Fast Water Extraction for Greensboro NC Homes

Extraction Before Drying

Fans and dehumidifiers evaporate water slowly. Extraction pulls it out as water, far faster. Getting the bulk out early shortens drying time and means less material has to be cut out. EPA's guidance on mold and moisture is to dry wet materials within 24 to 48 hours, and extraction is how you get there.

What We Pull Water From

• carpet and pad, using weighted extraction tools to press water out
• hardwood and laminate, with specialty surface tools
• tile and concrete
• crawl spaces and low spots, using pumps
• wall cavities, when water has collected at the bottom plate

Clean, Gray or Black Water

Not all water is handled the same way. A burst supply line is clean at first. Washer and dishwasher overflows are gray water. A sewage backup is black water and calls for removal of porous materials and disinfection. If sewage backs up from the public system, Greensboro Water Resources asks residents to report it to its dispatch line and has a Sanitary Sewer Backup Policy.

Damage grows the longer water sits, so a clean leak left for days can need the same treatment as gray water.

After the Water Is Out

We take moisture readings in floors, walls and cabinets, decide what stays and what goes, and place dehumidifiers and air movers. Readings are logged every day until the materials are dry, then we rebuild.

Winter extraction calls often trace back to a split line; see frozen pipe repairs in Greensboro. For everything else, start at our Greensboro restoration page.