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What is a Class 4 water loss?

Class 4 is a water loss involving specialty drying situations — wet materials with very low evaporation rates such as hardwood flooring, stone, plaster, concrete, or dense fill. Requires advanced techniques like mat drying, heat drying, or targeted desiccant injection. Per IICRC S500 §10.5.4.
Category: Water Damage Reviewed: 2026-04-19 Source: IICRC S500 §10.5.4
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