Thursday, September 11, 2008

TS FAY / DYNATECH CENTRE

Tropical Storm Fay certainly made its presence known along Florida's east coast. Large amounts of rain pounded the Space Coast and Orlando areas. Some areas received as much as 20" of rain. A storm of that magnitude can disrupt the natural ebb and flow of our daily lives and cause the business sector to lose millions of dollars.

ServiceMaster Recovery Systems was able to help a number of businesses by providing the equipment and manpower necessary to effectively extract the excess water and dry out the building in order to be back up and running to full capacity. One business in particular was a local nursing home in the Melbourne area. This was a delicate situation as many of the residents were elderly and had a very difficult time mobilizing themselves to safety. In addition, we were dealing with medical equipment that was both expensive and vital to the residents health. Through the assistance of our employees and the staff at the nursing home, we were able to salvage all building components and have the building, itself, dry within 4 days.

In the Orlando area, ServiceMaster Recovery Systems was called out to a massive high rise structure in the downtown district. The structure is known as the Dyanatech Centre and is currently under construction with general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie. Dynatech Centre suffered water intrusion as a result of Tropical Storm Fay's heavy winds and directional rain. As many as 93 units were affected and suffered some type of water intrusion. This encompassed over 22 floors of the building, itself. We ended up using over 250 air movers and 45 extra large dehumidifiers throughout the entire structure. Both Brasfield & Gorrie and the Dynatech Centre were elated when they were informed that the entire structure was dried out within 5 days and no building components needed to be replaced.

For additional information about ServiceMaster Recovery Systems and other jobs we have completed please visit our website at www.2dryout.com.