The control of drying out

«HOW SOON WILL ONE START TO SEE A RESULT BEFORE THE COMPLETE DRYING OUT?»

All in all one whole year and even more should be considered, depending on the thickness of the walls. The following table provides a quantification that is indicative for periods of 3,  6,  9 or 12 months.

N.B.: The time required for a wall to dry out depends on its thickness, on the type of material used and on the ventilation of the rooms. A damp cloth will dry far sooner than a thick blanket.

 

A cloth hung out to dry in a place with a high level of humidity will take far longer to dry than in a well-ventilated place. The same principle applies to walls.

If a wall is covered with waterproof plastic coating (WPC), the water contained in it cannot evaporate. Only removal of the coating will facilitate natural evaporation, releasing the moisture blocked inside by it; otherwise drying will take far longer, considering that the ideal condition would be a wall with two sides allowing evaporation.

The following table illustrates the example of the cloth hung out to dry.

Height (m)	Original diagnosis	1st check	2nd check	3rd check	4th check
2, 00	1,5%	1,5%	1,5%	1,5%	1,5%
1, 50	6%	4%	2%	1,5%	1,5%
1, 20	7%	7%	4%	1,5%	1,5%
1, 00	7%	7%	6%	4%	1,5%
0, 50	9%	9%	7%	5%	1,5%
0, 10	9%	9%	7%	5%	1,5%

N.B.:  Values between 1.5 and 2% correspond to the sound/dry average values of a material.

How well the wall has dried out is not checked by examining it visually.

Example: A cloth on which coffee has been spilt will be wet and dirty. Once it is dry, the stain will remain on it. The same applies to a wall. For the purpose of planning the re-structuring works, only the outcome of checking the drying out will be decisive, not the visual examination of the stains.

 

For the purposes of the compulsory result,  “the installer” undertakes to refund the cost of the device in full if the degree of drying of the walls does not reach the values measured at the time of installing StopRise®.

The drying out values will be reached within a time that will vary depending on the thickness of the walls, on their features, on their position (side under ground or not), on the ventilation of the premises and on removal of the coatings of the walls.

“The installer” guarantees that this period of time will vary from 6 months to one year in the most favourable conditions, and could last up to three years in extreme cases.

It is expressly agreed that the benefits of the guarantee will cease to apply if the device undergoes deterioration or shifting from the position decided upon by our engineer.

NOTE:

After each check of the measuring, “the installer” will forward a report quantifying the degree of drying of the wells and will provide a forecast of the renovation activities to be carried out once drying out has been completed.