š 72.9%. That is the moisture reading we got on a floor in Granger that looked perfectly fine.
No puddle. No warped boards you could see from across the room. But the meter told a different story. On this Granger job the water had moved under the flooring and into the carpet next to it. You can see it in the bottom photos: the carpet edge is dark where water wicked up from underneath, and the wood look planks had to come up so the floor below could dry.
This is why we never judge water damage by eye alone. Water hides under flooring, behind baseboards and inside walls. If it is not found and dried, it can lead to swelling, odors and mold weeks later.
Here is what we do on a job like this:
1. Take moisture readings to map exactly where the water went
2. Remove only the materials that can't be dried in place
3. Set up air movers and dehumidifiers
4. Check the readings again until the numbers say dry
Granger is full of family homes with finished basements, crawl spaces and lots of hard surface flooring, from the neighborhoods off Adams Road and Douglas Road to the subdivisions near Juday Creek and the Michigan state line. A failed water heater, a dishwasher leak or a sump pump that quits during a spring storm can soak a floor before anyone notices. We help homeowners across Granger (46530) and nearby Mishawaka, South Bend, Elkhart, Osceola and Edwardsburg, MI.
BlueRed Restoration helps Granger homeowners with:
ā¢ Water damage restoration and drying
ā¢ Basement and crawl space
