Can You Remove Water from Drywall?

5/20/2020 (Permalink)

Do you have water damaged drywall in your Smithtown home? Call SERVPRO to mitigate your issue.

Drying structural materials is possible with the fast response of our SERVPRO team to damaged Smithtown homes. 

Restoring and drying your Smithtown home after a water loss can sometimes be more of a challenge than homeowners might realize. Identifying the extent of the damage and implementing counteractive measures is only part of this equation.

With hundreds of drying decisions made on every water loss situation, areas like drywall get inspected, and water damage to Smithtown homes gets cataloged. While it might be possible at times to dry or restore sheetrock wall systems, it might not always be a cost-effective solution. If we determine it is worth attempting, some of the specialty tools for this task might include:

• Centrifugal Air Movers
• Injecti-Dry System
• Negative Pressure Systems 

What Happens When Drywall Cannot Get Dried? 

Being unable to restore drywall is a common scenario with widespread loss incidents, so we have in-house contractors that can perform controlled demolition. Removing only severely damaged portions of the drywall makes reinstallation faster and more efficient later.

It might not always be cost-efficient to take the time to dry and recover drywall when it could get replaced more quickly. Our SERVPRO of Greater Smithtown team can help with either of these scenarios by calling (631) 265-9200.