Puritan Flood cleans up Lasell Village after pipes break

When Lasell Village, a college-affiliated retirement community in Newton, Mass., suffered extensive water damage to a resident building on its campus this summer, they immediately called Puritan Flood Restoration. When Puritan crews arrived at the scene, the situation was quickly assessed and a safety inspection conducted. They discovered that a water pipe had broken in an upper floor apartment unit causing a deluge of water to flood not only the top floor, but also causing the water to flow rapidly into three units and down to the building's common area as well. Fortunately, only one unit was occupied at the time. The crew began water removal immediately, using pumps, portable extraction units and truck mounted extraction systems. Puritan employed 40 commercial air movers and three large dehumidifiers to ensure that all water and moisture was removed. After only four days, Puritan crews had restored the building to a dry state without having to remove and replace any structural building features. The water damage was successfully cleaned up in a short period of time because of fast action by Lasell Village. When dealing with the damaging affects of water infiltrating into the walls, ceilings and floors of a building, time is of the essence. The sooner we are on the scene, the sooner the structure can be restored. This leads to a savings of time and money. Had Lasell Village management not called immediately, the clean up would have taken a lot longer to complete and may have involved the removal and replacement of walls, ceilings and carpets. As a college-affiliated retirement community, Lasell Village is the first to feature a formal, individualized and required continuing education program for residents. Puritan Flood Restoration, founded in 1982, is the leading water damage restoration drying company in Massachusetts, and a pioneer on the national scene. Paul Daniele is a principal of Puritan Flood Restoration, Needham, Mass.