AirWall™ Dust and Contaminant Control system
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Zeppelin Guys Announces AIRWALL® Flex Seal™ – For Complete Enclosure During Flood Cuts
Simple, efficient and reusable. In a class by itself.
There are three types of containment, good, bad and theater.
The problem
- Good containment IS possible
- Bad containment is common
- Containment theater is more common than the first two combined
- High labor and materials costs
- Plastic, poles, tape, staples, adhesives and prayers…for decades
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There really are three types of containment, source, local and full. Source is pretty easy and generally well suited to the current methods and materials but, local and full containment are much more difficult. These more advanced forms of containment use tape, poles, structural framework, staples, adhesives, etc. It is the ultimate achievement to eliminate these things but that has been simply out of reach. For decades containments have relied on consumable/disposables, require specially trained personnel, often require ongoing repairs and are often responsible for unnecessary collateral damage to the structure of finishes.
The solution
- High Performance
- Reliability by design
- Fast, easy and compact
- Efficiency through labor, energy and materials savings
- Physics over hardware because gravity always work
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We offer products that can create ultra high performance containment in an entirely new way. Using air pressure from either a constant source like an air mover or NAM, or by inflating low pressure air bladdershoused inside a durable outer shell, AIRWALLS use basic physics to make set up fast and reliable.AIRWALLS make it possible to set up negative, positive or neutral air pressure containment, with or without a doffing chamber, under, over or inside a building. AIRWALLS can provide rapid local or full containment in doorways and in any room with 8-10 foot ceilings, even t-bar drop and "pop corn" or acoustic ceilingsAs a reusable, inflatable and modular ecosystem of products we estimate that AIRWALLS pay for themselves within 5-7 uses. Combined with a unique branding opportunity, sound abatement and an impressive physical presence, the AIRWALL line up will move your containments from the cost side onto the profit side of the ledger. Stop being reimbursed for containment and start getting paid for it! 
Windows Large, Medium, Small and Security
The problem
- So many sizes of windows
- So many styles of window
- Delicate finishes inside and out
- Security concerns
- GLASS !
- Plastic and/or wood waste
- Skilled labor to install
- Won’t damage the surfaces of the building
- Poses no risk to the glass
- Is compatible with nearly all styles of windows
- No consumables
The Xhaust Mini for small windows
Small windows and security are where one would use the newest Xhaust in our lineup, the Mini. It works in even the smallest of windows and, perhaps more importantly, it works when the house needs to be boarded up. Do everything you normally would in a board up scenario but right before you attempt to connect your ducting to the plywood, instead attach the mini to your ducting and push the Xhaust through the same opening in the plywood and viola, negative air. Like its larger siblings the mini has a critter guard and cordage loops for added stability.
The Xhaust Mini for small windows
Smaller and Medium windows are where one would use the Xhaust 1 to vent air from the building to create negative air. The Xhaust 1 is ideal for windows 27"/69cm and smaller. It has one air intake port, one exhaust port with a critter guard, two inflatable edge seals to guarantee the best seal in most environments and it has zippers that allow it to be attached to other Xhaust units both 1's and 2's. The Xhaust 1 also has cordage loops in the corners for added stability during strong or gusty winds.
The Xhaust 2 for Large Windows
Large Windows are where one would use the Xhaust 2 to vent air from the building to create negative air. The Xhaust 2 is ideal for windows 28″/60cm to 48″/120cm. The Xhaust 2 also has cordage in the corners and along the long sides that can assist in supporting the unit when it is uninflated or installed during strong or gusty winds. The Xhaust 2 is also equipped with multiple zippers to allow the user to attach multiple units to each other or to reduce the size of the unit for 
Seal and Control Doorways
The problem
- Plastic waste
- Tape that won’t stick
- Peeling paint and damaged mill work
- Excessive noise
- Zippers that jam and are never big enough
- Nosy customers
- Indoor climate stability
The Solution
- Reusable
- No zippers to ham
- Gentle on the building finishes
- Designed for residential 80″ doors from 26″ to 36″ wide
- Easy negative, positive or neutral air pressure containment
Gentle on the building finishes
Our products are like pillows on the buildings delicate surfaces. Wherever our products can damage the building they are durable but soft, wherever the building can damage our products, mostly in the form of sharps on the floors, we build them stronger.
No tape failures
Highly textured walls, oily paint, high humidity, bad tape or poor technique can all prevent proper adhesion. This can cause partial or complete failures of the containment and the consequences.
8 db of noise attenuation
Machines are loud, and occupants will turn them off to sleep. This completely stops the drying process. A barrier that reduces that sound encourages the building occupant to let the machines run and do their work.
Easy pass through
Easier than a zipper, a technician only needs to move the barrier aside to pass people, equipment or debris to the other side. In the case of larger items, like a bathtub for example, where the contractor would have to remove the traditional plastic barrier completely and the wither reconstruct it or try, often in vain, to reapply the barrier, the contractor can simply remove the AIRWALLX and reinstall with no loss in time or materials.
Discourages constructions tourism
Not only do the owners or occupants often wander through a working job site, endangering them and your crews, they also shut off equipment at night. This barrier discourages this more than a zipper.
Climate control for carpet cleaners
It is additionally well suited for carpet cleaning with a truck mount. Keep the heat, the cool, the cat, the dog and the kids inside while you run you houses past this impressive barrier. 
Sound Mitigation and Control
The problem
- Restoration and construction processes are loud
- People turn off the machines to get sleep
- Costs soar with increases in demo and buildback
Drying takes much longer
If a homeowner shuts of the equipment for 8 hours, at night, then it will take 30-40 longer to dry the contents and structure. There are only 24 hours in a day so what should take 2 days will take 3, 4 days will take 6 etc. It’s a bad prospect for everyone involved.
Cross contamination becomes much more likely
If a client turns of the negative air machine while in the middle of a mold, asbestos or lead remediation, they have removed the negative air component and have directly contributed to the likelihood of significant cross contamination. This is a less likely scenario than in the drying scenario but it does happen.
Mental healt suffers
Sleep is a critical component of overall mental health. Loud machines can very severely affect someone’s sleep. Add to that the stress of a restoration event and the total upheaval of a person’s life and daily routine, compounded by the loss of property and their sense of security…the added stress of poor sleep and the aggravation caused by continuous noise. It can all be too much.
Secondary damage becomes much more common
When the RH, or relative humidity of a structure exceeds 60% for more than 72 hours then microbial growth, mold, can begin. Depending on the temperature this can mean that within as little as 4-5 days, enough mold has accumulated that many of the contents of the structure and even the drywall itself will need to be removed and disposed of. Shutting down drying equipment makes this outcome far more likely.
The problem
- Sound attenuation from 8 to 25 db
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An AIRWALL X has been measured at 8 db attenuation, or similar to a high quality interior door. The AIRWALL NEXUS has been clocked in at 15db with and but if the user doubles the barrier then that number increases70% to 25db. For reference here is a video of us running a vacuum in a hallway and then adding one barrier and then two https://youtu.be/
Adaptive Sealing in the Crawlspace Attic space
The problem
- Creating a drying chamber while preserving the living space below
Sectioning of a climatically unregulated space
Environmental control is absolutely critical to all functions of the restoration industry. Temperature, humidity, dust, contaminants and odors are all things that must be controlled to make the project effective and to satisfy the needs of the client. The difficulty of an attic space can often mean that effective controls are difficlt or impossible to implement which can cause the process to be delayed and/or can cause secondary damage to the structure.
Creating a drying chamber in a very irregular space
Establishing a barrier in an attic with all of the rafters, joists, nails, electrical, gas, water, HVAC, etc. can be a nightmare when using plastic. It’s tedious and often minimally effective or altogether useless, once again falling into the containment theater category.
Controlling for a cross contamination when dealing with HVAC work
Containment during asbestos or mold mitigation and some deferred maintenance operations require negative air containment.
The Solution
- Attics are hot so being able to cool them down is critical
- Attics are open to mother nature so isolation is key
- HVAC maintenance and repairs isolation
- Drying above and intact ceiling
Attics are hot so being able to cool them down is critical
LGR ( Low Grain Refrigerant ) dehumidifiers have an optimum operating temperature of between 70 and 90 degrees. Remediation in an attic space with supplemental cooling is critical for the comfort, health and performance of the work crews.
Attics are open to mother nature so isolation is key
Efficient drying depends on volume reduction and isolation from the vagaries of weather. An effective barrier that does both means fewer machines for fewer days.
HVAC maintenance and repairs isolation
An Xpress is a quick way to box in or section off and HVAC unit that is housed in the attic space or even the ducting itself and certainly the heater registers that, in older homes, have a coating of asbestos.
Adaptive Sealing in the Crawlspace
The problem
Uninhabitable spaces
Crawl spaces can be as low as 12-14 inches/ 30-36 cm which dusty to swampy and muddy. If it is a sewage event then it is also a biohazard that requires a level of PPE that is uncomfortable in a habitable space, much less a space just large enough to roll over and not much else. The ground can be rocky and rough, riddled with construction debris and/ or riddled with barriers or hazards of all types including a wide array of wildlife from snakes, to spiders, skunks, raccons, possums, rats and so on.
Irregular surfaces at the subfloor and on the ground
A physical separation from mother nature and the wild temperature and humidity swings throughout the day as well as volume reduction are just as important under the house as they are anywhere else. The problem lies in the process of cutting plastic to fit around the floor joists, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, etc. and then matching the contours of the soil beneth.
Hauling heavy air movers and dehumidifiers
It can be toughest part of the job, getting air movers that average 35 lbs. and dehumidifiers that can weigh close to 70 lbs. moved into position, while crawling on your belly. The fewer times that a technician has to do that the better. Establishing a drying chamber in a crawlspace improves the chances that fewer pieces of equipment will be needed.
Difficult to dry, thick subfloors and wet dirt
Water will find the ground eventually if there is enough of it and that means it has to soak into and through all of that flooring, structural flooring (sub-floor) and support structures (floor joists) and ultimately into the dirt itself. There is a no place in a building that is more out of control than a crawl space so getting control there with a combination of equipment and containment is both critical and exceptionally difficult.
The Solution
A quick and easy to deploy barrier
An efficient drying manifold
Works with most air movers including the low profile ones
Lightweight and intuitive
The AIRWALL® Flex Seal
The problem
- Failed clearance test after mitigation work
- Unstable or difficult negative air
- Wasteful solutions
- Labor intensive solutions
Lightweight and intuitive
Unstable or difficult negative air
Wasteful solutions
Labor intensive solutions
- Zero plastic or tape
- Reusable
Installation 50x to 100x faster
Perfect Seal
Professional look
Full Workspace Containment
Simple, efficient and reusable. In a class by itself.
Save time on the job with this intuitive, easy system. Reuse hundreds of items to control costs and increase sustainability in a very tangible, very visible way.
Total Environmental Control
The AIRWALL® product family for complete environmental control in restoration applications are adaptable, easy-to-install, remove and store, saving considerable time and money.
Once the job is finished, professionals can use AIRWALL for the next job instead of dumping used materials in landfill.
- Airborne – Dust
- Allergens, biological, chemicals
- Temperature – Thermal resistance of R20
- Sound – Attenuates 15db
- Costs – Labor and Consumables
- Messaging – Pure physicality with branding
- Waste – Reusable
- Products
The modular ecosystem of AIRWALL®.
- Capabilities
- Capabilities
Restoration Construction
As restoration adjacent industries, construction and HVAC, are an easy fit for the AIRWALL system of containment barriers. Wherever exposure to toxic things like paint fumes or chemical agents, or merely nuisance contaminants such as drywall dust, dust from sanding floors,etc. is a risk, then an effective barrier is a must. When excellence and perfect containment is required, then the use of differential air pressure is a must and AIRWALL is hands down, the best and most comprehensive solution going.
HVAC
HVAC professionals face unique challenges when managing indoor air quality and maintaining system efficiency during installation, maintenance, or repair work. AirWall® systems offer a state-of-the-art solution designed to meet these needs by effectively controlling environments and improving work space safety.
