ServiceMaster Restorations received a call on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 11:15am from a condo owner in North Fort Myers, Florida, for water damage. The water damage was caused by the toilet supply line in the guest bathroom. It affected the bathroom, hallways, master bedroom, master bathroom and kitchen. ServiceMaster extracted the water from the condo and then started the structural drying. ServiceMaster removed and disposed of all the wet carpet padding. The technicians applied antimicrobial solution to avoid mold growth. The technicians set up dehumidifiers and air movers thru out the condo. The vanity cabinet in guest bathroom, where the water damage originated, was damaged and needed to be removed.
The water from the broken toilet supply line affected the entire condo below. There was water damage to the ceiling, all the cabinets were wet and swollen from the water, and all the carpets were wet. ServiceMaster extracted all the water, pulled up the carpet, removed and disposed of all the wet carpet padding. The technicians applied antimicrobial solution to avoid mold growth. The technicians set up dehumidifiers and air movers to start the structural drying of the condo. All of the cabinets and shower in the guest bathroom of this condo unit need to be taken out, as they are damaged and cannot be salvaged. ServiceMaster started removing the cabinets and shower in the guest bathroom, drywall, and ceiling of this unit. ServiceMaster’s construction department will be doing the rebuild of the bathroom, replacing the drywall and ceiling and painting to get it back to where it was before the water damage occurred.
Water Extraction & Mold Remediation in Cape Coral, FL
ServiceMaster Restorations received a called to a home in Cape Coral, FL that had mold growing on the ceiling of the garage, in the vehicle that was parked in the garage, the walls and contents in the garage. The homeowner was unsure of when the problem occurred as they live out of state and flew in to find the mold growth in their garage. The source of the mold is believed to be from an air conditioning unit that leaked into the garage. ServiceMaster extracted the water from the garage. The water technicians then started the structural drying. Once the structure was dry, ServiceMaster’s mold remediation technicians tore out all of the affected drywall, removed and properly disposed of all the contents that were affected by the mold. After the removal, the next step was remediation. Mold remediation includes sanding 1/32” of wood to remove the mold spore. After this is complete, a growth inhibitor is then painted on the affected areas. The whole garage was then cleaned with a hepa vacuum and wiped down with an antimicrobial solution. An air quality test was than performed on the garage to make sure that it was free of all mold spores. The garage passed the air quality test the first time and ServiceMaster started the reconstruction of the garage, which includes hanging drywall, painting, etc. to get the garage back to where it was before the mold damage. The vehicle that was parked in the garage had mold growth and was sent to a dealership for remediation. ServiceMaster helped the dealership in the mold remediation of the vehicle.
Water damage to 5 condo units in Fort Myers, FL
On Friday, April 13, 2012 at 10:32am ServiceMaster Restorations received a call from a large condo association in Fort Myers. A sprinkler system pipe had broken in a fourth floor unit and the water was progressing downward through the third and second floors. ServiceMaster technicians were dispatched and arrived on site within 20 minutes to begin the extraction process. Upon arrival it was quite clear that besides the water extraction that needed to be done they had a bigger problem, no power. The technicians immediately called the office and we loaded up the 40kw generator and had it on site and powered up within the hour thus supplying all 5 units with the power we would need to run the drying equipment.
The pipe that burst was located in the foyer of the condo unit on the fourth floor flooding the entire condo unit. The other units were affected to varying degrees, all the units had carpet and tile floors and the tile floors had cork under the tile. Cork cannot be dried effectively so all those floors will have to be entirely removed. All the carpeting and pad had to be removed in the effected rooms, the pad will have to be replaced and the carpet reinstalled once the drying process is complete.
In order to facilitate the drying process ServiceMaster technicians would place 55 air movers and 10 dehumidifiers which would be monitored over the following days. In addition to placing equipment our technicians would remove baseboards in many rooms and installed ½” small holes into the drywall under where the baseboards would be, in order to pump hot air under the drywall into the wall cavity to assure that not only the drywall but the base plates and studs were dried to protect the units from the possibility of mold growth. After all the walls were completely dried, the baseboards would be reinstalled.
A short seven days after the event all five units are ready for rebuild. ServiceMaster Restorations stands ready and willing to facilitate that rebuild should the condo association need our help.
Water Damage in Fort Myers, FL
ServiceMaster Restorations was called on a Saturday at 10:30pm, to a single family home in Fort Myers, Florida that had a water damage caused by a leak under the kitchen sink. The water damage affected the entire home, three bedrooms, living room, dining room, hall, kitchen and two bathrooms. All of the rooms, except for the two bathrooms had parquet flooring over terrazzo and it was buckling up 5” – 6” and had to be removed. The walls were plaster and were wet 2’ – 3’ up the wall in some areas. ServiceMaster extracted the water and started the drying out process. ServiceMaster set up dehumidifiers, air movers and injectidry equipment throughout the home. Cabinets in the home were damaged and needed to be removed, and will be replaced during the reconstruct. After ServiceMaster’s water remediation department is done, ServiceMaster’s construction department will start to rebuild the home back to its original state before the water damage occurred. ServiceMaster’s construction
department will replace flooring, cabinets, paint, and replace the baseboards.
Water Damages at Lee County Justice Center
At 2:55am on Friday, April 6, 2012 ServiceMaster Restorations received a call from the Lee County Justice Center in Fort Myers to respond to a water emergency due to a pipe that had burst on the second floor. Five ServiceMaster technicians and three trucks responded to the call and were on site and extracting water by 3:30am. By the time the full extent of the damaged was assessed eleven technicians and 6 trucks were on site extracting water from two courtrooms, 4 hallways 5 personnel spaces, one utility room and two stairwells. Twenty seven dehumidifiers and seventy two air movers were placed to aid with the drying and drywall, carpeting, and insulation had to be removed and disposed of. We even discovered a hidden subfloor on the judges’ podiums that had vermiculite in them for sound deadening purposes that needed to be removed. Our technicians worked around the clock for the entire weekend drying these areas. We worked along-side of the Justice Center maintenance crews and other contractors as they replaced carpeting and drywall in order to be ready for the start of their business day on Monday. Court did resume on Monday morning and we were able to remove the rest of the equipment on Wednesday, April 11, 2012.
At 2:15am on Friday, April 13, 2012 we again received a phone call from the Lee County Justice Center in Fort Myers to respond to yet another water emergency due to a break in the main a/c chiller line on the first floor. ServiceMaster personnel were on site and extracting water by 2:30am. All totaled eleven technicians and 6 trucks responded and extracted water from four offices, one hall way, and one large conference room. Fifty five air movers and nineteen dehumidifiers were placed to aid in the drying and flooring, drywall and insulation was removed and disposed of. ServiceMaster technicians worked around the clock cleaning furniture, packing books and moving shelves in the library, building containment areas to protect what we had cleaned as well as extracting water from the affected areas. We even had to pump out approximately 8 feet of water in an elevator shaft. All equipment was removed by Monday, April 16, 2012 and the Justice Center was back in full operation.
Tornado Cleanup in Naples, FL
On Friday, April 6, 2012 around 10:30am, a waterspout came ashore as a small tornado
in Naples, FL, on the 1900 block of Gulf Shore Blvd. The tornado tossed furniture into pools, broke windows, snapped tree trunks, ripped tiles off of roofs, and lifted sliding glass doors off their tracks. The EF0 tornado had maximum winds in the 65-80 mph range, according to the National Weather Service. The damage was in an area of approximately 2 square miles, officials said.
ServiceMaster Restorations was called to seven condo units that had damage from the tornado. Some of the condo units had some water come into them, others condo units had broken glass from the sliding doors on the lanai being blown in and had more severe water damage. ServiceMaster went in extracted the water and dried out the condos with dehumidifiers and air movers. ServiceMaster lifted the carpet, removed carpet padding, sprayed antimicrobial solution, put down new carpet padding and re-tacked carpeting back down. ServiceMaster’s construction department is currently working with some of the unit owners to get their condo units back to where they were before the tornado.
CE Class – Water Damage Mitigation for Manufactured Homes
ServiceMaster is offering CE Classes on Water Damage Mitigation for Manufactured Homes.
We would like to offer you an opportunity to lower your loss ratio and improve the service you provide to your insured. We have created a training program designed to educate you and your staff about how to reduce the size of many of your property losses when dealing with a manufactured home, either modular or mobile. The concept is called loss mitigation. In this class, you will learn just how much damage water can cause and what steps can be taken to reduce or minimize the damage in manufactured homes.
Your insured may not understand what construction methods make manufactured homes unique. Those unique features may impact the types of decisions that are made during water mitigation.
If a Mitigation Specialist is called within 24 hours of a water loss, many dollars can be saved. Mitigation Specialists are trained to understand manufactured homes and to stabilize the damage and keep it from becoming worse. The result is less damage, lower cost, improved loss ratios and satisfied policyholders.
The class will be held on Monday, April 23, 2012 from 2:00pm – 5:00PM at Hawthorne Suites, 3557 Pine Ridge Rd, Naples, FL 34109.
If you are interested in attending the class, please contact Dawn at
239-277-0330 or fax your registration to 239-425-0179.
Class space is limited so call now! There is no charge for these 3 hours of Continuing Education.
Upcoming CE Classes:
Smoke & Odor Mitigation – May 10, 2012 – 2:00pm – 5:00pm – Fort Myers
Smoke & Odor Mitigation – May 21, 2012, 2:00pm – 5:00pm – Naples
Mold Remediation – June 19, 2012 – 2:00pm – 5:00pm – Naples
Mold Remediation – June 28, 2012 – 5:30pm – 8:30pm – Fort Myers
Water Damage Mitigation – October 23, 2012 – 2:00 – 5:00pm – Naples
Water damage in Naples, FL
ServiceMaster Restorations was called to a condo in Naples, Florida that had a water damage that was caused a few weeks prior to us being called by an unknown source. ServiceMaster went to the condo with a Thermal Camera to detect where the water was coming from. ServiceMaster found the water was from a leaking valve from the washer machine. The water damage affected the laundry room, two closets, two hallways, and the foyer. ServiceMaster went in and extracted the water and started the drying out process. ServiceMaster set up dehumidifiers throughout the home. ServiceMaster removed all of the baseboards and toe kicks to help with the drying of the drywall and found that mold had started to grow. ServiceMaster than had to remove part of the drywall to stop the mold from spreading. ServiceMaster then applied an anti-microbial agent to prevent further mold growth. The carpet padding was damaged by the water and had to be removed. After ServiceMaster’s water remediation department was done, ServiceMaster’s construction department then started to rebuild the home back to its original state before the water damage occurred. ServiceMaster’s construction department replaced the carpet pad, reinstalled and cleaned the carpet, replaced the drywall, painted, and replaced the baseboards to the damaged areas. The condo was set to be rented nine days after the water damaged occurred and ServiceMaster had all of the work completed in time to allow the condo to be ready for the new tenants.
Water Damage in Bonita Springs, FL
ServiceMaster Restorations was called to a home in Bonita Springs, Florida that had a water damage that was caused by the incoming waterline for the washing machine. The water damage affected the laundry room, garage, hallway, closet, two bedrooms and bathroom. ServiceMaster went in and extracted the water and started the drying out process. ServiceMaster set up dehumidifiers and air movers throughout the home. ServiceMaster removed all of the baseboards and toe kicks to help with the drying of the drywall and to make sure that mold would not grow behind the baseboards and toe kicks. The carpet padding was damaged by the water and had to be removed and as did baseboards. ServiceMaster then applied an anti-microbial agent to prevent mold growth. After ServiceMaster’s water remediation department was done, ServiceMaster’s construction department then started to rebuild the home back to its original state before the water damage occurred. ServiceMaster’s construction department replaced the carpet pad, reinstalled and cleaned the carpet, repaired damage that was done to the cabinets, replaced the baseboard and painted the damaged areas. The home was set to be rented eleven days after the water damaged occurred and ServiceMaster had all of the work completed in ten days, allowing the home to be ready for the new tenants.
Carpet Cleaning Special – Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs, Naples FL
ServiceMaster Restorations is doing 4 room carpet cleaning special for $99 (limited time only). If you live in Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs, Naples FL. This special can’t be used with other offers and if you have a room larger than 250sf, this special can not be used.Call for more details.
