Dehumidification & Drying

Have you experienced a damaging water event to your property?

After a major water event damages your home or business, it can be easy to consider only the water pooling around your ankles as the problem. However, simply shop-vacuuming the water up and transporting it away from the house is only dealing with half the problem.

Whether the building has flooded due to a natural disaster, severe weather, pipes bursting or a loss of power to drainage systems, standing water in the home or business will inevitably lead to some rather expensive and potentially dangerous consequences. Once you’ve called in a professional team to clear away the water, a secondary process should begin immediately. This process is known as Structural Drying & Dehumidification.

Why Dehumidification & Drying is so crucial

In the wake of flooding and water damage to a building, the remaining water can hide behind walls, inside wall and ceiling cavities, below the floors and many other places that you may not initially think of. Though materials such as wood and drywall may appear dry once the bulk of the standing water has been removed, these materials are able to retain significant amounts of moisture. This lingering moisture will find hiding places within the ducts and HVAC system, sabotaging the humidity control function that would normally keep a building at the correct humidity level. If left unattended, this moisture will eventually damage any non-moisture-resistant material within the building. Such materials include documents, keepsakes, walls, and wallpaper, wood surfaces, clothing, linens, and even furniture. Nothing is safe from mold and mildew in an overly humid environment.

Once the bulk of the water has been removed from a property, technicians will enter with specialized equipment meant to help them assess the extent of damage done to the home. In this way, they are able to locate where the sources of water are, and machinery will be moved in to extract moisture from the air and building materials.

It’s important to remember that mold can begin its lifecycle within 48 hours of a water event, so it’s crucial to the health and safety of your property to have dehumidification and drying performed as soon as possible.

If you need dehumidification and drying services, the experts at HomePro Match are here to help!