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What is Structural Drying
The timer starts ticking as soon as water enters a building, be it from a flood or a burst pipe.
And the longer it sits in the building, the greater the risk it will pose to the structure’s integrity and the harder it will be to restore.
This is where structural drying enters the equation.
Structural drying is the process of removing excess moisture from materials such as concrete, wood, and drywall to prevent further damage as well as bacteria and mold growth.
It’s a critical step during restoration, which comes right after water mitigation and involves skilled professionals and specialized equipment.
How Structural Drying Works
Structural drying is a complex process that creates a regulated environment for water evaporation and moisture removal from the air. Here’s how it works.
- Setting up the drying equipment: Specialized tools such as moisture meters, dehumidifiers, and air movers are required to raise temperature and establish optimal drying conditions, with air movers moving air throughout the damp area and dehumidifiers eliminating excess humidity from the air.
- Monitoring the drying process: Hygrometers and humidity meters help ensure the atmosphere maintains the optimal humidity level for drying. This helps prevent under-drying or over-drying, both of which may cause even more damage.
- Removing excess moisture: As the excess water vaporizes, the dehumidifier captures and removes it from the air, helping lower the humidity levels and wrapping up the process. Drying usually lasts 3-5 days in most cases.
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Health Hazards Prevented with Structural Drying
Structural drying helps prevent hazards associated with excess moisture.
First of all, mold growth. Mold is tied to many different respiratory conditions, along with worsened allergies or asthma.
Also, moisture is welcoming to insects, rodents, and other pests, which can pose many health risks.
Through excess moisture removal, mold and pests can be avoided.
Equipment Used for Structural Drying
As mentioned earlier, structural drying necessitates specialized equipment, which includes:
- Dehumidifiers: They function by taking in wet air, mitigating moisture, and pushing dry air into the air, helping lower the overall humidity in the area.
- Air Movers: High-powered fans designed to move air across the area, pushing evaporation and accelerating the drying process. They are usually placed to circulate air over specific wet surfaces, such as floors, ceilings, and walls.
- HEPA Vacuums: Used to clean surfaces of water and other debris. Their design allows them to filter out tiny particles and allergens, such as mold spores, that may be discharged back into the environment during drying.
- Humidity Meters: Humidity meters determine the moisture content of surfaces damaged by water, such as floors and walls. The information obtained is then used to assess the damage’s severity and track the drying progress.
- Heat Drying Equipment: This includes heat mats and heaters, which are used to raise the temperature of the room.
- Air Scrubbers: These tools purify the air. They function by filtering the air from contaminants, such as bacteria and mold spores, so that only clean air is released back into the atmosphere during drying.
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