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Water Damage from Ground Water

What we have here is a water damage that started from an outside water faucet. The water managed to seep into the house, because the living room is sunken in and below ground level. This particular damage is considered a category 3, because coming from the outside faucet is ground water. The water effected the exterior walls, and because there is insulation in the exterior walls, we must perform what is known as a flood cut. A flood cut is removal of drywall from 12 to 18 inches above where the water stopped. Every job is unique and drywall removal is not necessary for every job.