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Water Damage Restoration

Short lessons built from the working knowledge of water damage jobs in Australia — the hazards, the water itself, the science of a dry and the materials you meet on site.

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9 topics · 25 modules · 92 lessons

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A water damage technician in workwear checking a moisture meter against a wall, with flat shapes for water drops nearby.

Topics

Nine topics, in the order a real job runs

Each topic is a set of short modules. Finish a module’s knowledge check and the library marks it done.

  1. Topic 1: Water Damage Basics & Site Safety

    The hazards on a water job, and the gear that keeps you safe.

    4 modules · 18 lessons

    Start topic 1: Water Damage Basics & Site Safety

  2. Topic 2: Documentation, Inspection & Photography

    The paperwork and photos that decide whether the job gets paid.

    4 modules · 17 lessons

    Start topic 2: Documentation, Inspection & Photography

  3. Topic 3: Psychrometry & Drying Science

    The physics of a dry. Why the gear works when it works.

    5 modules · 18 lessons

    Start topic 3: Psychrometry & Drying Science

  4. Topic 4: Categories & Classes of Water

    How dirty the water is, and how big the dry will be.

    2 modules · 7 lessons

    Start topic 4: Categories & Classes of Water

  5. Topic 5: Moisture Detection & Monitoring Equipment

    Meters, hygrometers and thermal cameras, and when they lie to you.

    2 modules · 10 lessons

    Start topic 5: Moisture Detection & Monitoring Equipment

  6. Topic 6: Microbiology & Water Damage

    What starts growing after the water, and what it does to people.

    2 modules · 5 lessons

    Start topic 6: Microbiology & Water Damage

  7. Topic 7: Chemicals & Antimicrobials

    When a biocide is warranted, and the records you keep either way.

    1 modules · 4 lessons

    Start topic 7: Chemicals & Antimicrobials

  8. Topic 8: Carpet Construction & Installation

    Why the carpet in front of you dries the way it does.

    2 modules · 6 lessons

    Start topic 8: Carpet Construction & Installation

  9. Topic 9: Structure & Subflooring

    Timber, plasterboard, concrete and tile. What dries and what comes out.

    3 modules · 7 lessons

    Start topic 9: Structure & Subflooring

While our training materials deliver high value practical expertise, we are not an accredited educational institution. Completing these modules does not confer any formal qualifications or legal credentials. If you require nationally recognised qualifications in Australia, please seek training through an accredited Registered Training Organisation.

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