Drying Time
Days to dry by material and class, and what a stalled reading means.
6 articles
When Is It Actually Dry? — The Dry Standard, Not a Feeling"Dry" is not a fixed number. It is a comparison against unaffected material in the same house, in the same season — and that is why a reading from the internet cannot tell you.
Drying a Hardwood Floor — Why It Takes Three Times LongerA wet hardwood floor is not a wet floor with a longer timeline. It is a different physical problem, and speed is the thing most likely to ruin it.
Readings Stopped Moving — The Six Reasons Drying StallsAdding fans to a stalled job is the standard response and it is usually the wrong one. Only one of the six common causes responds to more airflow.
How Long Drywall Takes to Dry — And Why the Face LiesDrywall feels dry long before it is dry, because paint is a vapor retarder and the wet part is the side you cannot touch.
Drying a Basement — Why It Takes Twice as Long as UpstairsEverything that makes a basement a basement also makes it slow to dry, and the first thing to fix is usually the temperature.
Still Wet After Three Days — Five Reasons Drying StallsAir movers make the air wetter on purpose. If nothing is taking that moisture out of the room, day four looks exactly like day one.