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On a clean water loss with paneling on walls would you remove paneling or just remove baseboards drill holes and dry.. Or dry with heat and not remove anything?
Wall paneling.
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Desk Jockey
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Depends on what is wet. Is there wet drywall or wet insulation behind there?
Wood panel is pretty resistant if that is all that is wet i might just move air across it. If its trapped moisture then you'll need to get more intrusive.
If you have wet insulation and wet dry wall with wood panel covering it then yes, heat will expedite the drying.
Wood panel is pretty resistant if that is all that is wet i might just move air across it. If its trapped moisture then you'll need to get more intrusive.
If you have wet insulation and wet dry wall with wood panel covering it then yes, heat will expedite the drying.
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Just drywall behind paneling on one side and the other side is just paneling attached to studs... At this moment just removed baseboards and drilled holes
Desk Jockey
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on the panel with drywall make sure to use probes when monitoring to ensure dryness. Skip the axials on the walls. Use snails which have more static resistance and will push air in further.
Good luck!
Good luck!
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I'm gonna give it a day and see how well it's drying. I have an e tes I'll set up if I need too
dealtimeman
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I would have high static pressure hitting that wall and an Etes feeding those fans would be setup, or have a couple of the exhaust from Dehu feeding the intake of those fans.
How high up did the water go?
How high up did the water go?
Desk Jockey
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I agree, all depending on the severity of the situation.
The situation dictates how much is needed. No insulation no dry wall those walls should easily dry over night. However drywall with panel on front is going to dry slower maybe a couple of days. Add wet insulation and then you will need the additional aid of lower grains or the rapid movement energy creates when applied to the moisture.
Heat comes at a price so, is it needed for the situation at hand? Only John knows.
The situation dictates how much is needed. No insulation no dry wall those walls should easily dry over night. However drywall with panel on front is going to dry slower maybe a couple of days. Add wet insulation and then you will need the additional aid of lower grains or the rapid movement energy creates when applied to the moisture.
Heat comes at a price so, is it needed for the situation at hand? Only John knows.
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Moisture was only about 4to 5 inches high. Setup up 2 dehus feeding heat into air movers directly into wall. There was progress this morning drying
Desk Jockey
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That's not much. I think it should be an easy dry from what you are describing.
