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When the Oswegatchie River watershed backs up and pushes water into Hailesboro homes during spring flooding or an ice-jam event, the first question homeowners ask us is whether their belongings and building materials can be saved. The honest answer is: it depends on how quickly we can get there and what the water touched. At Water Restore Plus, our technicians assess each material category on-site before any removal decisions are made, because pulling out materials that could have been dried in place costs you money and time, while leaving materials that are too far gone creates long-term mold and structural problems. Speed and accurate assessment are everything.
Hardwood floors are one of the trickiest calls we make in older North Country homes. Many properties in this area have original plank flooring that has been down for generations, and homeowners understandably want to keep it. If floodwater sat for fewer than 24 to 36 hours and the subfloor below has not swelled or delaminated, we can often dry hardwood in place using desiccant dehumidifiers and floor drying mats. We monitor moisture content daily with calibrated meters. However, if the boards have cupped significantly, if standing water was present for multiple days as it often is during prolonged ice-jam backups, or if the subfloor is OSB that has begun to fail, the flooring must come out. We will always show you the meter readings and explain the threshold we are working against before recommending removal.
Drywall in residential buildings is far less forgiving. Standard gypsum drywall that has been submerged or wicked moisture up from a flooded floor generally cannot be fully dried without creating a hidden mold environment inside the wall cavity. In most flood situations we handle in St. Lawrence County, we recommend cutting drywall at a minimum of 12 inches above the highest water line, removing the affected panels, inspecting the cavity insulation behind them, and allowing the framing to dry completely before closing the wall back up. Older homes in Hailesboro sometimes have plaster-and-lath construction, which behaves differently and can sometimes be preserved if flooding was brief and surface contamination was limited.
Furniture and contents are assessed on a case-by-case basis. Solid wood furniture that has not been submerged can often be dried and restored. Particleboard and MDF pieces that absorbed water will swell and degrade and are typically not worth attempting to save. Upholstered items that contacted Category 2 or Category 3 floodwater from a river source should be discarded for health reasons. We document all salvageable versus non-salvageable items for your insurance claim, which matters significantly when you are filing with a carrier that covers flood damage under a separate NFIP policy, as is common in this area.