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Art’s orange Chevrolet Express van
TYPICAL ARRIVAL ON OʻAHU
90 min
TO DRY BEFORE MOLD · EPA
24–48 h
CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN
IICRC
OWNED & OPERATED
Locally

WATER ON THE FLOOR RIGHT NOW?

  1. Shut off the water at the main valve, if you can reach it safely.
  2. Stay out of water near outlets, cords or anything plugged in.
  3. Photograph everything wet before anything is moved. Insurance will ask.
  4. Call or text me: 808-268-8170.

01 — WATER

It keeps moving after the leak stops.

Water runs under baseboards and cabinets, soaks the pad under the carpet and climbs drywall the way a paper towel pulls up a spill. What you can mop is the part you see. The rest is inside the walls and under the floor — and that part decides whether mold gets a start.

WHERE WATER HIDES
Walls · Floors · Cabinets
CLEAN · GREY · BLACK WATER · IICRC S500
Category 1–3

WHERE WATER GOES AFTER A LEAK

Where water goes after a leak Cross-section of a room. The puddle on the carpet is the part you see. Water also soaks the pad under the carpet, wicks up the drywall and runs under the kitchen cabinets. WHAT YOU SEE WICKS UP THE DRYWALL SOAKS THE PAD UNDER THE CARPET RUNS UNDER CABINETS
Diagram, not to scale.

02 — OUT

Every gallon pumped out is a gallon nobody has to dry.

Pulling water out is far faster than drying it out, so extraction comes first and goes deep: floors, carpet and pad, the spaces underneath. Then whatever can’t dry in place — soaked pad, swollen baseboards, wet drywall — is cut out, with your OK, so the rest of the room can dry.

BEFORE ANY DRYING
Extraction
WHAT USUALLY COMES OUT
Pad · Baseboard · Drywall
Water-damaged drywall crumbling at the base of a window

Water-damaged drywall at a window.

Plastic containment on spring poles set up in a living room

Containment before anything is cut.

A crew member in a respirator carrying a long strip of wet material down a hallway; the flooring is already torn up

Wet material out. Respirator on.

Dehumidifier and air mover set up in an office, baseboard removed

Baseboard off. Drying gear in.

PHOTOS FROM REAL JOBS · NO STOCK

03 — DRY

Dry is a number, not a feeling.

A wall can feel dry on the surface for days while the inside stays wet. Drying is moving air, dehumidifiers and warmth working together — and it is measured: moisture readings in walls, floors and cabinets on every visit, until the wet areas read the same as the dry ones in the same house.

TYPICAL DRYING TIME
3 days
MOISTURE READINGS
Every visit
DONE WHEN
Wet reads like dry
Moisture meter held against bare wood on a job; the screen reads WETON A JOB · THE METER SAYS WET

MOISTURE METER READINGS · EXAMPLE JOB

By visit 4 the wet wall reads like the dry one.

Wet wallDry wall, same house
010203040Visit 1Visit 2Visit 3Visit 4 Visit 1: dry wall reads 10Visit 2: dry wall reads 10Visit 3: dry wall reads 10Visit 4: dry wall reads 10Visit 1: wet wall reads 41Visit 2: wet wall reads 26Visit 3: wet wall reads 16Visit 4: wet wall reads 11 Wet wall Dry wall, same house Done: reads like dry

04 — PROOF

Your insurer will ask. It’s already written down.

Photos of every wet room before anything moves. Moisture readings by date. What was removed, and why. That file is what an adjuster needs to process a claim — and you get a copy.

IN YOUR FILE
Photos · Readings · Notes
THE STANDARD FOR THE WORK
IICRC S500

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CONDO LEAKS

Water from the unit above? Here’s who usually pays.

YOUR UNIT

Your own condo policy (HO-6) usually pays for the inside of your unit and your things, after your deductible.

THE BUILDING

The association’s master policy covers the building. The board can charge its deductible to the owner of the unit where the leak started (HRS §514B-143).

ME

Photos and moisture readings for every unit the water reached, so each insurer gets what it needs.

Every building is different: the declaration, bylaws and policies decide. General information, not legal advice.

FOR MANAGERS, AGENTS & ADJUSTERS

Send the photos. I answer.

Email what you have — ten or twenty angles is ideal — with the address, the unit and who can let us in. I look at the photos myself and reply with what I see and when I can be on site.

EMAIL PHOTOS CALL 808-268-8170

art@callart808.com

Plumber, roofer or inspector? I don’t do plumbing or roof repairs — I’ll send that work back to you.

IN EVERY JOB FILE

  • Photos of every affected room, before anything moves
  • Moisture readings by date, until the wet areas read dry
  • What was removed, and why
  • One contact from the first call to the last visit: me, 808-268-8170

SERVICES

Everything on the side of the van.

Art’s orange Chevrolet Express van

The van that comes to you. Not sure which service you need? Call and describe what you see.

Water ExtractionStanding water out of floors, carpet and pad.
Drying & DehumidificationAir movers and dehumidifiers until the meter reads dry.
Mold RemediationContain the area, remove what’s affected, clean what stays.
Emergency Roof TarpingA tarp over the damage, so rain stops getting in.
Demolition & RemovalWet drywall, flooring and debris cut out and hauled away.
Fire & Smoke CleanupSoot and smoke residue off walls, ceilings and belongings.
Trauma & Crime Scene CleanupDiscreet cleanup after a death, an injury or a crime.
Biohazard CleanupSewage and other contamination removed and disinfected.
Insurance SupportPhotos and moisture readings your adjuster asks for.

WHO COMES

Art is short for Artem.

It’s my company and my van, based on Oʻahu and working on Oʻahu. You call my phone, not a call center.

If the meter says it’s already dry, I tell you so — and leave.

OWNED & OPERATED
Locally
CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN
IICRC
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