A basement that smells sour or basement walls where plaster and paint are falling off is a familiar problem in many houses, apartment blocks and commercial properties - and it's costly for both health and property.
The consequences of having high humidity in the basement can be very serious:
More frequent, more violent downpours and older pre-1960s buildings almost equate to more and more frequent problems with water damp in the basements of housing associations and businesses. Buildings with floor drains and/or toilets in the basement are particularly at risk, as there is a high risk that the sewer system will overflow and back up, filling the basement with sewage.
Once damp and mould develop - and if they are allowed to stay - they can spread to apartments and cause allergy and health problems for residents.
The decision to remove damp in the basement is one of the most important investments your housing association or business can make in the property. This investment can protect the health of residents and users and improve the overall health of your property.
It is important to take action when the problem is detected. Contact us on 70 10 80 11 if you suspect that there is damp in the basement of your property. We can come out and do a FREE damp proofing check at your home.
See Handyman.dk's impartial test of Drytech's solution and the result after 5 years
If you have a basement, it's likely to be damp too.
Virtually all basements built before the 1960s have rising damp. The cellars of old houses are leaky and were previously used only for storing coal and coke, tools and for boiler rooms and weight rooms.
Therefore, the humidity was not a problem.
Today, many people want to use the basement for other purposes - washing and storing clothes, living. When you want to change or have changed the use of the basement from its original purpose, you will most likely have a moisture problem.
Therefore, it is a good idea to have the moisture level measured.
If you suspect that you have moisture problems in your basement, we offer a FREE moisture check. We'll investigate the extent of the problem and find out if we can help you solve the problem of damp in your basement.
If you permanently remove or reduce the moisture in your basement, the financial benefits are obvious.
The magazine "Penge & Privatøkonomi" has visited a family in Copenhagen's North West district, who has invested about 350,000 DKK in removing moisture in the basement of 95 square meters. The basement was then fitted out so that the family could use it for various activities. According to an estate agent, this improvement has increased the value of the house by around half a million euros, even though the basement is not approved for habitation.
The cheap square meters are often hidden in the basement of the house. These are square metres that you can enjoy and profit from when you sell them, if you make the rooms drier and brighter. The increase in value will be even greater if the basement can be approved for residential use.
More frequent, more violent downpours and older pre-1960s buildings almost equate to more and more frequent problems with water damp in the basements of housing associations and businesses. Buildings with floor drains and/or toilets in the basement are particularly at risk, as there is a high risk that the sewer system will overflow and back up, filling the basement with sewage.
Once damp and mould develop - and if they are allowed to stay - they can spread to apartments and cause allergy and health problems for residents.
The decision to remove damp in the basement is one of the most important investments your housing association or business can make in the property. This investment can protect the health of residents and users and improve the overall health of your property.
It is important to take action when the problem is detected. Contact us on 70 10 80 11 if you suspect that there is damp in the basement of your property. We can come out and do a FREE damp proofing check at your home.
See Handyman.dk's impartial test of Drytech's solution and the result after 5 years
If you have a basement, it's likely to be damp too.
Virtually all basements built before the 1960s have rising damp. The cellars of old houses are leaky and were previously used only for storing coal and coke, tools and for boiler rooms and weight rooms.
Therefore, the humidity was not a problem.
Today, many people want to use the basement for other purposes - washing and storing clothes, living. When you want to change or have changed the use of the basement from its original purpose, you will most likely have a moisture problem.
Therefore, it is a good idea to have the moisture level measured.
If you suspect that you have moisture problems in your basement, we offer a FREE moisture check. We'll investigate the extent of the problem and find out if we can help you solve the problem of damp in your basement.
If you permanently remove or reduce the moisture in your basement, the financial benefits are obvious.
The magazine "Penge & Privatøkonomi" has visited a family in Copenhagen's North West district, who has invested about 350,000 DKK in removing moisture in the basement of 95 square meters. The basement was then fitted out so that the family could use it for various activities. According to an estate agent, this improvement has increased the value of the house by around half a million euros, even though the basement is not approved for habitation.
The cheap square meters are often hidden in the basement of the house. These are square metres that you can enjoy and profit from when you sell them, if you make the rooms drier and brighter. The increase in value will be even greater if the basement can be approved for residential use.
Drytech uses electroosmosis to remove moisture in the basement.
The building is moisture-proofed by laying cables into the basement walls in a thinly cut groove. The cable creates a stress field between the wall and the surrounding area.
Weak pulses of direct current are then sent into the masonry, positively charging the water in the walls. Earth spikes, which are slightly negative, are placed outside the foundation and these spikes attract the positively charged water.
In this way, water is diverted away from the masonry and into the soil around the building, while preventing new moisture from rising into the walls.
The method is efficient and relatively cheap to set up, requires no maintenance and has a power consumption of less than 10 DKK per month.
Drying process by electroosmosis
"I am extremely satisfied with Drytech. It is an easy and relatively inexpensive way to counteract damp in the basement. By the 3rd measurement we have reduced our moisture problem to a minimal level. Can only recommend it to others with damp in the basement."
- Karsten Andersen
"Today, more than a year after the installation, we have no regrets whatsoever that we dared to choose the "new" solution over the established one. The basement is now quite pleasant to stay in, without any feeling of being cooped up."
- Birgit E. Bonefeld
"After we moved into our house and started a renovation of the basement, we discovered the basement was too damp for us to achieve the full potential of the new bathroom and guest room. After 4 months with Drytech, we had our basement remeasured and the moisture in the masonry has already dropped by over 35% and the air of the basement is completely gone as well."
- Boe Siersbæk
"It was with some scepticism that we chose to have Drytech installed instead of a traditional bulk drainage system, but here about 1 year after the installation we have been able to see that the moisture level of the walls continues to decrease. We are therefore very pleased with our Drytech installation."
- Peter Vallgren