Drying Wood Floors. How Do You Do It?

Timber floors can be difficult to handle when drying simply because the timber floor can bow and cup when flooded. In most cases putting an airmover on the floor is not enough to restore it after a flood. Therefore it may be important to consider using the Injectidry drying system.

The Injectidy system can dry timber floors to prevent cupping and bowing. The way it works is suction plates are placed0 on the floor. These plates extract the moisture out of the floor over a time period of 4 days or longer. Usually a dehumidifier will be placed within the centre of the room to dry out the moisture let out into the atmosphere.

Many wood floors these days are in fact floating timber floors installed on concrete. The Injectidry system may only work in these situations some of the time. You need to analyse the composition of the timber and whether water is trapped beneath the floor and the concrete. This is because in some cases it is not possible to remove the moisture with the Injectidry.

It is important to note this system is usually used in expensive wood floor areas that are expensive to replace. It depends on which restoration company is used but usually it will cost around $400 to hire per day which is usually more economical than replacement. Having said this, the wood floors may need to be resealed and re-sanded. Therefore it is important to conduct a cost benefit analysis to see whether it is economical to dry it out.

Sometimes the floor will dry naturally, however it is important to make sure this is correct by engaging the services of a IICRC qualified flood damage restoration technician. We only recommend the use of the Injectidry system when it is worth the money. Only a flood restoration business you can trust can give you this advice.

New Life Restoration are qualified in carpet flood damage repair. Brisbane wide is served. We are also specialists in Flood Damage and Gold Coast wide for this.

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