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Disaster Advice Glossary
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Disaster recovery and restoration can be veiled in mystery to the many who have not undertaken specific training. This glossary explains technical terms to assist both report writing and the understanding of those technical terms so often misunderstood.
Definition
| Blistering: |
In water damage, blistering are small bubbles or bulges of the finish coat caused from entrapped moisture, and vapor pressure exerting up through the material to the finish. Blistering can be seen on painted drywall, finished floors, wallpaper, vinyl wallpaper, and on furniture. |
| Blisters on Hardwood Floors: |
In finish coats on hardwood floors, such as urethane finish, blistering and blister popping is the break down, popping and release of trapped air and moisture vapour from under the blister. Some blister popping is due to excess moisture vapour pressure, while other blister popping is from dry blisters. |
| Moisture Damage to Paint: |
A condition to paint brought about from underlying moisture affecting the bonding strength of the paint film to its underlying surface. Moisture damage to paint in this instance refers to the peeling, cracking and blistering of the paint film. |
| Roof Caused Floods: |
Resulting roof floods are usually caused by a downpour and wind driven rains. Rain damage to a roof is due in part to the weathering of the roof covering, sheathing, membrane or tiles. Other issues which allow roofs to leak are a result of a construction defect, such as to the ridge, ridge vents, valley, flashing, hip, starter course, eave, metal drip edge, gable vents, rake, to the underlayment; and poor maintenance that results in a leaking roof are a result of algae build-up on roofing materials, leaves on roof and in rain gutters, missing or damaged flashing, cracked or rotten shingles, loose and missing shingles, rotting underlayment and decking, curling and blistering, wood rot on fascia board and end boards, missing rock and granules. |
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