Restoration of a Water Damaged Commercial Office Space in Atlanta, GA (part-1)

4/7/2021 (Permalink)

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When water damage happens at a commercial facility immediate action is almost always necessary, not just to protect the property from water damage and mold growth, but also because commercial water losses can significantly disrupt the daily operations of the business. Disruption of the daily operations can cause deadlines to be missed, quotas not to be filled and/or loss of production time, all of which can affect a business's bottom line. That’s why SERVPRO of South Atlanta offers around the clock emergency water extraction, drying and restoration services. We know it’s tough managing a commercial facility or running a small business, so when your business is faced with water damage, call SERVPRO of South Atlanta at (404) 505-1760. Let us handle the mitigation and restoration of your property so you can focus on the operation of your business. Our team of highly trained water restoration professionals will have your business back up and running quickly and safely. SERVPRO of South Atlanta has worked with some of the biggest names in Atlanta like Delta Airlines and the Coca-Cola Bottling Company. We are industry leaders in commercial water restoration and we are the company more Atlanta business owners and property managers have come to trust to make their water emergency “Like it never even happened.”    

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.

Cause of Loss: The cause of loss was an issue with the industrial water heater on the second floor. One of the water heater safety valves burst allowing several hundreds of gallons of water to escape. Water traveled along the second floor affecting approximately 540 square feet of flooring and also traveled to the first floor affecting over 1,500 square feet of flooring.

Zone One: Drying Zone One consisted of six different areas, including the lounge, an administrative office, a large common area referred to as the cubicle bullpen, a hallway, one manager's office, and a file room. The flooring and baseboards in the areas were affected in varying amounts ranging from 10% 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.

Lounge - The lounge was 12’2” long by 8’2” 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 100 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 40 linear feet of baseboard 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 contents of the lounge 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 Phoenix AirMax air movers were strategically placed throughout the lounge to create a conducive drying environment. After monitoring the affected area and materials for three days, the lounge was dry and prepped for the baseboards to be reinstalled along with the newly refurbished carpet tiles. Completing the restoration of the lounge.

Administrative Office - The administrative office was 12’2” long by 10’ 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 25 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 40 linear feet of baseboards was also removed, bagged and disposed of properly. The entire affected area was sanitized and disinfected using SERVPRO’s proprietary antimicrobial treatments. Two Phoenix AirMax air movers were strategically placed throughout the office to create a conducive drying environment. After monitoring the affected area and materials for three days, the administrative office was dry and prepped for the baseboards to be reinstalled along with the newly refurbished carpet tiles. Completing the restoration of the administrative office.

Cubicle Bullpen - The cubicle bullpen was 34’ long by 34’ 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 1156 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 100 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. Seventeen Phoenix AirMax air movers and four low grain refrigerant (LGR) dehumidifiers were strategically placed throughout the bullpen 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 bullpen.

Hallway - The hallway was 66’ long by 5’5” 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 179 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 45 linear feet of baseboards was also removed, bagged and disposed of properly. The entire affected area was sanitized and disinfected using SERVPRO’s proprietary antimicrobial treatments. Four Phoenix AirMax air movers and one 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.

File Room - The file room was 17’ long by 12’ 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 21 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. The entire affected area was sanitized and disinfected using SERVPRO’s proprietary antimicrobial treatments. Three Phoenix AirMax air movers were strategically placed throughout the file room to create a conducive drying environment. After monitoring the affected area and materials for three days, the file room was dry and prepped for the baseboards to be reinstalled along with the newly refurbished carpet tiles. Completing the restoration of the file room.

Manager’s Office - The manager’s office measured 17’ long by 12’ 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 100 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 20 linear feet of baseboards was also removed, bagged and disposed of properly. The contents of the 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 Phoenix AirMax air movers were strategically placed throughout the office to create a conducive drying environment. After monitoring the affected area and materials for three days, the manager’s office was dry and prepped for the baseboards to be reinstalled along with the newly refurbished carpet tiles. Completing the restoration of the manager’s office.

*For more on this commercial restoration project check out part-2 of this blog!