Case Study 01: Frozen Structure at Pigeon Lake

A water leak occurred in the basement of the house. Moisture was circulated by furnace until cold weather froze propane tank Ice build up was so severe, the owner had to break a windows to gain access. The interior of the home was completely covered with frost and ice. Adjuster surveyed the structure and called Thermotech as he felt our process would be most cost effective. Thermotech setup around 6:00 PM and turned on the heat and the process was run for 48 hours. After 48 hours, the complete structure was dried including the basement floors and walls.

The next morning the structure was checked with the homeowner and he was extremely pleased. He said "I have my house back !" All of the drywall, ceiling, hardwood flooring and furniture were saved. Note: two small areas of the hardwood flooring were damaged but this had occurred before the process was started. Cost savings was estimated at $39,000.00

Date January 2, 2010
Thermotech Environmental Inc. 8 Saskatchewan Ave.
Devon, Alberta T9G 1E7
Subject: Cabin at #1 Pigeon Lake

Dear Mr. Van Ginkel,
The Cusack Family wants to express our sincere gratitude for saving our cabin at Pigeon Lake. When I first walked into the cabin and saw the water/frost damage, I was devastated and thought all was lost. There was an inch of frost on the windows, doors, and light switches. Additionally, there was a layer frost on the interior walls and ceiling, and an inch of water and ice on the basement floor. In discussions with the disaster recovery company we originally thought the walls and ceiling were going to have to be replaced. This would have been due to traditional methods of gradually heating the house up, frost turning into moisture, penetrating the drywall and turning into mould. Thermotech however uses a unique method of rapidly heating the house up to a temperature that turns frost into vapor. This technique also allowed the air in the house to be exchanged every three minutes so the moisture never had a chance to penetrate any surface. The end result was minimal damage to our new cabin and tens of thousands of dollars in cost savings. Again, we want to thank the crew at Thermotech for doing an outstanding job and would gladly endorse their services.

Regards,

R Cusack