Serving Belle Glade
Humidity & Moisture Drying Belle Glade, FL
When the outdoor air is wetter than the building, opening windows adds water. Drying means a closed building and conditioned air. The building is closed to outdoor air and its air is dehumidified, because in the humid season outside air adds water. Materials are read until they match unaffected material in the same building, including inside block and slab.
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Often needed alongside
- AC Condensate & Drain Line Leaks
An air conditioner makes water every day it runs. When its drain clogs or its pan cracks, that water goes into the ceiling or the slab.
- Wind-Driven Rain Intrusion
Wind pushes rain sideways through window frames, stucco and the base of the wall. The roof can hold and the house still take water.
Frequently asked questions
Why is the belly wrap sagging under a Belle Glade manufactured home after the rainy months?
About one home in eight in Belle Glade is manufactured, with its supply ducts running inside the belly wrap under the floor. Those ducts carry cooled air, and the ground a short way below stays wet through the summer, so water condenses on them and collects in the wrap until it hangs. Feeling for low, heavy spots and checking the duct joints above them shows where it is gathering.
Why does the ground under a Belle Glade home stay wet so long after a storm?
The town lies nearly 40 miles inland and only about 11 feet above sea level, on ground so flat that a downpour has little slope to run off on. Rain that falls in June and July tends to stay where it lands, under raised floors and along foundations. Clear vents in the skirting let that damp air move instead of resting against the underside of the floor.
What does standing rainwater do to a slab house in Belle Glade?
Where a house sits on a slab on this flat, low ground, rain can pool against the foundation for days. Concrete and block draw that water in and pass it upward, so the bottom few inches of the walls, the baseboards and the carpet tack strip along exterior walls are where it shows. Grading or a gutter outlet that moves water away from the slab edge keeps it from collecting there.
For the figures behind these answers, see Belle Glade.