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The escape of water originated in the loft and spread through eight rooms below. The existing project record describes collapsed ceilings, damaged walls and flooring, affected furniture and belongings, and mould growth in parts of the property.
A detailed moisture survey using a Protimeter MMS2 recorded readings of up to 100% Wood Moisture Equivalent (WME) across affected areas. The survey also identified moisture within timber, plaster and sand-cement render, showing that the restoration challenge extended beyond surfaces that simply looked wet.
The original project records a clear restoration sequence, so the response was organised around protecting what could be retained, exposing trapped moisture and then drying the structure under monitored conditions.
One of the strongest aspects of this project was the distinction between materials that needed to be removed and those that could remain. Opening up saturated areas allowed trapped moisture to be addressed, but reusable bathroom fittings were retained and the fitted wardrobe in one bedroom was dried in place. That approach avoided treating every affected material in the same way and kept the restoration focused on what the condition of each area actually required.
After the strip-out, the exposed structure remained under a four-week drying programme. The original project record states that moisture readings were brought back within the target range, while salvageable contents and selected fixtures were retained where practical.
That left the property in a very different condition from the one first encountered after the loft pipe burst: saturated and damaged materials had been removed where necessary, retained elements had been protected or dried in place, and the building fabric had undergone controlled structural drying ready for the next stage of recovery.
