Water damage can be an overwhelming nightmare if you are a homeowner, interfering with a family’s routine and simultaneously affecting structural integrity. Effective moisture removal from home building materials often requires careful planning and balancing psychometry principles to expedite drying. 

What Is Psychometry and Why Does It Matter?

Psychometry is the study of air and moisture and how they affect different materials, so it plays a key role in water remediation for Johns Creek homes. Water remediation is based on understanding how psychometry can help determine the interaction of moisture with the air inside your home. By controlling temperature, humidity, and airflow, the drying process is hastened to avoid other forms of damage, including mold growth.

The Structural Drying Process

Structural drying involves several processes that use highly advanced equipment, along with experience and knowledge in the subject:

  • Assessment: The first step is to assess moisture levels in affected areas using hygrometers, moisture meters, thermal imaging cameras, and other specific drying tools.

  • Extraction: Removing standing water is another critical component of structural drying. Air movers and dehumidifiers cannot function as intended with this obstacle. Our high-powered pumps and vacuums can remove large amounts of water immediately.

  • Optimization of Airflow: Placing air movers in strategic spots enhances surface evaporation.

  • Dehumidification: Industrial dehumidifiers draw moisture out of the air. They are often low-grain refrigerant models ideal for warmer climates. 

Balancing The Principles of Psychometry

To develop an optimal drying environment, our technicians incorporate three main psychometric principles, these are:

  1. Temperature

Increasing the temperature in an affected area helps to accelerate evaporation. While warmer is often better, it is vital not to overheat materials.

  1.  Humidity

High humidity slows the drying process and encourages mold growth. Dehumidifiers keep us within the optimal range for quick, safe drying.

  1.  Air Circulation

Good airflow is essential for adequately drying all areas of your home. We arrange air movers during the drying process to achieve the best results.

AdvantaClean of Norcross and Buford Can Help

Water damage is one of the most damaging things that can happen to a residence, so we work fast to minimize the disruption to your family’s life. We are expertly trained in drying sciences and understand these psychometry principles to give you the intended results in less time than you might have expected. 

Disasters are inevitable in Johns Creek, from malfunctioning appliances to aging pipes and flooding. Effective water remediation and structural drying come down to the team that understands what materials in your household need immediately to save them. Trust our AdvantaClean of Norcross and Buford rapid response team for mitigation, cleanup, and advanced structural drying by calling (470) 819-2070.

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