Serving Mount Vernon
Structural Drying & Dehumidification in Mount Vernon, 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 storm was short and the street was under water.
With almost no open ground, essentially everything that falls becomes runoff within minutes and arrives at the inlets all at once. The system was sized for a lesser degree of paving than exists now, and there is nowhere for the excess to be stored while it waits. That is why intensity matters here far more than the total, and why a brief cell can do what an all-day rain does not.
Where is all the extra water in the sewer coming from?
Largely from private property rather than the street: downspouts piped into house drains, footing drains connected to the same line, and old laterals with joints open enough to take groundwater. In housing of this age a great many were done that way originally. Disconnecting a downspout is one of the few things a single owner can do that also helps everyone downstream.
It came from next door rather than from the sky.
On lots this close together that is common, and it is usually a downspout, a paved side yard or a grade that has been built up over the years. It is worth raising early rather than after it has become a dispute, because the practical fix generally requires both sides. Dated photographs taken during rain turn it into a discussion about facts.
The Mount Vernon overview carries this FAQ with the city research.