Managing Drying Sciences to Restore a Suffern Office Building

1/14/2022 (Permalink)

The SERVPRO Green Fleet, We're Faster To Any Size Disaster, arrives to mitigate commercial water damage in this Suffern high-rise building

Post-water damage cleanup and restoration for Suffern businesses rely on efficient drying tactics.

In any water restoration action our professionals take, we must determine the most efficient and effective use of our equipment and resources to dry and restore a home or business. This determination becomes even more critical to saving a customer time and money in larger commercial properties, especially high-rise buildings. When water leaks or pipes bursts occur, we are the team to call and help. 

Moisture Monitoring the Drying Zone

To accurately determine the necessary steps and actions of water restoration in Suffern office buildings, we must first thoroughly evaluate impacted materials. Several devices allow us to track the migration of moisture through sensitive building materials, including thermal imagery, hygrometers, and surface moisture meters. Each of these works independently to follow a type of moisture or water damage that might exist and should be addressed.

Using Equilibrium for Efficient Drying

One of the drying principles that can help restoration professionals is that wet areas seek equilibrium with nearby dry spaces. It is natural for conditions like wetness, temperature, and pressure to balance. Knowing how adverse conditions in an office building will behave helps place needed drying tools in ideal locations. During this attempt at balance, these principles will always be true:

• Hot Goes to Cold
• Wet Goes to Dry
• High Pressure Goes to Low Pressure

Manipulating Temperature and Airflow

To further improve the efficiencies of drying and dehumidification, drying principles must be manipulated to shorten the time to achieve results. It is easy to change the temperature of an affected area with portable heaters, similar to increasing airflow with more air movers daisy-chained through a single portable power source.

Regardless of how water damage impacts your building, our SERVPRO of Southern Rockland County team is among the most experienced in drying and restoration. Call today at (845) 400-4888.