Water Out of Eastern Washington & Water Out South Puget Sound team up
in Washington
Water Out of Eastern Washington/Just Right Cleaning
of Moses Lake, WA team up with Water Out
South Puget Sound of Tacoma, WA to dry several structures after the devastating
December 2007
flooding in Lewis County, WA. Water Out of Eastern Washington reports: “Originally,
we were asked
to dry out a couple of schools in Lewis County, but ended up doing more than
that. After drying out the
schools, we were asked to do the construction on one of them. So, we called
a well-known reputable
local construction company, MDK Construction, to do the construction portion
of the work. While asking
for their help, they informed us of a job that they were doing for a local
strip mall. They needed
help drying out approximately 50 stores in that mall. The square footage was
roughly 25,000 square
feet. The manager of the development was thrilled to have us on board. Within
13 days we had dried
all 50 stores! Thanks to Water Out South Puget Sound of Tacoma, WA for helping
us dry out as fast
as we did.”
(Excerpt
from theWater Out Drying Corp. newsletter of 04/04/08.)
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Water Out South Puget Sound has continued success in new construction drying
We received this interesting article about new construction
drying from Wally Stoneberg of Water Out
South Puget Sound in Olympia, WA. Wally Reports: “Scott Homes is an
Olympia Master Builder/ Built
Green Member and was building a custom home in Gig Harbor, WA. This was not
your conventional
stick built home, but a home built from Structural Insulated Panels (SIP).
The panels are made with
two sheets of OSB glued and heat compressed to an expanded polystyrene. They
come in different
thickness depending on the amount of insulation required.
The OSB for these SIPs were manufactured in Canada and the Structural Board
Association (SBA)
sent me an email saying OSB from the factory has a moisture content of 3 to
7%. The OSB will
equilibrate between 8 and 13% MC and a dry condition is below 16% MC. They
also stated that the
glues used in making OSB are thermosetting (water & heat resistant).
Since I was drying this type of construction for the first time I visited
the SIP plant in Puyallup, WA. All
of the panels protected from the environment within the plant had a very low
MC. Walking out to the
shipping yard I found panels exposed to rain with a MC in the high 30’s.
In Gig Harbor at the new home I initially took 50 moisture content samples.
Those readings
averaged 23.5% MC. After drying with Water Out for two days the average was
12.6% MC, well
below the dry standard for this construction material.
Built Green practices are better for the environment and better for your health
and Scott Homes is far
ahead of the competition by drying their buildings before they are occupied.”
Great work Wally!
(Excerpt from theWater Out Drying Corp. newsletter of
03/28/08.)
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Water Out South Puget Sound dry 1500 square feet in 2 days
Wally Stoneberg of Water Out South Puget Sound reports:
“Last week Water Out of South Puget
Sound, WA finished their 71st new construction drying project. This project
was drying a new 1500
square foot addition at the home of Rick McCaslin the owner of M&M Plumbing
in Olympia,
WA. Before starting the project the moisture content throughout the structure
averaged 28%. This
moisture content level would guarantee problems for the homeowner if left
alone. We started the project
by drying the crawl space and sub floor first. We then went on to the two
levels of living space and
finished the total project in 48 hours. When we finished we left behind a
clean, dry (average 12% moisture
content) home and a very satisfied customer.”
(Excerpt from theWater Out Drying Corp. newsletter of
03/21/08.)
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Wally Stoneberg of Water Out South Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington donates
his services to
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
Wally’s shares his experience: “ Early in September of this year
I was called by Damin Doyle of Doyle Custom Homes in Lacey, Washington. In
2006, I had given Damin and other attendees a briefing at the Olympia Master
Builders Remodel Meeting on the capabilities of Water Out. He remembered my
briefing and thought it wise to use Water Out® for an upcoming project
with ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (EMHE) in Kirkland, Washington.
The build was scheduled for late September, about the time of year that the
rains come to the Northwest for the winter. Damin's original plan was to use
Water Out to dry textures of the dry wall process and help speed up it's drying
time, normally a three day process. In the middle of September we worked on
a test project for Mark's Drywall in Lacey, Washington, drying all aspects
of a new homes dry wall in 10 hours.
We were originally scheduled into the EMHE project during their 100 hour build
project after the initial dry
wall was put up. However, with the project in its 3rd day and already 18 hours
behind, with heavy rains, we
were asked to bring in a Water Out® Trailer and start drying the sub-floor.
Because of the lack of space
our unit was placed on the main street with supply and return lines running
on the neighbor’s property and
away from main construction. During the framing process, the roof and windows
were not framed according
to building plans. This accounted for additional delays as the hard rains
continued. The project featured
a new building material called Blue Wood. This wood is designed to repel water,
but proved ineffective
with moisture readings in the high 40's on the lower floor and high 50's on
the second floor. Framers
also had problems walking on and trying to handle the slippery Blue Wood after
heavy rains.
We brought up a second Water Out® Trailer and put both units to work,
drying the bottom floor while the
new Water Out® Portable was used up stairs. The second units supply and
return hose had to be elevated
due to constant work around the house. When the first floor reached 18% MC
we moved both trailers
to the second floor and removed the portable for more work space. After 13
hours of drying, both floors
were inspected by a State of Washington home inspector and found the structure
to average 18% MC or
less throughout the entire home."
(Excerpt from theWater Out Drying Corp. newsletter of
12/07/07.)
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Water Out South Puget Sound handles restoration project in Washington
Water Out’s 2006 Rookie of the Year, Wally Stoneberg of Water Out South
Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington sent in a story last week as well. Wally
reports; “During my presentations at the Water Out Advanced Tech Course
and 6th Annual Water Out Convention I spoke about sealing off the entry points
for the flexible ducting supply and return. My approach was to install this
as fast as possible, leave no evidence of attachment, and have an air-tight
seal. Here are pictures using this system on a restoration project.
The copper hose on a kitchen refrigerator’s ice maker leaked in a three-story
condo. The leak was on the second floor and affected the kitchen floor (cherry
hardwood), kitchen (sheetrock walls) and the hallway entry (sheetrock walls).
First floor damage was in the garage ceiling (unpainted sheetrock). We started
this project with a moisture map, infrared and digital pictures of the kitchen,
hallway and garage.
The hardwood floor Protimeter readings were 16.5% MC, and all sheetrock walls
and ceiling readings were from 50% to 60% MC. After 24 hours the moisture
map and infrared pictures were updated and all moisture levels had declined.
At 48 hours the walls and ceiling Protimeter readings were zero and were confirmed
with infrared pictures. The hardwood floor Protimeter readings were at about
9.8% MC. The last comment from the owner was that he wished he had known about
my service earlier as his sister had the same problem a year ago.” Congratulations,
Wally, on another job well done!
(Excerpt from theWater Out Drying Corp. newsletter
of 07/13/07.)
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Wally Stoneberg, owner of Water Out South Puget Sound, received the 2007 Rookie
of the Year Award from the Water Out Drying Corp. The award was presented
at the company's national convention held in June.
SEE PHOTOS OF THE AWARD CEREMONY.
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New Construction Drying with Water Out South Puget Sound
Wally Stoneberg of Water Out South Puget
Sound is making a name for himself in Washington for his use of the Water
Out® technology in new construction drying. Working non-stop since the
end of last year, Wally took a break from his hectic schedule to fill us in
on one of his recent projects.
“We have been working hard drying out new home construction. We recently
dried a walk-in crawl space for a client that was recommended by M&M Plumbing.
A pipe broke below the house causing a small leak that went undetected for
several weeks. The real trick was backing our Water Out® trailer down
a narrow, 8% grade that led to the beach home. It is nice that my father owned
a log trucking firm and taught me to drive his truck and trailers around the
shop when I was 12. He made me learn to back up before he would let me go
forward!
We dried the crawl space in two days and the before and after photos tell
it all. The before photo shows a situation which included Protimeter readings
of 81.8% and visible moisture, compared to 12.2% readings after drying. The
color of the wood was restored, the smell was clean, everything was dry, and
we had a very happy customer. It is nice to offer someone in need a product
that really works.”
Water Out® members will be pleased to know that Wally will be a guest
speaker on new construction drying with Water Out® at this month’s
Advanced Technician Course in Indiana and again at the 6th Annual Water Out
Convention in Mississippi next month.
Thanks for the story and pictures, Wally, and we look forward to the new construction
drying presentation.
(Excerpt from theWater Out Drying Corp. newsletter
of 05/11/07.)
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Water Out Drying of Olympia handles loss in Sammamish, Washington
Wally Stoneberg, one of our newer Water
Out® members from Water Out Drying of Olympia, sent in a great write-up
this week from a residential water loss he completed. “On the 17th of
December the Northwest was hit by high winds and lots of rain. The paper reported
as many as one million people without power. Many homes were damaged due to
falling trees. I was called in to a large 5,000 sq ft home in Sammamish, Washington
that had a flat roof. A large amount of water had already collected when a
wind gust broke off a large tree branch and plunged it into the roof above
an upstairs guest room. The branch penetrated the roof and allowed an estimated
1,000 gallons of water into the house. A total of eight rooms had water damage
to the rugs and walls. The roof was fixed and we took four days to dry the
house with the Water Out® trailer. The owner was grateful for our work
and the capabilities of the Water Out® machine.”
Nice job, Wally, and thank you for the great photos and write-up.
(Excerpt from theWater Out Drying Corp. newsletter of
12/22/06.)
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Heavy rains in Northwest lead to five jobs in eight days for Water Out Drying
of Olympia
Wally Stoneberg and Water Out Drying of
Olympia emailed recently with a recap of a very wet week in
Washington. With parts of the state seeing more than seven times the normal
rainfall, Wally found himself with five jobs in the first eight days of the
month. Wally explains, “Lots of rain and things look like more to come.
I started on the first of November with a broken water heater flooding a kitchen
and family room. Lots of water and the sheet rock walls had wicked plenty
of water.
On Saturday the 4th, we were called in to a local men’s clothing store
in downtown Olympia where a roof had leaked hundreds of gallons of water into
the clothing store, an adjacent beauty salon, and a jewelry store. By Monday
morning the clothing store and salon were ready for work. The jewelry store
is usually closed on Mondays, so we tackled that one last. It was ready to
open on Tuesday morning. Very happy customers!
As I was pulling away from the clothing store, I was called by Mike Reed from
ORCA Construction. He had a credit union building in Shelton, Washington that
had experienced flooding after driving rain penetrated the flashing above
large windows, leaving a large room full of water. We dried the room in fourteen
hours.”
Keep up the great work, Wally, and everyone at Water Out Drying of Olympia.
(Excerpt from theWater
Out Drying Corp. newsletter of 11/10/06.)
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Water Out Olympia handles loss in Shelton, Washington
Wally Stoneberg of Water Out Olympia sent in photos
recently as well, from a loss he handled in Shelton, Washington.
“I set up my Water Out® trailer after getting a call from a local
homes company. They had a pressure pipe break on a Friday that put two feet
of water in the basement. They extracted the water, but needed it dried. We
had it ready in 19 hours and the gentleman was very happy. We used the FLIR®
thermal imaging camera on the job as well, and he was impressed with how it
was able to quickly show large areas of water concentration.”
Keep up the great work, Wally, we are looking forward to hearing more from
you.
(Excerpt from theWater Out Drying Corp. newsletter of
9/1/06.)