Serving Dunkirk
Structural Drying & Dehumidification in Dunkirk, NY
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 snow here comes off the lake rather than off a front.
It does, and that is why the totals are what they are. Cold air crossing open water picks up moisture and drops it onto the first land it meets, in narrow bands that can sit over one part of the city for days. It also means the snow stops when the lake finally ices over, which is a date rather than a season.
The gutter is clear and the wall below it is soaked anyway.
Look at the bottom rather than the top. A downspout discharging at ground level freezes solid at its outlet during a thaw and refreeze cycle, and from then on everything the roof sheds backs up and spills at the wall. Extending the outlet, or fitting one that can be lifted clear in winter, resolves most of these.
A house dry for forty years flooded in February.
Almost certainly rain on a deep snowpack, which is a different event from either on its own. The rain cannot soak into ground that is sealed, and it releases the water already stored in the snow as it goes, so the volume reaching the surface is several times what fell. Houses with no history at all take water in that one week.
These questions come from the Dunkirk page.