Sewage Extraction, Carpet & Wood Floor Drying

Even if you are not working with an insurance company, we still can provide the best pricing for the services that you need. We are proud members of the IICRC and adhere to IICRC standards, and carry certification for cleaning & water damage services. Our Staff is trained and certified in several different drying schools. Including Chuck Dewald’s Vortex Drying System and Kurt Bolden’s Hydro Lab. We will minimize dry-time’s and replacement costs by using the exact drying method your situation calls for.

Hardwood Floors, Carpet or Tile? No Problem!

Hardwood floors and tile floors require special attention and equipment. Many people believe that replacement is the only option when their hardwood floor or tile is affected in a water loss. However, this is not always the case. If Aaron’s Restoration is called into action on a water loss before the floors have begun to buckle (buckling occurs when the nails begin to pull through the floor) in most cases we are able to save a portion or all of the floors. Aaron’s Restoration can formulate a plan to put our state of the art Injectidry systems to work for you. This top rated equipment, when paired with our hardwood floor drying panels, and desiccants have saved many homeowners and insurance companies thousands of dollars per home in replacement costs.

How Does our Water/Flood Remediation Work?

The black panels you see in the picture above have been placed on the hardwood floor with an air tight seal placed around the edges. The small yellow lines that you see are then attached on one side to holes in the panel. The other end of the line is connected to the larger yellow suction line. This line is connected to the Injection system forming a suction underneath the panels. Air will travel from between the sub floor and the hardwood floor through the grooves between the boards, bringing with it any moisture. This system combined with very dry air from our desiccant dehumidifiers will pull the moisture right out of the wood.

When dealing with any water loss, a fast response time is a critical factor in mitigating the loss, and it is especially important in the case of hardwood floors. The longer they are wet, the greater the chance that buckling will occur. So the next time you’re dealing with a wet hardwood floor, don’t just count it as a loss, count on Aaron’s Restoration to get it dried in a hurry!

Wood Floor Restoration: Cupping vs. Crowning

When water is left on a wood floor, or if excessive moisture rises from below the sub floor, it becomes trapped between the wood floor and the sub floor.

Cupping (above) occurs when the top of the wood dries faster than the bottom of the wood or when the moisture is absorbed by the underside and causes it to expand, raising the edges.

The biggest mistake that can be made is to sand the floor flat while it is still retaining moisture. This leaves the wood with thinner edges than the center.

After the floor dries completely the edges shrink and flatten back into position, but now since the top of the edges have been sanded, the center of each strip is higher the the edges. This is called a crowned floor.

Homeowner Hint:

If you have a hardwood or tile floor that has been involved in a water damage loss be sure to ask your insurance company and your restoration company how they are going to be handled. If you are told that they will need to be replaced, ask ‘Why don't you simply dry them?’ This industry has been raised on a system of ripping out and replacing (dumpster feeding), but those days are over, there is a possibility that they can be dried in place! After most hardwood floors are dried and settle back to pre-loss condition, they can be restored.

For professional service call Aaron’s Restoration at: 1-877-990-8881

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