Serving Avondale
Structural Drying & Dehumidification in Avondale, AZ
Sealed air movers and dehumidifiers bring framing, subfloor and drywall back to a measured dry standard, with daily readings logged from inside the material. The wet area is sealed, air movers and dehumidifiers run as one system, and the material is read at marked points every day against a dry standard from an unaffected room. The equipment leaves on the readings rather than on a date, and the final readings are logged so the rebuild starts on a documented dry structure.
Quoted on site by the contractor who visits
Often needed alongside
- Emergency Water Extraction
Standing water is pumped and extracted around the clock, before it climbs the walls and soaks the subfloor. Same-day response where coverage allows.
- Mold Inspection & Testing
An independent assessor confirms whether the assembly that got wet is actually dry, whether growth started while it was not, and how far it reaches.
Frequently asked questions
Why is the ground so flat here?
It was made that way on purpose. These fields were flood irrigated, which means water was run across them and had to stand evenly, so the land was graded precisely level. The subdivisions were then built on top of that without changing it.
What happens in a real storm?
The water stays. There is no gradient for it to follow, so an inch of rain in an hour spreads out and sits where it fell until it soaks in or evaporates, and around a house that means it sits against the slab rather than running past it.
What is worth doing to a lot like this?
Building fall where there is none, in the first few feet around the building, and giving the water a defined low point to go to that is not the house. On flat ground that is the whole of the drainage strategy, and it is usually absent.
These questions come from the Avondale page.