How far north is Daleville, and what does that mean for a call?
Daleville is about 15 km from the centre of Meridian and about 10.9 km from Bailey. Its nearest neighbours on the list are Bailey, Marion and Meridian. Its place in the list means its calls can come in alongside the calls from the other northern towns.
The crew is sent as soon as a crew is free. The distance means a Daleville call takes longer to reach than one in the city, and the phone line can say which crews are on the road and which are waiting for the work to be cleared.
What storm damage is most likely to reach a house here?
Wind that lifts a ridge, a soffit or a row of shingles is the storm damage that reaches a house most often. The rain then runs along the rafters and into the ceiling, and the stain can appear a day or two after the storm. A ceiling that looks dry should still be checked with readings.
A fallen limb is another common opening. Once the tree is off the roof, the crew covers the hole and removes the wet insulation below it before the roof is repaired by a roofer.
What should you check after a heavy rain in Daleville?
Look at the ceilings near the roof line and the walls on the side that faced the rain. A dark ring on a ceiling or a damp patch at the base of a wall is a sign that water has come through, even if the room looks dry at a glance.
Check the gutters and the downspouts, and make sure they carry water away from the foundation. Water that pools against the house can find its way into a crawl space or a slab edge, and the crew will point out what it sees on the property.
What happens to a wet floor in a Daleville house?
A wet floor is opened where the moisture is held, and the subfloor is dried from the top and from underneath where that is possible. Carpet is removed where the pad has soaked through, and hardwood is lifted where it has cupped. The decisions are made from the readings and explained before anything is removed.
Humid weather can slow the drying of a subfloor, so the crew checks the readings on a set schedule. The floor is closed up only when the readings show it is dry.
