to give you a
basic idea of how I
might approach the job you described....with limited equipment
walk through with customer and paperwork signed as to who is paying/who is getting the check....as well as who is responsible for any repairs (see baseboards comment below)
Check carpet with penetrating meter and walls/baseboards with a nondestructive
Photograph and document affected rooms and moisture levels of affected materials
Measure and diagram affected areas
If walls are affected I
might score and remove baseboards. I
might poke some holes below baseboard level to ventilate. Exterior walls may require more demo (insulation) depending on how wet things got.
- The carpet I would extract, detach and remove the pad. Take a pad sample to get new pad.
- Float the carpet/pad
- Treat subfloor/carpet with microban or similar
Set equipment in accordance with standards
Monitor every day and record moisture levels.. Move/add/remove/ equipment as needed
Remove equipment when dry and schedule a relay.
Install new pad (if removed) , restretch and clean.
*I wouldn't treat a loss for a "sweet old lady" any different than one I was preparing to submit for insurance payment
** what I actually do depends on the loss and the equipment available.....but I've done thousands of WDR jobs...if I didn't know anything I would pass on them until I did...
*** sweet old ladies will sue your ass too
