Structural drying for Los Angeles walls, floors and ceilings

Wall cavity drying is used when water ran down inside a wall but the drywall itself is still sound. We pull the baseboard, drill small holes behind where it sat, and push dry air through the cavity with an injection system. The holes are hidden once the baseboard goes back. If the insulation inside is soaked or the water was contaminated, the wall is opened instead, because dry air cannot clean what the water left behind. Cavity readings are taken through the same holes each visit.

Subfloor drying deals with water that went under tile, vinyl, laminate or hardwood and into the plywood or concrete below. On wood subfloors we lift or float the finished floor where needed and run air under it. On concrete slabs we use drying mats and a dehumidifier sized to the room. Slab moisture is checked at several points, because a slab can read dry on top and still hold water in the middle. Flooring goes back only after the slab reads dry at every point.

Moisture monitoring is what tells us the job is done. On the first visit we take readings on wet materials and on a matching dry area of the same house, then mark the points so every later reading is taken in the same spot. Readings are logged each visit with the date. The equipment comes out when the wet points match the dry reference, and that log goes into your claim file. Adjusters ask for exactly this record, with dates and locations.