Serving Grand Junction
Structural Drying & Dehumidification in Grand Junction, CO
Commercial dehumidifiers and air movers remove moisture from the structure, with daily readings logged from the material itself for claim documentation. 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.
Frequently asked questions
The ground beside the house is damp and we have not watered.
On an irrigated valley floor that is usually delivered water rather than a leak. Canals and laterals run on an agricultural schedule and seepage from an unlined channel keeps the ground alongside damp regardless of the weather. Noting when the dampness appears against the irrigation season usually identifies it, and a meter check on the house supply rules out the alternative in a quarter of an hour.
The doors have gone out of square and there are new cracks.
On these soils that is frequently moisture rather than settlement, and the source is often close to the house. Shale-derived clay swells when wetted, so a leaking line, a downspout discharging beside the wall or an irrigation zone against it wets ground the foundation was built to have dry. The movement follows months later, which is why the two are rarely connected. Check for a plumbing loss before commissioning foundation work.
How would we spot an under-slab leak in ground this dry?
From the meter rather than anything visible. Water lost beneath a slab disappears into dry subgrade and may never surface, so there is often no damp patch at all. A rising bill, a warm area of floor, or a water heater cycling more than it should are the practical signals. A meter check with everything off takes minutes and is worth doing annually here.
This FAQ belongs to the Grand Junction page; it is repeated here.