Knowing this information can save you a lot of time when drying a structure. In this article you will learn that the moisture meter is only as good as the technician using it.
http://www.icsmag.com/Articles/Feature_Article/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000037299
Monday, March 26, 2012
The Lies Meters Tell - Feature Article - ICS: Cleaning Specialist
There's lots of good stuff in this article. Meters can trick you if you don't know how they work and what they are telling you. This is essential when trying to dry a structure.
The Lies Meters Tell - Feature Article - ICS: Cleaning Specialist
The Lies Meters Tell - Feature Article - ICS: Cleaning Specialist
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Oriental Rug Cleaners Houston - Area and Oriental Rug Cleaning: IICRC Board Votes to Return to Original Name
Oriental Rug Cleaners Houston - Area and Oriental Rug Cleaning: IICRC Board Votes to Return to Original Name: IICRC Board Votes to Return to Original name Keeps cleantrust as the consumer-facing service mark VANCOUVER, WA (February 17, 2012) - T...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Floating Carpet When It Is Wet
When do you float carpet and why do you need to float carpet?
· If leaving the carpet in a structure, how do you dry it?
Floating carpet can cause it to delaminate or to fray at the edges. If carpet is allowed to bounce up and down on the tack strip, the edges will fray and you just bought carpet. What if your restoration company could dry carpet and pad in place and reduce the cost of your claims. Reducing the cost of your claims is our goal. Since carpet and pad is the majority of the cost on many claims, by drying the carpet and pad in place along with the rest of the structure, we can drastically reduce the cost of your claims.
Floating the carpet is a thing of the past and should never be done. It will actually slow down the drying time by floating the carpet.
Most of the time, delaminated carpet is the result of the way it is handled while wet. Carpet is 70 - 80% weaker when it is wet and thus it can delaminate very quickly in a water damage situation. If the carpet and pad are left down to dry and not disturbed, the chances of delamination are almost none. There have been tests done by the carpet mills that show after a carpet has been wet and dried, in a reasonable amount of time, the carpet is actually stronger than before it ever got wet.
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