How Our Water Damage Restoration Experts Protect Homes in Lynn

2/23/2025 (Permalink)

Water damage can cause a lot of trouble for you and your family. Contact SERVPRO 24/7 for remediation and mitigation services.

Tools & Methods Help Manage Water Damage Projects

There are several possible ways for water to enter a Lynn residence. The materials found where the water first enters the property can include the living space or the house's structure. Water damage restoration includes detecting where the water is entering the property.

SERVPRO® uses specialized equipment to help with every stage of water damage restoration in Lynn. It is impossible to eliminate the source of intrusive water without knowing its location. Water would continually flow in and negatively affect the home.

Infrared imaging devices show differences within a material. Moisture meters determine the amount of moisture; though moisture sensors can locate it, they cannot determine the quantity of water in a material. Here are three facets of acoustic leak detection that benefit homeowners:

• Functional in non-porous locations, 
• Cost-effective, and 
• Less intrusive testing.

Imaging and meters work well for absorbent materials. Acoustic testing works well for leaks along pipes behind a solid material - under a concrete slab. Basement floors, crawlspaces, and garages can also contain buried water pipes. Acoustic detection systems help us locate leaks by letting us hear evidence of leaking water. While water coming from a loosened joint or pinhole in an enclosed material does not reveal any moisture immediately, concrete, brick, and other such materials can eventually deteriorate.

When water steadily seeps out from a crack in your bathroom wall, this location might only be a weak spot, not the leak's location. Acoustic systems allow us to locate this more precisely, allowing for controlled demolition of the material obscuring the leak. Restoring a smaller area also minimizes restoration costs.

Infrared imaging shows little when the surface is consistently dry, and moisture meters can leave marks in softer materials (drywall, paneling). Acoustic-based testing avoids these problems. 

Call SERVPRO of Lynn/Lynnfield at (781) 593-6663 for water damage restoration services wherever your home has developed a leak. We protect local residences with our detailed mitigation and restoration services.