Start with conditions, not a product
An Allen County home doesn't get a one-size drying plan -- how long the framing stayed wet and what's trapped behind the drywall both change the timeline.
Build a complete scope
- How far moisture reached into framing and subfloor
- Which cavities need opening for airflow
- Drying-equipment placement and monitoring intervals
- Moisture-meter readings before closing anything back up
- What ends drying coverage early
Fort Wayne context
Fort Wayne's location at the meeting point of the St. Marys, St. Joseph, and Maumee Rivers has shaped its flood history since the fort that gave the city its name was built there in 1794. All three rivers can rise rapidly after heavy rain or spring snowmelt, and the city's flat terrain and heavy clay soils hold that water near the surface once it arrives. The March 1982 flood was severe enough that the city relocated some of the most vulnerable homes and businesses and built flood-absorbing parkland along the rivers -- work that still shapes how Fort Wayne responds to water damage today.