There is a common belief that just will not go away: it should only take a well-trained and knowledgeable remediation contractor three to four days to dry a structure. As contractors know, while it is possible to dry a structure in a three- or four-day timeframe, it is extremely rare to do so when we consider the many categories, classifications, and the energy to change the matter (ref: current IICRC-S500 and the Leadership in Restorative Drying).
Just because we (the contractor) tell the client, after completion of remediation services, that their property meets dry standards and dry goals does not mean they actually have simply because we read some of the materials as dry with our tools. Is it possible we, as a contractor, are telling only a portion of the truth and not the whole truth?