Emergency
Storm Surge & Tidal Flooding Belle Glade, FL
Surge and tidal water rise from the ground up and carry salt and silt with them. Anything porous they soaked is treated as contaminated. Outside water that rose into the building is treated as contaminated, and porous material it reached is removed. Salt left behind in materials keeps pulling water from the air, so it is cleaned out with the rest.
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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.
- 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.
- Sewer & Septic Backflow Cleanup
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.
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.