Drying out moisture and dampness without dismantling and replacing the flooring

                We perform repairs for various types of water damage, including drying out moisture in the sand underneath the flooring without dismantling the flooring. In addition, we can offer to dry your parquet floors that have been damaged by water – you can do that instead of replacing them. We dry buildings and measure moisture rates. If the sand underneath the floored area is wet, it will probably result in various damages that will affect the flooring. A wooden floor (parquet) can be completely destroyed if it is placed on top of on wet sand, as will the plaster and paint above the panels. Stains of various shades and salt stain can appear on the flooring, mold, fungus, and scum on the flooring and on the plaster above the panels may also develop. Another unpleasant consequence is a foul odor.  It has to be noted that some kinds of mold and fungus can cause serious diseases to the respiratory tract…

                Types of repairs for water damage:

• Drying moisture in the sand beneath the flooring without destroying the flooring and without destroying the tiles, using unique technology (patent pending). Currently, there is no other technique that allows completing this task successfully within a reasonable amount of time and without causing damage.
• Drying wooden floors (parquet) that have been damaged by water without having to replace them (patent pending). It is preferable to begin the drying process of the parquet within three days of the occurrence of the damage; the greater amount of time passes before the drying process is started, the lesser is the chance of restoring the wood (parquet) to its original state.
• Drying moisture in other parts of the building, such as walls and ceilings.
• Drying water damage to property.
• Reducing the relative dampness of the air inside buildings without changing the temperature, for the purpose of preventing the development of damage caused by moisture, such as mold and fungus.

At sites operated by the Microtech, dampness can be measured in buildings and in building materials according to the following:

• Measurement of the rate of the moisture in sand, including sand underneath the flooring, according to the Israeli standard, without damaging the flooring itself. A small tube is used to take a sample of the sand via 5mm-hole, drilled in a unnoticed location between the tiles, so that the panels are not damaged.
• Analysis of the foundation (cement floor with or without level concrete or tile flooring on sand), on which a parquet floor is going to be laid in order  to check whether if it is wet or releases water vapors. Each of the above could damage and even destroy the wooden floor. The base should be dry enough to safely install a wooden floor on top of it. This feature does not have an Israeli patent, and the analysis is done according to a British patent (2001) BS 8203.
• Measurement of the rate of moisture on wooden floors.