Serving Cape Coral
Wind-Driven Rain Intrusion Cape Coral, 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.
Say where the water came from when you 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 does a Cape Coral drain gurgle the week a seasonal house reopens?
Cape Coral has some 19,400 homes with septic systems on record, and close to 12 percent of its homes are held for seasonal use. When a closed house fills again in the fall, its full daily water use lands on a drain field in ground the summer has saturated. With nowhere to go, the water rises back toward the lowest drain, a tub or floor drain, which gurgles first.
Does living on a Cape Coral canal change how a yard and slab handle summer rain?
It can. The city's canals, more than 400 miles of them, carry runoff away from homes and streets, and the freshwater ones are held behind weirs that store stormwater. Through the rainy months the canal beside a lot runs high, so the yard drains slowly toward it. The slope of the yard, the pool deck and any door at yard level are what to watch.
Where does an air handler in a Cape Coral garage put its water?
In a house from around 2000 with the air handler in the garage, the condensate drains through a line that usually runs out through the garage wall. Every hour the cooling runs in August it carries water, and if algae or debris blocks it, the pan overflows onto the garage slab and into whatever is stored there. A wet patch beneath the unit is the first sign.
Each answer ties back to the Cape Coral overview.