A commercial loss is a scheduling problem as much as a drying problem. Tenants, students and customers need floors and rooms back, so the plan dries the worst areas first and releases space in phases as the readings allow.
La Verne's commercial and institutional base
The University of La Verne, Bonita Unified School District campuses, shopping centers along Foothill Boulevard, Old Town La Verne shops on D Street, San Polo Business Park, Brackett Field and Brethren Hillcrest all make up the local building stock. Each has different hours, floors and occupants, so the crew learns the building before setting equipment.
San Polo Business Park is a 100-acre master-planned park at the northern edge of Brackett Field, with industrial buildings. Large open floors like those dry with zoned equipment and, where needed, temporary power.
Backflow rules in a wet building
City code prohibits cross-connections unless the city approves them, and approval requires city-approved backflow prevention devices installed by the consumer. A building with one should point it out to the crew before extraction and demolition begin.
How the work is phased
- Containment around the affected suite or classroom
- Extraction and tear-out of wet materials
- Drying in zones with staged equipment
- Daily readings sent to the manager
For the drying methods themselves, see structural drying, and for a flood that reaches a ground floor, see storm runoff and flood cleanup.