Water, Fire, Smoke, and Mold Damage Restoration in

West Reading Borough

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PA

West Reading sits along the Schuylkill River, so riverside and low-lying areas face flood exposure, the borough has a history of river flooding, and basements take on water when the river rises. Its rowhomes and twins were built close together with shared party walls, full basements, plaster walls, and aging cast-iron and galvanized plumbing, and in connected homes a burst pipe moves fast through joist cavities into adjoining walls. Pulling that moisture out fast and fully is what keeps a water loss from feeding mold.

Fire risk in this dense rowhome housing is heightened by shared walls, balloon framing, old plaster, and decades of renovation layered over original construction, which let smoke and flames climb quickly between floors and units. We trace that spread, check shared walls, dry the structure properly, and remove odor from old plaster and wood at the source.