Dewatering services are an incredibly useful part of roof maintenance that have been shown to improve the effectiveness of insulation, increase a roof structure’s lifespan, and improve the health and wellbeing of the inhabitants of a building.

Vacuum dewatering services are used in the maintenance of roofs. They effectively absorb any water that may have entered the roofing structure and become trapped there. It is usually done in conjunction with a leak repair; after a leak is fixed so that no water can flow through the leak, removing the water that has already leaked through becomes the priority, and nothing is better at that than a vacuum dewatering service.

It is important that any water that is trapped within the roof is removed for a number of reasons. Firstly, standing water can have a significant affect on materials used in the structure of the roof and for its insulation. Replacing either of these elements can be expensive, and so is best avoided. Secondly, wet insulation can significantly reduce the effectiveness of its heat retention capacity, resulting in you steadily losing money in your heating bill. Thirdly, increased moisture in an environment can foster the growth of fungal infections, of which the spores can present a significant health hazard, again, a scenario worth avoiding.

You may be asking at this point how the process works. It is actually relatively simple; a small point of access is created (if not already existant), followed by a high powered vacuum being attached to it. After this, the vacuum may be operating for anywhere from one hour to a day; this can depend upon the size of the roof and the scale of the problem; air quality tests will be conducted at regular intervals to determine if the vacuum has resolved the issue.

The vacuum detwatering service is primarily an advantageous service for proprietors because it is an alternative for the wholesale redevelopment of a roofing structure, which is significantly more expensive. It is a non-invasive, non-destructive procedure that costs significantly less than the alternative and causes less interruption to your daily life too.