5 Pro Drying Techniques

9/28/2021 (Permalink)

Drying out the remaining moisture is a critical step for mitigating water damage in your home.

After removing the standing water left behind by a flood, drying out the remaining moisture is a critical step for mitigating water damage in your home. To aid you in your efforts to quickly dry out moisture in your home after a flood, here are five drying techniques from our experienced water damage experts at SERVPRO of Kendall County.

Dehumidifiers

Industrial humidifiers are capable of taking massive amounts of moisture out of the air in just a single day. Thus, they are a huge help for speeding up the drying process after a flood. However, you should be careful about the type of dehumidifier you use. Household dehumidifiers are typically too small to be effective so relying on a SERVPRO of Kendall County for access to an industrial humidifier is the way to go. 

Desiccants

Desiccants are materials designed to absorb large amounts of moisture. They are ideal for quickly absorbing the moisture left behind in a flood. Desiccants are most commonly found in the form of sandbags. Sandbags are typically placed around the outside of a home to keep flood water from getting in, but they are also great for absorbing moisture that has already entered the home. While it may cost you a little more up front to purchase sandbags, it is often well-worth the quicker clean up that they afford. 

Intra-Wall Drying

This technique helps the drying process inside of walls without removing drywall. In this process, baseboards are removed, and small holes are drilled through walls near the base. Technicians then push air into the cavity behind the wall. This dramatically reduces drying time for the wall, often to less than half of what it would take to dry it by other methods. 

Rescue Mat Systems

Today’s powerful water extraction equipment is far more effective at removing moisture than simple vacuum units. Rescue mat systems can extract water from hardwood floors efficiently, leaving the underlying pad slightly moist but not wet. This is a huge help during the restoration process since drying out padding under the floors is one of the most difficult aspects of drying.

Air Movers

Air movers are a huge benefit for quickly drying out your home after a flood. Essentially, they are super-powered fans specifically designed to dry out a flooded area. Access to high quality air movers is one of the biggest benefits of hiring a professional water damage restoration company after a flood since it will significantly speed up the drying process.