Serving Missoula
Structural Drying & Dehumidification in Missoula, MT
Commercial air movers and low-grain refrigerant dehumidifiers pull moisture out of the structure, with daily moisture-meter readings logged for your insurer. Structural drying brings building materials back to a documented dry standard using air movers and dehumidifiers rather than surface evaporation alone. Moisture readings are logged through the process so the substrate, not just the surface, is confirmed dry before anything is rebuilt.
Every pro in our network is licensed and insured in Montana.
Frequently asked questions
Seventeen inches of precipitation. Where does basement water come from?
Mostly from the mountains rather than the sky above the house. Snowpack at elevation releases over several weeks and raises the valley water table, so a basement can take water in a month with almost no local rainfall. Reading a rain gauge will not explain the timing.
What is an inversion and does it matter indoors?
Cold air settling into the valley and staying there under a warmer layer above. It matters because it removes the drying capacity a normal winter day would provide: air movement is minimal and humidity in the valley stays elevated, so anything damp stays damp for much longer than the temperature alone suggests.
Does lake-bed soil behave differently from ordinary valley fill?
Yes, because it is exceptionally fine. Silts and clays deposited in still water drain slowly and hold moisture well, so water reaching a foundation through them lingers. It also means test results from one part of the valley transfer poorly to another, since the deposits vary in thickness.