drying out water damage

[emc]

Hello

I have just discovered an ongoing leak in my kitchen (cold water supply leaking) so having pulled everything out the area under the floor near the leak is sodden (well I can't see it but it's squelchy underfoot!) and the wall behind where the leak was is sodden too. I need to dry it out now leak about to be fixed but is there a quicker way of doing this - would hiring a dehumidifier or something help? Any advice gratefully received. thankyou

[redfan]

Not wishing to be a 'Job's comforter' but a mate of mine is in the same situation. About 3 weeks ago he discovered what he thought was a minor leak behind his kitchen cabinets. When he got a plumber in to investigate it became apparent that the leak had been running for some considerable time and because of the very unusual layout of his house the ceiling of a bedroom that was situated below the kitchen was about to collapse. All of the kitchen cabinets (which had not been fitted very long) had to come out and he has had 2 dehumidifiers running for over a fortnight to dry out the walls and ceiling. The builders were due in yesterday to start rebuilding the damaged areas.

Basically, what I am trying to say is that, yes, I reckon that you will need a dehumidifier. Hope the damage is not too bad but water is insidious and gets into places that you never even knew existed. I would say that expert advice was required.

[Saffron]

Agreed, you need a dehumidifier and/or fans, depending on where the damage is and how extensive. Who is repairing the leak? Can they give you advice on a dehumidifier?

[red devil]

You can hire a dehumidifier from Premier Plant Hire... http://www.premierplanthire.co.uk/?s=dehumidifier