Serving Hillsboro
Structural Drying & Dehumidification in Hillsboro, OR
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 Oregon.
Frequently asked questions
Why do problems here build slowly rather than after one storm?
Because the loading is cumulative. Soil has held water against the wall since November with no interval to release it, so by February the ground is fully saturated. An unremarkable week of rain then pushes water through, and it appears sudden without being sudden.
The land was farmed. Does that leave anything behind?
Usually a tile system. Farmland here was drained with buried tile for a century, and subdivisions built over it inherit whatever survives. Some of it still functions, some was severed during construction, and almost none of it appears on any drawing a homeowner can consult.
Should crawlspace vents be open through winter?
Generally not in this climate. Outside air through the wet season is close to saturated, so venting adds moisture rather than removing it. The convention assumes outside air is the drier of the two, which here holds true for only a few months a year.