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Photos from Blue Arrow Restoration water mitigation and dehumidification jobs: residential hardwood and tile drying, kitchen leaks, flood cuts, containment, HEPA air scrubbing, and commercial water damage in medical, dental and office spaces. Click any photo to enlarge.

Residential

Residential water damage drying

Placement decides drying speed: air movers run along the walls in one direction to create a circulating airflow, the dehumidifier sits inside that loop, and blue tape marks the edge of the wet zone.

Home office hardwood floor drying with air movers and a dehumidifier, tape arrows showing airflow — Home office hardwood: air movers and dehumidifier working together, tape arrows marking airflow

Bedroom carpet water damage dried with a dehumidifier and several air movers — Bedroom carpet: dehumidifier plus air movers covering the whole wet zone

Living room hardwood floor dried by multiple air movers — Living room hardwood: multiple air movers to prevent cupping

Tile living room floor with a commercial dehumidifier and air movers, airflow marked on the floor — Tile living room: the dehumidifier placed at the center of the airflow loop

Blue tape marking the mapped wet line on living room walls with air movers along the wall — Moisture mapping: blue tape marks the upper edge of the wet area

Dining room hardwood floor and wall drying with moisture map tape — Dining room hardwood and walls dried together

Wood-look floor by floor-to-ceiling windows dried after water extraction — Wood-look flooring by the windows: extraction first, then air movers

Hardwood floor drying mat system pulling water through yellow hoses — Floor drying mats: negative pressure draws water from beneath the boards

Close-up of a commercial dehumidifier with the work zone marked in red tape — Commercial dehumidifier pulling moisture from the air around the clock

Kitchens

Kitchen leaks

Dishwashers, ice-maker lines and sink drains are the three biggest kitchen leak sources; cabinet bases and flooring absorb water fastest.

Open kitchen hardwood leak with air movers, dehumidifier and floor mats around the island — Open kitchen: air movers, dehumidifier and floor mats around the island

Air movers aimed at white cabinet bases and floor after a kitchen leak — White kitchen: air aimed at cabinet toe kicks and floor

Drying equipment lined up along kitchen cabinets on a tile floor — Kitchen tile: equipment lined up along the cabinets

Kitchen lower drywall removed to dry wall cavities — Lower drywall removed so wall cavities can dry

Extensively damaged kitchen with flooring and drywall removed inside plastic containment — Extensive kitchen loss: flooring and drywall removed inside containment

Containment & Air

Containment, demolition and air scrubbing

When materials have to come out, we control dust, spores and moisture so the rest of the property stays clean.

Plastic containment barrier sealed with tape, floor protected — Containment: poly sheeting and tape seal the work area; floors protected

HEPA air scrubber running in a gutted room — HEPA air scrubber running after demolition

Wall framing dried after a flood cut — Framing dried after a flood cut

Structural drying after large-scale demolition — Structural drying after large-scale tear-out

Commercial

Medical, dental and office spaces

Protect the equipment first, then dry only where it’s wet so the rest of the practice or office keeps working.

Medical office carpet drying with counters and equipment covered in plastic — Medical office: carpet drying with counters and equipment wrapped

Dental equipment wrapped in plastic before water damage work begins — Dental practice: equipment protected before work begins

Office water mitigation with equipment only in the wet area — Office: equipment only in the wet zone; the rest stays in use

Commercial hallway carpet drying along the walls — Commercial hallway: dried along the walls, passage kept open

Office entrance separated from the work zone with containment — Office entry: containment separates the work zone from staff

Floor-to-ceiling containment wall in a commercial space — Commercial space: full-height containment controls dust and air

24 / 7 Emergency Response

Water, fire and mold don’t wait. Neither do we.

Every hour of standing water raises the cost of the repair. Call the office nearest you — a coordinator answers around the clock, dispatches a crew and can bill your insurance carrier directly.

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