What is PAS 64 - Recovery of water damaged buildings about?
It provides guidance on how to restore water damaged buildings from the initial incident to the point at which repair and reinstatement commence.
Who is PAS 64 - Recovery of water damaged buildings for?
- Restorers
- Building owners and occupiers
- Insurance companies and their representatives
- Anyone involved in the repair and reinstatement of a building
Why should you use PAS 64 - Recovery of water damaged buildings?
It offers recommendations for the mitigation and recovery of buildings damaged by water and applies to all forms of water damage to buildings.It covers the mitigation and recovery process including:
- Initial inspection of a water damaged building
- Setting drying and cleaning goals (including air quality goals)
- Selecting the drying and cleaning techniques and equipment to be used
- Monitoring the drying and cleaning progress
- Verifying drying and cleaning goals have been met
- Documentation for provision to the customer
It also provides further guidance to support applying this PAS including descriptions of techniques and equipment in current use, example forms and example calculations.