Emergency
Sewer & Septic Backflow Cleanup Atlantic Beach, FL
Heavy rain and a high water table can push sewage back through the lowest drain in the building. Clear or murky, it is handled as sewage. Anything that rose back up through a drain is handled as sewage, however clean it appears. Where a saturated septic field is the cause, it has to be draining again before the building is used.
Shut off the water, then pick up the phone
Often needed alongside
- Emergency Water Extraction
Standing water removed before it soaks into slab, block and flooring - the first step after any failure, and the one humid air makes urgent.
- Storm Surge & Tidal Flooding
Surge and tidal water rise from the ground up and carry salt and silt with them. Anything porous they soaked is treated as contaminated.
Frequently asked questions
How do salt spray and rain differ for an Atlantic Beach house so close to the ocean?
Rain runs off and the surface dries once the sun returns. Spray is different: Atlantic Beach's center lies right on the open coast, and onshore wind leaves salt on walls, screens and window frames. That salt draws water from humid air and holds it, so the surface stays damp between storms. A rinse with fresh water after a windy spell takes the salt away.
Can salt reach the inside of an Atlantic Beach attic?
Where the attic is vented to outdoor air, yes. Each breath of sea air drawn in through the soffits carries salt, which settles on the underside of the roof deck, on nail tips and on the jackets of the ducts. Salted surfaces take water from the humid night air, so dark spots or rust at the nail tips are worth a look.
What lies along the western side of Atlantic Beach?
Marsh. The city holds some 400 acres of marshland on the Intracoastal Waterway in its Dutton Island and Tide Views preserve, and River Branch Preserve adds about 350 acres of marshes and tidal channels. Homes near that edge take air that has come straight off the water, so screened porches and the backs of houses facing the marsh dry slowly after a summer storm.
These questions also sit on the Atlantic Beach page, next to its numbers.