Serving Everett
Structural Drying & Dehumidification in Everett, MA
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 waterfront here has been industrial for a century.
It has, and floodwater crossing that ground should be assumed to have picked up what it found rather than tested first. What changes is the handling rather than the drying: porous material that soaked comes out, gloves and boots are not optional, and a record of what stood where is worth making before anything is cleared.
The river below the city is held back by a structure.
It is, which keeps the tide out of the upper river and means the level above it is managed rather than natural. The catch is the same as with any barrier: while it is closed against a surge, rain falling behind it has to be pumped over. A storm that brings both at once tests the pumps rather than the gates.
The building has never really stopped settling.
On made ground over marsh it will not, because material of that kind keeps compressing under load rather than reaching a resting point. That takes buried lines out of level as it goes, which is why repeat drainage trouble in one spot here usually means movement rather than a blockage that can be cleared.
This FAQ belongs to the Everett page; it is repeated here.