice and snow collecting in the gutter melts and may leak into the house. Our professionals are familiar with this phenomenon and have the skills and equipment to solve the water damage issues it causes. 
 
The SERVPRO of Kendall County crew views the exterior of your home but knows that water does not always appear where expected. We inspect the attic or upper floor living areas for signs of water damage. This inspection can include visual review, looking for bubbling pain, bulging ceiling tiles, and staining on walls. We also use state-of-the-art moisture meters, and infrared scanners as water can collect between studs, soak insulation, and pool on ceilings and subflooring. Temperature differential often gives away lurking water.
 
Because water does tend to run down, we also travel to other levels of the home to look for more damage. It is not uncommon for water to move a story or more down and soak into woodwork around windows, drywall, baseboards, or hardwood flooring. The SERVPRO crew assigned to your job has been trained in strategies to resolve all of these water damage scenarios. This team has the equipment available to remove the water and dry out the building structure and fixtures. 
 
SERVPRO of Kendall County extracts any standing water and then determines how to reach water behind baseboards or in walls. Special equipment comes into play to reduce the moisture. We use innovations like the inject dry system, where warm dry air is introduced via a series of tubes inserted in holes drilled into the base of a wall preventing a wall cavity of lingering water. Floor mats pull water from hardwood, and dehumidifiers and air movers create a balance to reduce both humidity and residual moisture in building materials. 

SERVPRO of Kendall County

630-554-2280