How does Scooba relate to the northern towns?
Scooba is about 50 km from the centre of Meridian, on a bearing of roughly north-north-east. Porterville is its nearest neighbour on the list, about 23 km to the south, and De Kalb is about 27 km to the south-west. Daleville is further off, about 36 km to the south-south-west.
The northern towns are far enough from the city that a Scooba call is handled with a clear plan for the route. The phone line will say which crew is free and what it can reach, and no arrival time is promised over the phone.
What storm water reaches a Scooba house?
Wind that lifts a ridge, a soffit or a row of shingles is the storm damage most likely to reach a house in the town. Rain then runs along the rafters into the ceiling, and a stain can appear some distance from the opening.
A tree limb that comes down on the roof is the other common route. The crew covers the hole, removes the wet insulation and dries the framing before a roofer makes the repair above.
What should a Scooba homeowner check after rain?
Look at the ceilings under the roof line and the walls on the side the rain came from. A dark ring that grows after each rain, or a damp patch at a wall base, shows that water is still moving through the structure.
Check the gutters, the downspouts and the grading. Water that drains toward the foundation can keep a crawl space damp for several days, and the crew will point out what it sees.
A cracked gutter or a loose downspout can send a large volume of water to one point beside the house, so the crew notes where the water meets the wall. A repair to the gutter is a small job, and it helps the drying hold once the room is closed up.
How is the drying handled in a Scooba house?
The crew maps the wet area with readings and opens the flooring or the wall where moisture has gone beneath it. The subfloor and framing are dried from above and, where they can be reached, from below.
The equipment runs until the readings are dry, and humid weather can make that take several days. The floor or ceiling is closed up only when the readings show it is dry.
