Timber framing, plasterboard, concrete slabs, subfloors and wall cavities hold water long after the floor looks dry. Readings are taken at fixed points each visit, and the equipment stays until the material reads dry.
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The scope
The scope maps every wet area and its reading points. Each visit adds readings to the log, so you can see the drying progress, not just the end.
Every drying job
During the dry
How we do it
Mapping
Water travels under skirting, along slabs and into cavities. Meters show where it has gone, and each wet area is marked on a plan with its reading points. The same points are read every visit, so the log compares like with like.
Dense materials
Plasterboard gives water up quickly. Hardwood floors and concrete slabs give it up slowly, and drying them too hard can cup boards or crack finishes. The drying is set for the material, and timber floors are watched for movement as they come back.
Hidden spaces
A wall can read dry on its face and still be wet inside. Where water has got into a cavity, ceiling void or subfloor, air is directed into that space and readings are taken there too. Material that won't dry, or has started to grow mould, is listed for removal.
In and out
Time-stamped on arrival and when the visit closes.
Ticked
Each area marked done against the scope you signed off.
Photographed
The areas that matter, finished. Faults flagged with a photo.
Questions
It depends on how much water there was, how long it sat and what it soaked into. Plasterboard and carpet dry faster than hardwood or a concrete slab. The scope gives an estimate, and the log shows progress at every visit, so you're not waiting on a guess.
Usually, yes. The equipment runs around the clock and it's noisy, so some rooms may need to stay closed. Cords and units are placed so walkways stay clear, and the scope says which areas are out of use.
It's handled like any clean water event: extract, map, dry, read, then clean. Sprinkler water often runs through ceiling voids and down wall cavities, so those are mapped first.
Not until they've been checked. Wet power points, switchboards and ceiling lights are reported and left for an electrician to make safe. Equipment is only plugged into circuits that are safe to use.
After every reading point is dry. Cleaning wet plasterboard or carpet only moves dirt around. Once it's dry, floors, walls and fittings are cleaned, and any musty odour is treated.
We'll come out to scope it: where the water went, what it soaked into and where the reading points go. Then a written scope for the dry and the clean.