Serving Manitowoc
Structural Drying & Dehumidification in Manitowoc, WI
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 level upstream rose and the mouth never overtopped.
Where a river meets a lake that has been pushed up by wind or is running at a high seasonal level, the river cannot discharge and holds what is in it. The flooding then happens upstream of the mouth without any unusual flow in the river at all. It is why a property well back from the lake can be affected by something that is entirely a lake event.
The melt does more than any storm.
It generally does here, because it releases a winter of lake-effect snow across a fortnight onto ground that is still frozen and can take none of it. Rain during that window makes it considerably worse by adding to the melt rather than replacing it. Late March is the season to prepare for, and the preparation is a working pump with a discharge clear of ice before it starts.
Nothing soaks in anywhere on this ground.
Clay this heavy takes water very slowly, so most of what lands has to be directed rather than absorbed. Roof water carried well clear and released where it can spread, the ground beside the wall falling away, and a pit and pump for what still reaches the footing cover most of it. Anything sold on the promise that this soil will accept water is worth doubting.
The Manitowoc overview carries this FAQ with the city research.