Serving East York
Structural Drying & Dehumidification in East York, PA
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
Our neighbor put in a drain and it made no difference for us.
Where soil depth over rock varies across short distances, that is common. One lot can sit on deeper soil where a drain intercepts a water table, and the next on shallow cover where water arrives along the rock from outside the property. The same work produces different results for reasons that are entirely invisible from the surface. A shallow test pit on your own ground during a wet spell is worth more than the comparison.
How much of a difference does one big storm a year make?
It is the whole design question here. Ordinary rainfall is comfortably within what the ground and the drainage can handle; the September events are in a different class and produce essentially all of the damage. That means judging drainage against the average year is the wrong test. What matters is how the property performs in the one event that exceeds everything else, and that is the one worth preparing for.
What does an interior drain actually involve?
Breaking out the slab edge around the perimeter, laying pipe in stone below the floor, and running it to a sump that discharges outside. It is disruptive and dusty and it takes a few days, which is why it is best done alongside other work rather than on its own. Done properly it relieves the pressure that makes a wall weep, which is a different objective from sealing the wall and a more achievable one.
The same questions, in context, on the East York mold removal page.