Although this started off as a small water leak in the kitchen, technicians quickly realized that it affected the flooring throughout the entire house causing the flooring to be removed in all rooms. 

Most of the time when we think of where an air conditioning unit is located in a home we think first floor, main level and so on. In this particular house, it was located upstairs and caused damage to the upstairs rooms as well as the ceiling and the rooms below it.

Frozen pipes can cause major destruction in a home.  This home had frozen pipes in the attic.  The main floor had to have 85% of the drywall and flooring removed.

The most common causes for water damages are:

Water penetrates into structural cavities creating trapped pockets of saturation.  The detection of water in these areas can often only be discovered with sophisticated moisture detection meters.  Undetected moisture will continue to cause damage.  This damage, at a minimum, will cause odors.  Greater damage will surface when materials delaminate, shrink, split and further deteriorate to where costly repairs are required.

One way to make the carpet drying process go faster is by using weighted extraction system.  In most cases, a weighted extraction tool can remove 97% of any moisture in your carpets, giving you a BIG headstart in the water extraction process and helping ensure your wet carpets are dried properly.

Water damages don't just happen Monday - Friday. Church gymnasium flooded on Sunday and SERVPRO Columbus/Starkville was there.  More than just removing excess water, IICRC-certified restorers have the knowledge and equipment to further dry a facility (including substructure materials) completely back to preloss conditions.