Water damage, drying, freeze-vacuum drying

Water Damage

Freezing water-damaged paper is vital in order to prevent further deterioration after wetting. HDRS has extensive mobile and fixed freezer facilities to meet fully our customers' needs throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. After freezing, HDRS operates a variety of restoration methods to dry and fully restore the damaged item to usage.

The most suitable drying method will depend on the specific material characteristics of the damaged item, but most commonly for documents and books, HDRS uses its freeze-vacuum drying method.

Freeze-vacuum drying is recognised by UNESCO as optimal for drying both modern and antiquarian documents and books as it is cost-effective, capable of drying in large volume and entirely safe.

Advanced specialist drying processes are implemented for other media such as photographs, videos, microfiche and some antiquarian items. For further information, please contact us .