Serving New Philadelphia
Structural Drying & Dehumidification in New Philadelphia, 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
How can a September storm from the tropics reach this far inland?
Because the ridges stop it. A remnant system moving north still carries an enormous amount of moisture, and when it is pushed up against the mountains it wrings out over the valleys rather than passing over. Some of the largest rainfall totals ever recorded in this state came from exactly that, well away from any coast.
What difference do the old workings make?
They hold a body of water beneath the borough whose level moves for reasons unrelated to today's weather, and it can rise into cellars from below with no warning at the surface. It is the most locally specific factor here and the least visible on any ordinary inspection. Rainfall alone does not explain what happens in these cellars.
The floor has dropped at one end of the cellar.
Over old workings that is worth investigating rather than accepting as ordinary settlement. Ground movement here breaks the drain and sewer lines buried in it, so subsidence produces a water problem months later that gets reported as a separate issue. Establishing which came first changes what needs doing.
This FAQ belongs to the New Philadelphia page; it is repeated here.