We Remove Wood Trim to Dry Water Damage in Paramus

3/20/2020 (Permalink)

We often remove trim to ensure drying of flooring and drywall is complete.

Why We Remove Wood Trim After Water Damage in Paramus Homes 

When you think about the damage that water losses can do to Paramus homes, many property owners do not consider construction materials like wood trim. While the removal of drywall and flooring might feel more significant, there are several reasons why removing baseboards and other accentuating woodwork might benefit the drying process and make water losses “Like it never even happened.” 

Water damage to Paramus homes requires focused attention and drying efforts by our SERVPRO professionals. We have skilled technicians that can utilize efficient drying and extraction tools to manage water losses and their effects shortly after these emergencies take place. Wood trim might feel insignificant to the drying and recovery process of your home, but there are many ways that this material can have a vital role in the work that must get done. 

Damaged Trim  

One of the most direct reasons that our SERVPRO team must remove wood trim from water damaged areas in your home is that the material has suffered from exposure. Standing water, for example, often directly absorbs into these particleboard trim pieces. This exposure can quickly swell and distort these installed materials, making it necessary to remove them to prevent the facilitation of mold growth or seepage into drywall surfaces behind the trim. Our in-house contractors can reinstall this baseboard and removed portions of the wallboard when drying completes. 

Access for Drying Purposes 

Removing the baseboard can often be beneficial when structural cavities have become compromised by migrating water. Preventing saturation to wood framing and insulation can often be a challenge without removing portions of drywall and the wood trim. Utilizing positive pressure systems to force heated air into wall cavities can help with evaporative drying, and can get done through multiple hoses in drilled holes behind the removed baseboard. Once the area gets dried, our professionals can patch the drilled holes and replace the trim. 

There are reasons to remove wood trim baseboards to benefit the drying process in your home. With positive pressure systems like our Injecti-Dry system and controlled demolition, we can restore and dry damaged properties quickly and thoroughly. Give our SERVPRO of Paramus team a call to help anytime at (201) 445-5588. 

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