Serving Bonita Springs
Wind-Driven Rain Intrusion Bonita Springs, 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
How should a dehumidifier drain in a Bonita Springs house closed for the summer?
Into a fixed drain, with the hose fastened so it cannot pull free. Nearly three Bonita Springs homes in ten are held for seasonal use, and a dehumidifier left running in a closed house collects water every day. A hose that slips from a floor drain or standpipe sends all of it across the floor, under the cabinets and into the base of the walls for as long as the unit runs.
Why is the duct jacket wet under a Bonita Springs manufactured home?
Manufactured homes make up about one Bonita Springs structure in nine. Where one carries its cooled air through flexible ducts beneath the floor, each duct has an inner liner, a layer of insulation and an outer jacket. Once the liner tears, cold air reaches the insulation, the jacket runs colder than the June air around it, and water beads along it and drips. Replacing that length of duct ends it.
Does a dehumidifier replace the cooling in a closed Bonita Springs house?
Not entirely. A dehumidifier takes water out of the air but gives off heat as it works, so in a closed house in June the rooms warm while it runs. Where the cooling is set high but still on, the two work together: the cooling holds the temperature down, and the dehumidifier removes the water that the short cooling cycles of a closed house leave behind.
For the figures behind these answers, see Bonita Springs.