Serving Ogden
Structural Drying & Dehumidification in Ogden, UT
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
It is not a flood so much as six weeks of steady arrival.
Which is a different specification from the one most equipment is bought against. There is no real peak here; there is a moderate inflow continuing for the better part of two months while the range lets its snow go. What that asks for is something that will run reliably for a long stretch, and a second unit behind it, rather than raw capacity.
There is a wet line partway up the hillside and nothing above it.
Bench gravel lets water through until it meets something it cannot pass, and from there the flow turns sideways and travels the top of that layer until the hillside runs out and it emerges. That is why seeps here appear along a line at a consistent height rather than collecting at the bottom of a slope. Work below the seep achieves nothing at all; the flow has to be picked up above the building and taken around it.
Is there any point waterproofing a cellar of this age?
Sealing the inside face of an old wall generally moves the water rather than stopping it. The approach that works is managing what arrives: interception above the building where the slope allows, roof water carried well clear, and a pit and pump for the rest. That gets a cellar to reliable dry storage, which is usually what is actually wanted.
The same questions, in context, on the Ogden mold removal page.