Serving Fairfax
Structural Drying & Dehumidification in Fairfax, VA
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 Virginia.
Frequently asked questions
The rain lasted an hour. Why is the wall still wet on Thursday?
Clay. May water that entered the marine clay is still there days later because the soil will not give it up. A basement wall is a dam against that perched layer. The storm is over; the soil is not. Waiting for a dry day on the calendar is not the same as a dry soil.
The side yard is three feet wide. Where is the water supposed to go?
Down that slot, which is why a single clogged downspout wets two houses. On lots this tight there is no lawn to buffer Accotink's overflow. Roof water hits the swale and the swale hits the buried wall, and when Accotink is high there is no unused room at the end of the slot.
A 1967 split-level. Which floor is the moisture floor?
The buried one. That elevation is a basement in everything but the listing. Original footer drains in this clay often sit collapsed. The upper floor can look fine while the lower one is a cave. Check the buried face first, not the rooms that face the street.