This course helps train the student to dry the entire structure from top to bottom using various pieces of equipment and methods of drying, with the use of a fully equipped and furnished home exposed to the elements. The student will perform the techniques required to guarantee the job is dry.

The course teaches the student to dry:

• Hardwood flooring
• Different styles of carpets
• Different installations of carpets
• Underpad
• Subflooring (different types, e.g. OSB, plywood)
• Contents on site
• Wall cavities
• Crawlspace
• HVAC ductwork
• Metal studs
• Insulation
• Finish trim
• Doors / windows
• Furnishings

Students get first hand experience with full participation from the class in all areas to include:

• Extraction methods
• Using psychrometry to make educated decisions in drying daily
• Extensive monitoring of the jobsite with interactive classroom / jobsite training
• Class participation in all phases of the extraction process and drying techniques

This class is open to technicians, business owners, insurance adjusters, insurance agents, property management / real estate industry agents and anyone interested in learning how to dry structures properly.

Learn how to understand the following:

• Myths and misconceptions of pad removal
• Myths and misconceptions of mold/mildew problems associated with water damage
• Is there enough electricity and how to overcome a lack of available electricity
• Effective use of instruments and drying tools that are needed
• Chemistry used in drying
• Drying with positive and negative pressure
  

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