MURSAIN solution
After a leak, overflow or incident, repaired water does not mean the water is gone. Walls and floors remain saturated deep down. MURSAIN dries structures with suitable equipment so that you restart from healthy supports and avoid doing the same work twice.
Once the leak is repaired or the flooding is over, the temptation is to repaint quickly and move on. But as long as the structure remains saturated, moisture continues to evaporate toward the surface and damages newly applied finishes.
Redo the work right away
Drying by MURSAIN
Depending on the room, the temperature and the extent of the incident, MURSAIN selects and combines several devices. The goal is always the same: extract the water contained in the structures until the support is healthy, and verify it by measurement.
By condensation
Effective from around 15 °C and more efficient as temperatures rise.
For living spaces and temperate rooms.
By adsorption
It works even at low temperature, where a condensation dehumidifier is less effective.
For cellars, basements and unheated rooms.
Surface drying
Strong air circulation along walls and floors accelerates surface evaporation and supports the work of the dehumidifiers.
Used on walls, floors and floor structures.
Affected areas, nature of the materials, duration of exposure to water and condition of coverings. This analysis also distinguishes water damage from any associated rising damp.
MURSAIN installs suitable equipment to extract the water contained in walls and floors, not just at the surface.
The humidity level in the walls is measured until a healthy structure is reached. Finishing work can then be considered under the right conditions.
In conjunction with HYGRO
Water damage sometimes draws attention to a wall that was already drawing moisture up from the ground. In that case, drying treats the incident water, but the capillary rise continues unless it is neutralised at the source.
That is where HYGRO complements the process: it acts on the physical mechanism that makes water rise in the wall. The diagnosis determines whether simple drying is enough, or whether the building also requires rising damp treatment.
Yes. After water damage, structures remain saturated with moisture. Before render, paint or wallpaper, they must be dried so that finishing restarts on sound substrates. A finish applied to a support still full of water degrades quickly.
The equipment depends on the conditions of the space. The dehumidifier works by condensation; the adsorption dryer remains effective at low temperature. Air movers accelerate surface evaporation. MURSAIN selects and combines the equipment according to the room, the temperature and the extent of the incident.
It depends on the nature of the materials, the duration of exposure to water and the extent of the incident. Drying must be measured and verified within the materials, not simply assumed from the surface appearance.
A moisture reading in the materials is much more reliable than visual appearance. MURSAIN monitors the humidity level until the support is healthy enough to receive finishes.
Yes. An incident can draw attention to a wall that was already drawing moisture up by capillary action. In that case, drying treats the incident water, but the rise continues unless it is neutralised at the source. MURSAIN can therefore combine drying with HYGRO when analysis justifies it.
That depends on your policy. A clear incident report and dated moisture readings may help to build the file, but the terms of cover must be checked with your insurer.
Next step
Describe the incident, the affected rooms and the condition of the walls. We assess your situation and guide you to the right intervention, with no obligation.
