Serving Bokeelia
Wind-Driven Rain Intrusion Bokeelia, FL
Wind pushes rain sideways through window frames, stucco and the base of the wall. The roof can hold and the house still take water. The walls on the side the wind came from are traced first, at windows, sliders, the base of the wall and the soffits. Block that took on water is dried from inside the closed building rather than left to the outdoor air.
Wet days later? That is worth a call
Often needed alongside
- Humidity & Moisture Drying
When the outdoor air is wetter than the building, opening windows adds water. Drying means a closed building and conditioned air.
- 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
Why are the ceiling panels bowing in a Bokeelia manufactured home that sat closed all summer?
About a quarter of Bokeelia's homes are manufactured and about a third are held for seasonal use. Where a manufactured home has thin gypsum ceiling panels fastened between its roof trusses, a summer shut with little or no cooling lets those panels take up humid air for months, and they soften and bow between their supports. A sag that stays once the rooms are dry marks the panels that took the most water.
How does September rain affect a drain field beside a Bokeelia canal?
Lee County's Pine Island plan singles out drain fields along Bokeelia's saltwater canals for study, and 261 homes here have septic systems on record. Where a field lies beside a canal on ground about 7 feet above sea level, September's rain fills the narrow strip of soil between them, and the field stops taking water. Inside, a tub that drains slowly or a toilet that bubbles is usually the first sign.
Where does the rain from an awning on a Bokeelia manufactured home end up?
An aluminum carport or awning fastened to the side of a manufactured home sheds its rain off its own edge, and where it slopes toward the home, that water lands along the skirting. On low ground the strip beneath the home's edge stays soaked, and the air under the floor, where the cooled ducts run, takes on that water. Turning the awning's fall away from the home, or adding a gutter, moves it.
For the figures behind these answers, see Bokeelia.