Serving Bon Air
Structural Drying & Dehumidification in Bon Air, VA
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.
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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 are the weep holes for?
They are the way out. Brick is not waterproof and the skin outside these houses has a gap behind it precisely so that anything getting through can run down and leave through the openings in the bottom course. Without them the gap is a container.
How do they get blocked?
Mortar, mostly, dropped into the cavity as the wall was laid or smeared across the openings when the bottom course was pointed. On plenty of these houses they were never properly formed to begin with, and nothing about the wall shows it.
Can they be opened up again?
They can, and it is inexpensive next to what a wet wall base costs. Clearing the openings and fitting vents to keep them open restores the drainage the wall was designed around. It is routinely the first thing raised after a wall of this type is dried.
This FAQ belongs to the Bon Air page; it is repeated here.