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"Warm Air Dries Wet Walls Damaged From Flooding"
by Patrick Moffett, Industrial Hygienist,
Environmental Management & Engineering, Inc.

A recent series of tests has shown that by imploding controlled amounts of warm air in wall and ceiling cavities you can reduce wall damage and problems associated with molds.

We used a machine specifically designed and manufactured for wall drying to rid walls of their wetness, even with fiberglass insulation, and walls having latex paint and vinyl wall paper on them. The machine that we tested over several months is the Injectidry® Trapped Moisture Ventilating System, manufactured in the State of Washington by Injectidry Systems.

What was shown through repeat tests is that the drying system displaces moisture by forcing in warm dry air through 3/16 inch holes that are drilled above the sill plate, but behind the baseboard. Within a matter of hours, porous building materials started to give up their saturation and within one or two days completely dried the wall cavities and wall materials to pre-existing condition. Walls having wet fiberglass insulation took a day or two longer to dry.

CONCLUSION:
Assuming the flooding condition was caused from fresh water, there is no history of prior flooding, and the drying system was in place within the first 12 hours, there were no visual signs of unwanted molds forming in or behind wall materials after drying. Yet, when the drying system was not used, visible molds did develop inside wall cavities within a week, even when traditional building drying methods were used, such as with forced air movement and building air exchanges of drier outside air.

When the HP drying system was used behind non-porous wall paneling, vinyl wall paper, floor to ceiling glass mirrors and marble covered walls, the interior walls, dried within a matter of two to three days, when walls did not have an insulation in them. Plaster and gypsum-based wall materials were carefully monitored, and appeared to maintain their structural integrity. There was no indication that any of the wall coverings required repair or touch-up, except surface vacuuming of dust. What was surprising, is how well the HP drying system worked with built-in wall cabinets. None of the expensive back-wall paneling materials so far have warped, delaminated, or discolored from flooding. Especially when the HP was installed within two days and allowed to dry out wet walls for an average of three days.

"I can only imagine that both the homeowners and insurance adjusters were happy with the drying results and material damage cost savings."

 
Ernie ,
    Just thought that I had better tell you of the job at Parliament House  (our white house ) they had a fire pressure line burst above the cabinet room which reliesed water at a great rate some say 100.000 gallons what ever there was a lot of water it managed to wet very seriously some 6000 sq. m2 of hard wood flooring . we were called 5days after the event . We installed three injectidry systems and also employed positive drying to some areas using a tenting process . I can tell you we had some knockers , but with in the week all was complete and every one from the Prime Minister down happy , you see the PM'S office was right in the middle of the mess . Most of the hard floor was starting to cup , that stopped and in the end was hardly noticeable , there was no need to sand emmediatly , we got paid well for it , We have some photos of the job if you would like . happy to e-mail them to you to use . Ernie all this was possible because you  took the time one Sunday to show a few Australians Negitive drying (do you remember )  thank you , we have done a lot since then but this one was AUSTRALIAS LARGEST HOUSE . So pleased were they that now we are on the Disaster plan ,which means when hell breaks out , we get to call , thought that you would be interested and wanted to say thanks anyway , we will be needing more equipment soon .
   Thanks
   John Hickey  Belfor /Australia

 
"Our drying schools (110 floodings) & over 20 years of restoration experience have provided ample testing of Injectidry's VAC-IT Panels. Right now, if used correctly, the Panels are by far the most effective floor drying system we have ever seen. ATTENTION SERIOUS STRUCTURE DRYERS: You should consider making the panels a part of your drying arsenal or you'll get left behind."  Chuck Dewald Jr. & Chuck Dewald lll Vortex Drying Schools

 
"We have used the VAC-IT PANELS on 13 wood floors to date.  None of these floors had to be refinished, and the drying occurred more rapidly than by any other method we have tried. The research and testing we have done in our drying school show the same results."  Chuck Dewald  Vortex Drying Schools

 
"Attached is a loss I just completed, used Injectidry for ceilings & Panels on the hardwood floor, adjuster was amazed as well as the contractor.  He had brought a hardwood floor person in to see the damage, he said as far as he could see there was no need for his services.  Are the new panels available yet?" Kevin Nelson  Nelson Clean Care

"Hi Ernie!   Just to let you know, right after we purchased the floor drying system, we had a flood with a very expensive oak floor, that we successfully dried with the system.   Then we had another small flood in an apartment that we own, and used the system to dry the wood flooring in there.

 Two weeks later, the customer that we dried the wood floor for  had ANOTHER water damage situation, and the wood flooring was successfully dried again, AND our apartment flooded again!

 We also had another unit that had some warpage along the edges of the wood floor from water damage, and we were able to use the system to correct the warpage in the floor, making our customer (and his insurance company) very happy.

 Since we purchased the system, we have used it on at least 12 occasions.  Each time, we have been able to successfully dry the flooring, back to it's pre-loss condition.  The insurance companies questioned the method at first, but once they see the results they are literally "floored".  We now have adjusters calling us when they have a water damage involving wood flooring, because they know we can dry it.  We also offer them a guarantee, which they love - if the system does not dry the floor to it's pre-loss condition, they don't pay for it!

 --- Lisa Jordan,   Accent American

 
"I just wanted to let you know how great your Injectidry machine is.....From drying ceiling and walls to removing moisture from hardwood flooring, this is the best piece of equipment to come along in a long time."  Denny Farrell, DK-Better Floors & Restoration   Placentia, CA

 
 

"The Injectidry Vac-It Panels have literally changed the way we dry hardwood, and any hard surface floors and underlayment."  Kurt Bolden, Bolden's Restoration     Noblesville, IN

 
"As a long-time user of the Injectidry system, I am always excited when a new accessory is developed and added to the product line....The Vac-It system was no exception."  "Vac-It's rigid panels allow us to set up a drying system for hardwood flooring in just a few minutes."  We have used this system to dry everything from exotic hardwoods to engineered flooring and ceramic tile. Thanks for making such a fantastic product, Injectidry!"  Nathan Koets, CR Advanced Restorations, Inc.     Grand Rapids, MI

 
"Got my system last June and it has allowed me to successfully complete jobs I would have had to turn down before. It paid for itself after 1 job. Just dried a wall and ceiling in 3 days. Thanks for inventing this terrific tool.You demonstrated a system for drying hardwood flooring in Toledo...pretty neat...probably will get it sometime. Injectidry is the originator and still the best!"
Steve Lawrence- President, Best Way Carpet Cleaning   Ann Arbor, Michigan

 

"No one can consider themselves a market leader in their area without this weapon in their arsenal...
It's the latest technological breakthrough for structural drying and it really works. Restoration contractors finally have an answer for trapped moisture."

 Jeff Farley, Custom Restoration  Fairfield, CA 

 
 "Entire structures are being dried simultaneously...enabling us to turn a loss over to the General Contractors within just a few days, not weeks. The response from claims adjusters has been extremely positive. Ventilating holes are about the size of the clicky end of a Bic pen, so drywall repairs are almost non-existent. All serious restorative drying contractors should be equipped with the Injectidry HP, it's a required tool of the trade. "  Lou Gil, White Star Carpet Structural Drying Division Palmdale, California

 
Barrier-Free Structure Drying?
'We're doing a water damage job at the home of a family where the father is a paraplegic. Staying in even a barrier-free hotel room would have been  a major hassle, and he did NOT want to leave his home. Our biggest challenge was how to dry underneath the ceramic tile in the main level bathroom WITHOUT restricting wheelchair traffic.
In the bedroom directly below the bath, we removed part of one wall, some saturated insulation, and the textured ceiling. Fortunately we were able to access the subfloor, tiled tub-surround and underneath the shower and cabinets from the floor below with the ceiling gone. In this room we placed a Dri-Eaz 325 desiccant and three airmovers aimed at 45's or straight up.
Back to the bath upstairs. We set up the Injectidry Vac-It system (neg pressure) with a HEPA scrubber filtering the exhaust. (The wife is a smoker and an asthmatic, so we also have a Negative Air Jr. scrubbing the air in the home as we dry.) We were able to set up the felt grid and keep the hose lines and tubes off to the side, without blocking the door. Problem solved! It may not be as pretty as the usual set-up, but both the homeowner and I are thrilled." :)
NK, CR Advanced Restorations, Inc.

 
Ernie,
They were not going to dispose of this laminant flooring because this was a homeowner improvement, and not part of the building insurance. So they said to me, "Do something". This was my solution. This is the 8th floor of a skyscraper. Water came from the 9th floor unit -- water over flow while the homeowner slept -- and water ended up under part of this laminant floor. "Squish, squish" the homeowner said. "I saw water squishing up along the ends when I walked on it", she replied.

There is no visible swelling anywhere, so I suspect the water was mostly between the concrete and the laminant's foam underlay. I took off a piece of baseboard and the threshold between along the bathroom door (photos #2 and #3 show this). I stuck a few shims under the laminant to lift it up some. It is nice not to have to set up the matting in every case. Set up was a mere 20 minutes. I didn't want to use positive pressure as that could potentially blow the foam underlay out of place.

With a suction cup I am able to raise the floor to allow some air flow to particular areas for short moments. I am sure if one were to use hot dry air one could raise the floor in areas to dry it significantly in a few hours...that is if the floor has not been visibly damaged with swelling, etc., as in this case.

I am sure a different solution could be used to float this floor with positive pressure along the perimeters with just regular turbo air movers or an axial fan. There is usually enough space along the perimeter to tape the
underlay every 6" to the laminant floor in order to prevent the underlay from moving significantly. Taping would be a big job as all the baseboard would have to be removed in order to gain access to the foam underlay.   Clayton Shull ilovecarpet@home.com

 

From: Clayton Shull 

Subject: Job #1- $50,000 oak floor 

Ernie, It is quartersawn oak. It has a gold fireplace (real gold sheets put on it by a craftsman from Greece) and the floor also has  a brass inlay palm tree near the entryway.  We had to refinish this entire floor, but replacing it would have cost a fortune ($50,000).  Quartersawn wood swells upward, and in many cases readings were higher than 20%, but it all dried out fine.

Note the two different levels of flooring and how the injectidry was versatile enough to address all affected areas with one machine. I have more photos, but the  Dri-eaz 2400 gets in the way. Also, I have close-up pics of the particular damaged areas such as swelling, cupping, damaged finish, etc.. Clayton

From: Clayton Shull 

Ernie, Your machines are great!! I was able to dry a two-level cherry wood floor in 2 days. I still like to use the old plastic screen so homeowners can walk through to the other rooms if necessary, and the old screens roll up and cut better.  I hope you can still get that screen product. We don't care if it cost more. Keep up the great work.   Clayton


Ernie, Here is another injectidry job: Oak Hardwood floor in the kitchen. Dried over the weekend. No refinishing required just like that cherry wood floor I did a few weeks ago. Note the use of SLIDERS under the stove, otherwise the legs would have torn the plastic. People did there normal living while this equipment was on. They can walk on the floor. Also, I doubled up the plastic just in case a serious tear was to occur. The exhaust air was no big issue in this home.
I, myself, probably get one-two hardwood floor drying jobs a week. Clayton

 

Subject: I Love This Machine!

 

Dear Injectidry,

I've been in the restoration business for 13 years.  Over the course of the years I have gutted and butchered many a structure, all in the name of drying.  Thanks to this wonderful invention, called Injectidry, I'm hanging up my demolition hard hat forever.  What a pleasure to dry out these businesses and homes non-intrusively, in a clean and professional manner.  Recently I dried a doctor's office with double wall board, vinyl wallpaper, vinyl base trim and inner wall insulation.  To make matters worse, I could only dry after hours at night.  Thanks to Injectidry, the doctors never missed a day of work and all patients were served. This saved the insurance company untold amounts in lost business payments and made my company look like a million dollars. I can't wait to ride in on my tall horse (Injectidry 60) on the next jobs.

 

What impressed me about this machine is it's awesome power.  I've had the opportunity to compare it with the Dri-Force, Injectidry wanna-be, and the fact is there is no comparison.  With a full length of lines hooked up on the Dri-Force, you end up with less air force than my 2 year old daughter could blow through a straw.  In comparison to the

Injectidry which eagerly blasts a jet of hot air into the wall cavity, just as readily at the end of the line as at the front of the line. This wonderful tool makes me eager to dry structure and it makes me proud to collect payment from the insurance company on it.  Thank you for this wonderful, money-making, customer-and-insurance-adjuster-pleasing

tool.

  P.S.  Thanks Ernie for the new activated hose lines, they work 100% better than the others.  Thanks again, for ALL of your OUTSTANDING customer support.

Sincerely,

Robert D. Soto

President, ValuMax Inc.

407-894-3722  
 

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