Restoration of a Water Damaged Office Space in Atlanta, GA (part-2)

4/7/2021 (Permalink)

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This blog is a continuation of our previous blog, “Restoration of a Water Damaged Commercial Office Space in Atlanta, GA (part-1)”. In part one we began outlining the scope of work SERVPRO of South Atlanta performed for one of our commercial clients when they experienced an emergency commercial water loss. The previous blog primarily focused on the drying and restoration of “Zone One”, the lower level of the commercial structure. In this blog, “Restoration of a Water Damage Commercial Office Space in Atlanta, gA (part-2)”, we will primarily take a look at the scope of work for “Zone Two”, the upper level of this commercial facility.

Continuation of Commercial Water Loss - Office Space Scope of Work

*A scope of work is basically a list of line items that encompass each trade or service performed on a given construction project, or in this case, restoration project.

Zone Two: Drying Zone Two consisted of five different areas, including the Staff Break Room, an executive office, a large common area referred to as the cubicle bullpen, a hallway, and a kitchen. The flooring and baseboards in the areas were affected in varying amounts ranging from less than 50% affected up to 100%. Luckily no drywall was affected and the industrial tile carpet squares that cover a majority of the floor in the facility, could be cleaned and restored at our textile restoration facility then reinstalled once the structural drying process was completed.

Hallway - The hallway was 23’ long by 5’2” wide and the ceilings were 9’ tall. The carpet flooring in the room was significantly contaminated by category-2 (CAT-2) gray water. Heavy extraction was performed and around 119 square feet of glued down carpet tiles were carefully removed to be dried, sanitized and restored off-site at our textile restoration facility, so that they could be reinstalled once the mitigation and drying process was completed. Around 57 linear feet of baseboards was also removed, bagged and disposed of properly (in the interest of effective restoration practices some building materials are more cost-effective to replace than dry, clean, sanitize and restore). The entire affected area was sanitized and disinfected using SERVPRO’s proprietary antimicrobial treatments. Three Phoenix AirMax air movers and a low grain refrigerant (LGR) dehumidifier were strategically placed throughout the hallway to create a conducive drying environment. After monitoring the affected area and materials for three days, the hallway was dry and prepped for the baseboards to be reinstalled along with the newly refurbished carpet tiles. Completing the restoration of the hallway.

Cubicle Bullpen - The cubicle bullpen measured 16’ long by 11’ wide and the ceilings were 9’ tall with an attached partitioned space that measured 11’ long by 4’ wide also with 9’ ceilings. The carpet flooring in the room was significantly contaminated by CAT-2 gray water. Heavy extraction was performed and around 173 square feet of glued down carpet tiles were carefully removed to be dried, sanitized and restored off-site at our textile restoration facility, so that they could be reinstalled once the mitigation and drying process was completed. Around 17 linear feet of baseboards was also removed, bagged and disposed of properly. The contents of the bullpen were moved and stored on-site in a non-affected area to facilitate the drying process. The entire affected area was sanitized and disinfected using SERVPRO’s proprietary antimicrobial treatments. Six Phoenix AirMax air movers, two Prochem Triad air movers, and one LGR dehumidifier were strategically placed throughout the cubicles and bullpen area to create a conducive drying environment. After monitoring the affected area and materials for three days, the bullpen was dry and prepped for the baseboards to be reinstalled along with the newly refurbished carpet tiles. Completing the restoration of the cubicle bullpen.

Staff Break Room - The staff break room was 8’ long by 7’9” wide and the ceilings were 9’ tall. The carpet flooring in the room was significantly contaminated by CAT-2 gray water. Heavy extraction was performed and around 62 square feet of glued down carpet tiles were carefully removed to be dried, sanitized and restored off-site at our textile restoration facility, so that they could be reinstalled once the mitigation and drying process was completed. Around 32 linear feet of baseboards was also removed, bagged and disposed of properly. The contents of the breakroom were moved and stored on-site in a non-affected area to facilitate the drying process. The entire affected area was sanitized and disinfected using SERVPRO’s proprietary antimicrobial treatments. Two Phoenix AirMax air movers were strategically placed throughout the breakroom to create a conducive drying environment. After monitoring the affected area and materials for three days, the staff break room was dry and prepped for the baseboards to be reinstalled along with the newly refurbished carpet tiles. Completing the restoration of the staff break room.

Kitchen - The kitchen was 14’3” long by 7’9” wide and the ceilings were 9’ tall. The commercial VCT flooring in the room was significantly affected by CAT-2 gray water. Heavy hard surface extraction was performed on over 95 square feet of commercial VCT flooring which was dried in place. The entire affected area was sanitized and disinfected using SERVPRO’s proprietary antimicrobial treatments. Three Phoenix AirMax air movers were strategically placed throughout the kitchen to create a conducive drying environment. After monitoring the affected area and materials for three days, the kitchen was dry and ready to be used. Completing the restoration of the kitchen.

Executive Office - The executive office was 11’4” long by 7’9” wide and the ceilings were 9’ tall. The carpet flooring in the room was significantly contaminated by CAT-2 gray water. Heavy extraction was performed and around 88 square feet of glued down carpet tiles were carefully removed to be dried, sanitized and restored off-site at our textile restoration facility, so that they could be reinstalled once the mitigation and drying process was completed. Around 39 linear feet of baseboards was also removed, bagged and disposed of properly. The contents of the executive office were moved and stored on-site in a non-affected area to facilitate the drying process. The entire affected area was sanitized and disinfected using SERVPRO’s proprietary antimicrobial treatments. Three Prochem Triad air movers were strategically placed throughout the executive office to create a conducive drying environment. After monitoring the affected area and materials for three days, the office space was dry and prepped for the baseboards to be reinstalled along with the newly refurbished carpet tiles. Completing the restoration of the executive office.

*For more on this commercial restoration project check out part-1 of this blog!