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Two water damage jobs last month. Same size rooms, same amount of water. One dried in 3 days. The other took 5.
The difference wasn't the equipment. It was which drying method matched the damage.
In-place drying spreads air movers and dehumidifiers across the whole affected area. Floors, walls, baseboards, all getting airflow at once. It's the standard approach when water has traveled everywhere. Wide coverage, steady extraction.
Target drying is different. We tent off a specific saturated material, like a section of hardwood or a single wall cavity, and focus intense airflow right where saturation is worst. No wasted energy on areas that are already drying fine on their own.
Choosing wrong costs real money. Every extra day means more equipment rental, more energy costs, and more time for secondary damage like mold to get a foothold. Two extra days of drying on a job that should have been targeted from the start adds up fast.
We assess moisture levels at the material level before a single fan gets placed. That's how you dry in 3 days instead of 5.
SteamMaster Restoration and Cleaning
970.827.5555
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Bleach kills mold on tile. On drywall and wood, it feeds it.
The water in bleach soaks into porous materials and adds moisture to the root structure you can't see. Surface mold disappears for a few weeks. Then it comes back darker, deeper, and harder to remove.
Three things most homeowners don't realize before spending money on the wrong fix:
Bleach can't reach mold roots inside porous surfaces like drywall, wood, or insulation. It only strips what's visible.
Painting over mold with "mold-resistant" paint traps moisture and spores behind the coating. Within weeks, it pushes through or spreads to adjacent areas.
Visible mold is a symptom. The cause is always a moisture source, whether it's a slow leak, poor ventilation, or humidity buildup in a mountain home. Until that source is identified and stopped, removal is temporary.
SteamMaster's IICRC-certified remediation team follows ANSI/IICRC S520 protocols with independent post-remediation clearance testing. We don't guess. We locate, contain, and remediate at the source.
970.827.5555
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This is what the inside of your wall looks like 72 hours after a leak goes unchecked.
Saturated gypsum core. Paper face pulling away. Dark waterline stains creeping through every layer. By the time you see a ceiling stain or smell something off, the drywall behind it already looks like this.
Most homeowners think drying it out with a fan is enough. It isn't. Once gypsum absorbs water, it loses structural integrity. The paper facing becomes a food source for mold. What started as a slow drip behind a fitting becomes full drywall removal, framing inspection, and remediation.
A $500 leak becomes a $5,000 tear-out. Every day you wait adds cost.
SteamMaster uses moisture meters and infrared imaging to find exactly how far water has traveled, even when the surface looks dry. We don't guess. We verify. Then we remove only what needs to go and dry what can be saved.
47 years in the Central Colorado Rockies. We've cut into thousands of walls that looked fine from the outside.
970.827.5555. 24/7/365.
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