What Are Injection Drying Systems Used For?
Dampness in buildings can be challenging for building restoration companies to clear up effectively. The extent of the water damage in the property needs to be assessed and sometimes the water has found its way into the most inaccessible places as any damp proofing services company will tell you.
For example, there may be water lying trapped within voids and partitions or under concrete flooring with plastic membranes. This type of moisture damage can be very hard to root out and dry. Injection drying is often the best way to ensure a water damage clean-up restoration project reaches all the trapped moisture in a building. These injection drying systems may be used in conjunction with other drying systems such as Refrigerant Dehumidifiers, Desiccant Dehumidifiers or Heat Based Drying Machines so the building is totally dry before building restoration starts in earnest. Often it is the combination of these drying systems that works best to ensure total water removal.
injection drying systemInjection drying systems work by deploying warm, dry air under pressure via holes drilled into the building material. A series of hoses are then introduced to the cavity wall or floor via these access holes and the water is forced out by the combined effects of the air under pressure and heat as the air is warm and dry.
The film of water being shifted needs to have somewhere to go once the pressure applied overcomes the water’s resistance to being displaced. Holes need to be created for the escaping water and moisture to flow into and then be disposed of.
The professional use of injection drying systems can greatly reduce stripping out costs and associated additional disruption. They are seen as being extremely cost effective by reinstatement companies and insurance reinstatement specialists alike. They are relatively easy to use, set up and run but should only be used by expert specialists as, in the wrong hands, they could cause additional damage during set up. For example; the holes being drilled need to be placed carefully so as to avoid electrical ducting, central heating and other water pipes.
Any respected building restoration company, that has been appointed by the insurance company, will provide a range of water removal and damp proofing services. Building Restoration companies normally have a full range of water removal systems available to them as well as expert knowledge on how and when to use each water removal system to maximum effect.
Paradigm Reinstatements is one of the leading specialist building restoration companies in the UK. They are regularly appointed by several of the UK’s leading insurance companies to deal with dampness in buildings, removal of water and drying buildings before also providing building reinstatement services. Injection drying is a speciality of Paradigm as is water leak detection and building restoration projects in general.
