Wall dehumidification Switzerland – Request advice now

Damp basements, wet walls and rising moisture are among the most common building problems in Switzerland – from historic old-town houses in Bern to farmhouses in the Emmental and terraced houses in the Zurich agglomeration. Many buildings, especially those built before 1970, have no functioning horizontal damp-proof course. Drymat is your contact for professional wall drying in Switzerland, based in Schlosswil near Bern.

When masonry drying makes sense

Typical signs of a necessary wall drying are white salt efflorescence on the wall surface, dark damp patches in the plinth area, a musty smell in basement rooms, flaking plaster and recurring mould growth. The causes are usually rising moisture from the ground, defective or missing horizontal damp-proof courses, pressing groundwater or laterally penetrating moisture through defective waterproofing.

How Drymat wall dehumidification works

The patented Drymat system relies on active wall dehumidification – a purely physical process that effectively stops rising moisture in the masonry and actively dries the masonry:

• Titanium anodes in the masonry: Specially developed anodes are inserted into the masonry joints. A weak electrical field reverses the capillary moisture movement – the water is actively channelled back down into the ground.
• No digging: No earthworks, no excavator operations, no damage to the facade or the garden.
• No chemicals: No introduction of injection resins or chemical barrier agents – the process is purely physical and environmentally friendly.
• Measurably effective: Integrated data logging documents the drying process seamlessly. You can see at any time how the moisture values are developing.
• Patented and certified: International patent, scientifically recognised to ÖNORM 3355, confirmed by international expert reports.

Switzerland is geologically extremely varied – from the Mittelland with its moraine soils and locally high groundwater table, through the hilly Emmental, to the alpine valleys. Particularly in the Mittelland, where a large part of the population lives, clay-rich soils and meltwater cause persistently damp conditions in the subsoil. Historic buildings in Bern, Thun, Burgdorf, Solothurn and Lucerne – often with natural stone foundations and no damp-proof course – are especially frequently affected. Farmhouses with rubble stone plinths in the Emmental and Oberaargau also frequently show moisture damage.

Service areas in Switzerland

From our location in Schlosswil near Bern, we operate throughout German-speaking Switzerland: Bern, Thun, Burgdorf, Langenthal, Solothurn, Biel/Bienne, Lucerne, Zurich and the surrounding area. We also find solutions for properties in the Romandie and Ticino – just get in touch with us.

Get free, no-obligation advice now

Whether it's a damp old-building cellar in Bern, salt-laden plinth masonry in Thun or wet interior walls in a farmhouse in the Emmental – get in touch with us. Drymat will advise you on the right wall drying solution in Switzerland, outline realistic restoration options and provide a solid quote. By phone, email or via the contact form on this page.