Last week, Water Out South Puget Sound was contacted by Randy Johnson of Universal
Building, Inc, Olympia, Washington. Randy is a fellow
Olympia Master Builder member and needed help with a large fourplex he is
renovating after fire damage inTacoma, Washington. Total square footage is
approximately 5700. The bottom two floors had been saturated with pressure
washing and had moisture content readings in the high 90's. The third floor
was new construction but had suffered through a typical Washington winter
building season of rain every day, moisture readings on this floor was in
the high 60's.
Calculating the square footage and time being a big factor, Water Out South
Puget Sound asked to dry over the weekend. The goal was to have Randy's crew
ready for a Monday morning restart. With delays in building preparation drying
started on Saturday morning instead of Friday evening. With water dripping
from the exposed ceiling joists, Water Out South Puget Sound used two Water
Out units concentrating on the first floor.
On the third floor, ceiling soffits and air vents were sealed with pre-cut foam. Since the building had no electrical power, Randy had his electrician work his magic with plenty of outlets at a central point on the second floor. Enough power was available to power both Water Out units and 30 fans.
Sunday morning, Water Out South Puget Sound moved the supply from the first floor to the second with one unit and the second units supply line to the third floor. The return lines were set up in the rafters on the third floor at each end of the structure. After 72 hours of drying, all three floors were ready for insulation and sheet rock.
With the completion of this job, Water Out South Puget Sound, marks its 80th dry out of new construction drying in the northwest. On average, of those 80 structures, starting moisture content has been 24.6 % MC. After drying these structures reading averaged down to 12.3% MC. Since wet framing is the leading cause of mold, cracks in plastered walls, nail pops in dry wall, and countless winter building delays, Water Out South Puget Sound is able to help contractors continue to build during the winter season.
Great Job Guys! We are extremely proud of your success!
(Excerpt from theWater Out Drying Corp. newsletter of 01/29/10.)
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Last month, before the Christmas Holiday, there was a long cold spell here
in the Northwest, Washington. Water Out South Puget
Sound was called by Bill Spears of Anderson Island. Bill, an old friend from
high school, retired from the military and moved to Anderson Island with his
wife Catherine. They have a nice home on the island and are very proud of
their Sweet Woodruff Bed and Breakfast. Bill works as a volunteer for the
Anderson Island fire department. A fellow fire fighter, Dirk VanOutryve had
a water problem. Dirk had a frozen pipe burst in a dining room on the second
floor of his two story home. The dining room floors were in the process of
being replacing so there was minimal damage on the upper floor. The recreation
and sewing room on the first floor incurred most of the damage and it had
to be addressed immediately.
We have never taken our Water Out units to the islands.
The only way to get there is by Washington State Ferry. During inspection
we used an infrared thermal imaging camera to determine the extent of the
water damage. Both Dirk and Bill were impressed with the capabilities of the
thermal imaging technology.
We took thermal images and digital pictures of all of the lower rooms and
discovered water had reached most of the lower level. We immediately set up
our Water Out Trailer the day before Christmas. The ferry wasn't operating
on Christmas day which gave us a bit of a challenge when it came to fueling
our equipment. One of the real advantages of living on the island is that
you know everyone. When something happens, everyone gets involved. Dirk was
able to get the local propane company, Island Propane Inc. to provide propane
for our trailer.
After drying, Water Out was able to save all of
the sheet rock walls and carpet affected by water damage. This was also a
great chance to show those fire fighters on the island the drying capabilities
of Water Out.
(Excerpt
from theWater Out Drying Corp. newsletter of 01/15/10.)
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October for Water Out South Puget Sound started with a Sunday call from Lelah
Amos of Lacey, Washington. Lelah and her husband Kevin
are renting a home in a new subdivision near the Golf Club at Hawks Prairie.
Lelah walked into her utility room from her garage and found water everywhere.
Kevin was out of town on business so Lelah called a neighbor who came over
and shut off the water. Lelah's next call was to Water Out South Puget Sound
for help.
A complete infrared and moisture meter inspection revealed that a hot water hose from the outlet to the washing machine had ruptured causing major water damage. Infrared pictures revealed water damage to interior walls from the floor up about 6 to 12 inches in the utility room, garage, living room, master and spare bedrooms. About 70 % of all the main floor carpet had a moisture content (MC) of 80% or more.
However, the real water damage was found in the crawl
space. Two inches of standing water spotted the vapor barrier. Water was found
dripping from wet insulation and the beams and sub floor had a MC of more
than 80%. Since Kevin was returning that evening, Lelah asked for Water Out
South Puget Sound to start drying early the next morning. Lelah and Kevin
would visit relatives in Idaho while their home was drying out.
On Monday, Water Out South Puget Sound set up a single unit and 20 fans. Since
the crawl space interior entry was in the spare bedroom closet the spare bedroom
window was chosen for return and supply access. In the spare bedroom the supply
air was split between the main floor and the crawl space. Lay Flat was run
the full length of the crawl space. Our set up focused on drying the garage,
main floor and crawl space at the same time. After a day of drying the garage
wall was dry and the door leading into the utility room was closed. This left
the main floor and crawl space still needing help. After two more days of
drying the fans on the main floor were removed and all of the supply directed
to the crawl space. The return air was moved from the back bedroom to the
crawl space entry. The back bedroom door was closed so Kevin and Lelah could
move back in while the drying continued in the crawl space. The next morning
our Water Out unit was taken off with a completely dry crawl space, garage,
and main floor. Moisture content readings were all below 6 %.
(Excerpt
from theWater Out Drying Corp. newsletter of 10/30/09.)
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One of our newsletter favorites, Wally Stoneberg of Water Out South Puget
Sound reports on a loss they completed recently. Wally's
report:"We were recently called by Rose Gundersen of Olympia, Washington.
Rose owns five rental duplex units in the Rochester area just south of Olympia.
Rose had a late night call from one of her tenants. They had returned home
late one night to find their duplex flooded. The cause of the loss was determined
to be a faulty dishwasher. They had help from the neighbors and cleaned up
the water as best they could. They phoned Rose saying they might have it under
control. Rose wanted to make sure and called Water Out South Puget Sound for
help. An infrared and moisture meter inspection detailed water damage throughout
the structures walls and a good portion of the carpeting in the living room,
three bedrooms and most of the garage walls. Moisture readings before drying
were in the high 80's% moisture content. We let the young couple work with
the moisture meters and infrared camera. They were amazed at how bad the water
damage really was. We also asked to inspect the adjacent duplex since they
share a common kitchen wall. An appointment with that tenant was set up for
the next day.
Water Out South Puget Sound set up a single Water Out unit and 20 fans. In
two days all of the structures walls and carpet were dry. Moisture readings
were all less than 6% moisture content. During this time, because of the heat
and noise from all of the fans, we asked the tenants to go to a local hotel.
On our second day of drying we were able to inspect the common kitchen wall
next door and found that it needed drying as well. Our Water Out unit was
moved next door and completed that drying while the tenants were at work/school.
I asked Rose how she knew about Water Out South Puget Sound? She said here
sister had a friend who had recently used us and was very happy."
Great Job Wally!!!
(Excerpt
from theWater Out Drying Corp. newsletter of 10/02/09.)
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Wally Stoneberg reports in again on an unusual project and a successful conclusion
using his Water Out portable.
Last week, Water Out South Puget Sound was called by Kathy Stolz of Lacey, Washington . Kathy owns a 36 foot, fifth wheel, mobile home. While away she had a water line supplying fresh water to her toilet break loose and flood her trailer. She had the line fixed and called Water Out South Puget Sound for help. An initial infrared inspection revealed water damage in all of Kathy's bedroom and most of her kitchen. Moisture readings confirmed infrared findings and averaged from 25% to 94% Moisture Content.
Water Out South Puget Sound set up a Water Out Portable
outside Kathy's trailer but protected from weather by a large aluminum roof
covering her unit and patio. The portable unit was too large for the units
door way. Access into the unit was through the emergency access window in
Kathy's bedroom. She had never used the window and was pleased to know how
it worked! The portables heat supply was placed in the bedroom and the return
supply ran through the kitchen and into the front living room. In 48 hours
all moisture readings were less than 6% Moisture Content. The Water Out Portable
proved the right tool for this job.
(Excerpt
from theWater Out Drying Corp. newsletter of 09/04/09.)
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Water Out South Puget Sound Dries Local Furniture Warehouse
During the first week of August 2009, Water Out South
Puget Sound was contacted by Lennis Geiger of Milton, Washington. American
Underwriter's Insurance of Tacoma , Washington had recommended Water Out South
Puget to her for help. She explained that there was about 2 inches of standing
water throughout her furniture warehouse. The cause of the problem was a broken
hot water tank and she estimated the tank had leaked for two to three days.
When Water Out South Puget Sound arrived, Terry, Lennis's husband, had already contacted a furniture moving company and was busy loading the wet furniture into several large moving vans. I explained that Water Out® could dry the furniture and all of the carpet. Terry said the carpet was glued to a concrete floor and was already separating. He wanted to remove all of the carpeting and needed the furniture out of the way. He asked if we could start drying the next day. By then he would have the carpet removed and the wet furniture back in place, ready for drying.
Because of the size of the warehouse Water Out South
Puget Sound thought it best to use two Water Out trailers. All of the warehouse's
sheet rock walls were wet about 18 to 24 inches from the floor. Moisture readings
indicated Moisture Content in the high 90%. Infrared pictures confirmed that
all of the walls were affected and needed drying. The two Water Out units
were set up along with 25 Force 9 fans, and the drying started. After two
days of drying, all of the sheet rock walls and all of the furniture was saved.
(Excerpt
from theWater Out Drying Corp. newsletter of 08/21/09.)
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Water Out South Puget Sound dries local residence
Last week, Water Out South Puget Sound was called by
Damon Hoffman of Olympia, Washington. Damon had discovered a large pool of
water in front of his upstairs kitchen dishwasher. Damon is a maintenance
technician in the US Army and went to work trying to find the problem. After
pulling the washing machine out Damon discovered water damage throughout the
washing machine cabinet structure. Damon then went down stairs and found a
flooded recreation room below the kitchen. Water was dripping from the ceiling
in several places and the carpet was soaked. Water had also seeped into an
adjacent downstairs bathroom. Damon did not know the extent of the water damage
and called Water Out for help.
An infrared inspection revealed water damage to the upstairs kitchen floor
and sheet rock wall. Water damage was also found in the adjacent dining room
wall. Down stairs all of the ceiling sheet rock in both the recreation room
and bathroom was soaked. A good portion of the recreation room carpet was
also wet . After taking confirmation moisture readings in the high 80's MC,
Water Out South Puget Sound set up a Water Out unit and began drying. A zip
wall was set up to divide the non-affected areas. After a day and half of
drying the
zip wall position was changed to isolate the recreation room. Three days later
all of the sheet rook and carpet were completely dry. All moisture readings
were less than 6% MC. The only additional work was some drywall and paint
touch up. Water Out was able to save all of the kitchen and dining room floors
and sheet rock walls. The downstairs recreation room and bathroom sheet rock
and all carpeting were also saved.
Thanks Wally!
(Excerpt
from theWater Out Drying Corp. newsletter of 07/10/09.)
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Water Out South Puget Sound handles water loss in Graham, WA
Water Out South Puget Sound was recently called by Kirk
Goddard of Graham, WA. Kirk had problems with both his heating system and
a 20 year old hot water tank that was leaking. The house water shut off was
in the crawl space below where the water tank was housed. While shutting off
the water he noticed that the sub floor and all of the insulation over a large
area was soaked and dripping water. Kirk removed the tank and called his insurance
company. His next call was to Water Out South Puget Sound. An Infrared and
moisture meter inspection indicated that water from the broken tank was not
only below the house but had penetrated the walls of the utility room up about
12 inches from the floor.
Kirk gave us permission to back our Water Out unit across his lawn and around
the corner of his house so that we could get as close to the entry point as
possible. We used a insulated supply hose for the hot air and the return line
was placed on the other side of the house in a second crawl space entry. All
of the crawl space air vents were sealed and the unit turned on. After two
days of drying all of the crawl space sub floor and insulation was dry. Our
Water Out unit not only served to dry the house but provided Kirk and his
family with emergency heating. Sub floor moisture readings after drying indicated
the moisture content of less than 6%. When we arrived to take down our unit
Kirk had a new water tank installed and was ready to turn on the water.
Going down to turn the water on for his new tank he could see and feel for
himself how dry everything had become. Kirk was amazed at how well the Water
Out machine worked.
(Excerpt
from theWater Out Drying Corp. newsletter of 05/08/09.)
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Water Out South Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA dries cabin for an old friend
Water Out South Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA dries cabin
for an old friend Wally of Water Out South Puget Sound sent in a story on
a job they did over the winter. Wally’s report: “We handled a
drying job for Judi O'Brian at her cabin near the summit of Snoqualmie Pass.
Judi's late husband, Marty O'Brian was a long time basketball and baseball
coach at Ephrata High School and co-owner of TBI baseball. Marty bought the
cabin for family getaways and was a lifelong Notre Dame fan. One of Marty's
favorite things was to invite other coaches up to the cabin for a weekend
of golf and to watch the Irish play football on TV. As I write this, I can
truly say he was one of the greatest men I have met in my life. When Judi
called it was great to hear from her. Unfortunately, Jodi had a water loss
at the cabin and needed help.
The cabin was built on the banks of the Yakima River and over the last 20
years had never had a problem with high water. This winter there was a lot
of snow in that area and when the weather warmed up the rain came and the
snow melted. Some of the local people said it was a 100 year flood. The water
affected the first floor and crawl space. Two of Judi's sons removed all of
the sub-floor insulation and the electric baseboard
heating system but needed help drying the crawl space, sub floor, carpet and
sheet rock walls. On initial examination all moisture readings and infrared
pictures indicated that the crawl space, sub floor, and carpet were soaked.
The cabin is a well built A frame, with three small bedrooms and bath in the
loft and master bedroom, bath, kitchen and living room below. The crawl space
entry was in a closet in the middle of
the first floor.
We got our Water Out® unit as close to the cabin as possible and entered
the cabin thru a window using an insulated supply and yellow return line.
Temperatures in the area had dropped so keeping the temperatures as high as
possible was important. Because of the size of the structure a splitter was
attached to the end of the insulated supply line and provided heat to both
the crawl space and first floor simultaneously. After two days of drying all
of the crawl space, sub floor, carpet and sheet rock were dry. We were also
able to save all of the furniture. There are times in life when it is nice
to help old friends!”
Great job Wally. Water Out thanks you for your newsletter contributions!
(Excerpt
from theWater Out Drying Corp. newsletter of 03/20/09.)
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Water Out South Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA dries condo units in Aberdeen, WA
A newsletter favorite, Wally Stoneberg of Water Out
South Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA summits
a job he did this winter. Wally reports: “Water Out South Puget Sound
was called by Dave Rufener of
Superior Electric Turnwater in WA. Dave has a rental complex in Aberdeen that
was vacant for remodeling.
During a cold spell with the heat off two upstairs water pipes broke flooding
both the upper and
lower units. Several days later a roofer was doing some work on the exterior
and heard the noise of
running water. When he looked inside he found several inches of standing water
in both units.
During inspection of both units we got moisture content readings of 94.1%.
We set up our Water Out
trailer to dry the larger lower unit first on Monday and it was completely
dry by Friday. The Water Out
trailer was then set up to dry the second unit on Friday and by Monday it
was dry. The insurance company
was on hand to see the units both before and after drying and were very impressed.”
Once again the Water Out System saves the owner and insurance company thousands
in repair cost.
Great job Wally!
(Excerpt
from theWater Out Drying Corp. newsletter of 02/20/09.)
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Water Out South Puget Sound dries fire station
Wally Stoneberg of Water Out South Puget Sound in Tacoma,
WA and a favorite newsletter regular
shares one of his water losses. Here is Wally’s report: “In December,
Water Out South Puget Sound
was called by the Fire Chief of the Roy Washington Fire District. His Station
#17, an unmanned
volunteer station located in the foothills East of Roy was flooded. Two, one
inch water pipes burst
after a hard freeze sending water for 8 hours into the stations down stairs
class room, kitchen,
bathroom, and the upstairs recreation room, and all of the offices. Water
was still dripping from the
first and second floor ceiling when we arrived. Moister readings of all sheet
rock walls and ceilings
were in the high 80 to 90%. Infrared pictures detailed the entire structure
was soaked.
The pre-cut foam we use for New Home Construction sealed the soffits and upper
roof air vent. The
supply line interred the first floor at mid station and we used lay flat to
run heat the entire length of the
first floor. The return line was placed near the ceiling on the second floor.
After drying for 7 days
Water Out® was able to save everything in the station except the wood
floors in the chief’s office and
the sheet rock where the pipes exploded.
(Excerpt
from the Water Out Drying Corp. newsletter of 02/06/09.)
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Water Out South Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington dries condo
After a recent storm in the Northwest, Water Out South
Puget Sound received a call from Mark Angell regarding a water loss at his
rental home in Gig Harbor, WA. Water seeped into the bottom floor of his two
story rental condo leaving parts of the kitchen, dining room, hallway, living
room, storage room, bathroom and furnace area, with wet walls and wet carpet.
Mr. Angell located and sealed the areas where he knew
the water had entered the foundation.
Thermal images and moisture readings were taken to show the extent of the
damages. Wally separated the two floors using zip wall and plastic and a Water
Out Portable was immediately hooked up to dry the bottom
floor. After three days of drying, the walls and carpet were left completely
dry.
Great job Wally! Thanks for all the photos.
(Excerpt
from theWater Out Drying Corp. newsletter of 12/19/08.)
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Water Out South Puget South dries crawl space for local resident
Last month, Wally Stoneberg owner of Water Out South
Puget Sound sent in a report on a job they completed
for a home in Tacoma, Washington. Wally reports: “Homeowners Brad and
his wife Michelle were
renovating a 70 year old single level home when they discovered they had a
water problem. An exposed
pipe in the kitchen had broken off and water ran for about 20 minutes. An
inspection determined that the
real problem was below the kitchen in the crawl space. Brad had installed
a sump pump in the crawl space
to protect against flooding. Floor joints in the affected area had moisture
readings of 38%MC and the extra
thick insulation had extensive water damage. We set up the Water Out trailer
and let if run for 24 hours.
After setting up the Water Out trailer and letting it dry for 24 hours, Brad
inspected the crawl space. He
found some insulation still retained water and the wood around it was still
wet. The insulation was removed
exposing the wet floor joist and subfloor. We continued drying for another
24 hours and completely dried
the space.
(Excerpt
from theWater Out Drying Corp. newsletter of 11/14/08.)
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Water
Out South Puget Sound dies rental home in Lynnwood, WA
One of our newsletter favorites, Wally Stoneberg of
Water Out South Puget Sound, sent in a drying story this
week. Wally reports: “Last week, Water Out South Puget Sound was contacted
by a home owner in Lynnwood,
Washington. A home they had rented out had an upstairs washing machine leak.
The occupying family was
down stairs in their family room and had no idea they had a problem. They
estimated the water had run for
about 20 minutes before they discovered the problem and got the washing machine
turned off. They called the
owner, combined forces, and worked for about 4 hours trying to remove the
water. The owners were worried
about possible water damage, found Water Out online and gave us a call.
Other than wet carpets and a few wet interior walls the upstairs was easy
to dry. However, the owner and renting couple followed me around while we
conducted an infrared inspection of the rooms below the leak. The
family room ceiling and walls had extensive water damage. Infrared pictures
were taken and drying using a
Water Out Portable began. After two days of drying, follow up infrared pictures
and Protimeter readings confirmed all drying was complete. The couple living
in the house had called their insurance company about a
possible claim on two expensive reclining couches that had water damage. We
left the couches in their extended position in the family room during the
drying process. After drying, the room and couches had no evidence of moisture.
The young couple was amazed that the room and their furniture smelled so fresh.
The
Water Out Portable proves itself day after day.”
(Excerpt
from theWater Out Drying Corp. newsletter of 10/17/08.)
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Water Out South Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA dries local residence using their
Water Out portable unit
Last week, Water Out South Puget Sound received a called
from a homeowner in Olympia, WA, when she discovered the carpet in her family
room was soaked and she had no idea where the water was coming
from. Checking the damages with an infrared camera Water Out South Puget Sound
found the source of water
damage. The leak was located in the garage from the hot water tank input line.
Water had penetrated the garage sheet rock and insulation and soaked the entire
closet, carpet, bathroom wall and a portion of the family rooms carpet. The
hot water tank had apparently been leaking for some time. The home owner had
no idea the extent of water damage to the walls and were excited to follow
the detection process.
Water Out South Puget Sound had M&M plumbing of Lacey, Washington replace
the hot water tank before
setting up their Water Out portable unit, along with a few air movers and
a Zipwall to contain the drying process.
Three days later, all areas were completely dry. Infrared and digital moisture
measuring documentation revealed a safe dry home.
Great work as always, Water Out South Puget Sound, and thanks for your continued
Newsletter contributions!
(Excerpt
from theWater Out Drying Corp. newsletter of 08/22/08.)
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Wally Stoneberg of Water Out South Puget Sound dries for waterproofing company
Wally reports: Water Out South Puget Sound was recently called by Jack Calvo,
owner of PermaDry Waterproofing, Inc. in Renton, WA. I met Jack at the Tacoma
Dome during a home show and exchanged cards. Jack's business is water proofing
basements, crawl spaces, site drains and crack repair. He was working on the
Tribal Center Legal office for the Skokomish Tribal Nation near Shelton, WA
and remembered our conversation. Jack had a crew on site removing wet insulation
and they reported that the wood was extremely wet. This was on a Friday and
Jack wanted it dry before the next Monday. Water Out South Puget Sound had
a Water Out Trailer on site within hours and finished the drying by Saturday
morning. The following is excerpt of
an email I received from Jack following our work:
I would like to get together for lunch and discuss your business and how we
can work together in
the future. Your work for us was top notch. Well executed with a great outcome.
Wish I
had found Water Out before you........I think it's a great product.
(Excerpt
from theWater Out Drying Corp. newsletter of 07/04/08.)
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Another great job from Water Out South Puget Sound
Last week, Water Out South Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA
was called by Suzan, daughter of Sam and Cheryl
Forsberg of Chehalis , WA. The Forsberg's were in Alaska fishing for the last
two weeks. They own and operate
Freespool Charter out of Ninilchik, Alaska. While they were gone a hot water
line under the kitchen sink
broke. The water ran, for what they think was eight days, before a neighbor
stopped by to water plants and
discovered the mess.
The structure was a one story home with a white vinyl lined crawl space. There
was about an inch of standing
water on the floor and about 4 to 6 inches in the crawl space. We found most
of the flexible duct work in the
crawl space lying on the ground, full of water. Suzan’s husband John
is a contractor and had already
removed the carpet and kitchen cabinets when we started the drying.
With the water standing for such a long time, water had wicked up all of the
kitchen walls about 4 feet. In other rooms the sheet rock was wet up about
two feet. Moisture readings throughout the first floor sub floor and sheet
rock exceeded 94% MC.
We used two Water Out® units to initially heat the first floor while we
were getting the crawl space ready. We
had the duct work drained and removed; the crawl space pumped out and by day
two had a unit dedicated to
heat the crawl space while we continued with one unit on the first floor.
After 48 hours the first floor was dry
so we pulled that unit off, kept the fans running on the first floor, and
used the second unit for an additional 24
hours in the crawl space. The total job took three days, one unit logging
72 hours, the other unit 48 hours.
After drying the floors and sheet rock moisture readings were less than 6%
MC. We were able to save all of
the sub flooring, crawl space insulation, and all of the sheet rock walls.
We used a FLIR camera to inspect all
rooms after drying and found a very dry home.
(Excerpt
from theWater Out Drying Corp. newsletter of 05/23/08.)
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Water Out South Puget Sound uses his Water Out® Portable
Wally Stoneberg of Water Out South Puget Sound in Olympia,
Washington submits two jobs he completed
using the Water Out® Portable.
Wally’s report: “A home in Dupont, Washington had a fresh water
leak from the main floors bathroom toilet
holding tank. Water had wicked up about 10 inches of the bathrooms sheet rock
walls and covered a small
portion of the family rooms hardwood floor. After further inspection we found
high moisture readings in the
kitchen, pantry and living room area’s. This job wasn’t large
enough to use the Water Out Trailer, but just the
right size to put our Water Out Portable to work. After 60 hours all was dry
and back to normal.
Second job we did was a condo in Olympia, Washington and a referral a from
M&M Plumbing of Lacey,
Washington. The water loss was caused by a leak in the upstairs shower that
traveled down to the main level.
After M&M Plumbing fixed the leak we geared up to dry. Due to the condo’s
location we weren’t able to use
our Water Out Trailer. Fortunately, the Water Out Portable was perfect for
the job. We began by drying upstairs and within 24 hours the upstairs was
completely dry. We then moved the portable down stairs where
the bulk of the water damage occurred. The affected area downstairs was a
portion of textured ceiling and an
exterior wall. We used a zip wall to contain the portables area of operation.
Total drying time was 90 hours.
Water Out Portable is proving itself a valuable tool.”
Excellent work Wally!
(Excerpt
from theWater Out Drying Corp. newsletter of 04/25/08.)
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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.)