Serving Saco
Structural Drying & Dehumidification in Saco, ME
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.
The pro who inspects is the pro who quotes
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
What goes through the wall behind a mini-split?
Refrigerant lines, a power cable and a condensate drain, bundled together and passed through a single cored hole. The hole is usually sealed with mastic or expanding foam and then covered with a plastic trim on the outside of the wall.
Why does it leak?
Because that seal is doing a flashing's job. Mastic has a life of a few years in weather like this, and the penetration is typically drilled level or sloping the wrong way, so water running down the wall finds it and follows the pipes in.
How should it have been done?
With the hole cored sloping down to the outside and a proper sleeve and flashing rather than a bead of sealant. That is worth specifying when a unit is fitted, and worth correcting on an existing one before the wall behind it is opened up.
Read it with the local conditions on the Saco page.