Serving Bangor
Structural Drying & Dehumidification in Bangor, ME
Commercial air movers and low-grain refrigerant dehumidifiers pull moisture out of the structure, with daily moisture-meter readings logged for your insurer. 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.
Every pro in our network is licensed and insured in Maine.
Frequently asked questions
What is an ice jam and why does it matter more than high water?
Broken river ice piling up where the channel narrows, forming a dam that can raise water upstream very quickly. Unlike an ordinary flood it needs no exceptional rainfall, gives almost no warning, and can release just as suddenly as it forms.
The house is well up the slope from the river. Is that the safe side?
Safe from the river, not from the water. The city rises from the channel toward the ridges behind it, so every lot sheds onto the one below and a mid-slope house receives what the whole hillside above it passes down. Elevation settles the flood question and leaves the drainage question entirely open.
What should be expected from a stone foundation here?
That it passes moisture rather than blocking it. Stone and lime mortar were built that way, so sealing the inner face traps water in the wall and degrades the mortar faster. Keeping water away from the outside and managing humidity inside is the productive approach.