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leak investigation

San Luis Obispo Contractor Selects William Leys Waterproofing Consultants LLC To Investigate Leaks at Santa Maria Medical Offices

We Will Be Investigating the Source of Water Intrusion on This Medical Center in Santa Maria

William Leys Waterproofing Consultants LLC is pleased to announce that we’ve been selected to investigate the source of water intrusion into a medical building in Santa Maria CA by a well respected local contractor.

The building has been subject to water intrusion over the last several years and is now ready to undergo repairs and upgrades to the facility. As a local consulting firm, William Leys Waterproofing Consultants LLC offers competitive pricing, building envelope expertise and 20 years of experience in the construction industry.

We’ll be performing visual inspections along with thermal imaging and moisture testing in our investigation to determine the causes of the water intrusion along with recommendations for remediation of the moisture intrusion. Medical buildings need to be free of potential sources of mold and mildew due to patients who may be adversely affected by spores and toxins associated with moisture intrusion on drywall and other building products that need to be dry and free of mold.

“We are grateful that our experience, expertise and being local have helped us rise to the top of the contractors choice of consultants to investigate the moisture intrusion issues.” said Bill Leys, president of William Leys Waterproofing Consultants LLC.

As building envelope consultants, William Leys Waterproofing Consultants LLC brings 20+ years of experience in leak investigations to the table, and with our experience in waterproofing technology will help solve the issues the building is having.

If your building is experiencing water intrusion, reach out today for a free conversation on how we can help you with solving the problems with our expertise in waterproofing. Call Bill Leys today at 805-801-2380.

Quality Assurance Observations

William Leys Waterproofing Consultants LLC Investigates Leaks on New Addition in Avila Beach

We are pleased to announce that we have been retained to investigate leaks on a new addition on an Avila Beach residence by the owners of the property.

The owners of the property had hired a local contractor, who with a team of subcontractors built a dining room with a deck above to expand the living space and take advantage of the views that they have. The contractor completed the project shortly before last winter’s rains started up and the owners quickly realized that there were leak problems in several areas of the new construction.

We have performed visual inspections as well as rudimentary water testing that has found several areas of concern that will need to be further investigated via destructive testing.

Water testing a window in the search for leaks

If you’re building is leaking reach out to us today for assistance in investigating the cause and devising a solution to repair the problem. The longer you wait the worse the damage can become with water intrusion issues into structural elements.

We’re ready to reach, call us at 805-801-2380.

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Leaky Windows Plague a Recently Built Home – Our Thermal Camera Reveals Interesting Results

We recently acquired a FLIR Thermal Camera/Moisture meter for our toolbox, and it didn’t take long to put it to work. A client suffered from water leaks in 3 sets of casement windows and at a sliding door on his 1 1/2 year old home during the storms in January.

Our FLIR Thermal Camera in action. Cooler temps show up as blue, warmer temps show up as white/grey. There is either no insulation in the wall or it is wet.

We took this unfortunate problem as an opportunity to use our Thermal Camera to “see” what the problems might be. It appears, pending further testing, that the window areas and walls where the 6 leaky windows were reported, have moisture in the walls. To confirm the results, we took the image below of a window/wall without any reported leakage.

Thermal image shows white/grey walls which in thermal language is a warmer temp, indicating that the wall is dry.

Using a thermal camera can quickly find and pinpoint where leaks may be hiding; and verifying it with destructive testing on the exterior will be the next step.

When it comes to leak detection and investigation, the experts at William Leys Waterproofing Consultants LLC can help you find the leak, identify the source and write a report for use in getting repairs made by your builder.

Don’t go it alone, the builder wants to spend as little as possible on “go-backs” and repairs, and your home and your family’s health may be at risk-mold, mildew, fungus infestations happen quickly.

Call us today if you are experiencing leaks, moldy odors and bad faith builders who seem to be brushing you off. We have experience investigating leaks and testifying in depositions and acting as expert waterproofing experts.