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Moisture load in Delray Beach

Water in a ceiling, wall or slab in Delray Beach, from Old School Square and Marina across town, is one call away from a local restoration pro. The Marina Historic District is an eight-block waterfront neighborhood on the Intracoastal Waterway, platted in 1924 and placed on the National Register in 2014.

When these homes went up

The median home in Delray Beach was built in 1983, with 66.2 percent standing before 1990; when a house went up tends to decide where its air handler sits and how far its ducts run through attic heat. About one home in nine here is held for seasonal use, and a house or condominium closed for the summer with its cooling set high takes on the outdoor humidity for months, in its closets, drywall and furnishings, until it is opened again.

When the air turns heavy

Delray Beach spends four months in which the dewpoint never falls below 70 degrees, day or night, from June through September; of 65.64 inches in a normal year, 8.54 fall in June, rain recorded at DELRAY BEACH 1.6 WSW 1.6 miles away and dewpoint 15.8 miles away. The city's four miles of Atlantic beach lie on a barrier island east of the Intracoastal, where the wet season's onshore wind leaves salt on stucco and window frames, and salt held in a surface keeps drawing water out of the humid air.

What holds water in Delray Beach

  • Seasonal homes, about one in nine, closed through the summer with the cooling set high, so the outdoor humidity settles into closets, drywall and furniture until the owner returns
  • 1920s houses in the Marina Historic District, with walls of wood frame and hollow tile under stucco, where rain past a cracked finish reaches both the tile and the framing
  • Buildings on the barrier island east of the Intracoastal, where wind off the surf leaves salt on walls and screens and that salt keeps pulling moisture from the air
  • Buildings of ten or more units, close to a third of the city's homes, where a unit closed for the season sits between neighbors whose cooling runs every day

Water Damage Restoration services in Delray Beach

Pick the source that fits: the cooling system, a storm, a slab line, rising water or a backup. A local Delray Beach pro handles each, starting with the call.

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Frequently asked questions

What should a Delray Beach seasonal owner check when the house is opened in the fall?

About one home in nine in Delray Beach is held for seasonal use. A house or condominium closed through the summer with the cooling set high takes on the outdoor humidity for months, and it shows on the coolest surfaces: closet walls, the backs of furniture against outside walls, the undersides of mattresses. Once the cooling is back on, its condensate drain carries that water away, so it needs to be clear.

How do the old houses in Delray Beach's Marina district take on water?

The Marina Historic District's 1920s houses are largely wood frame and hollow tile walls under stucco, set on continuous concrete foundations. Rain that gets through a crack in the stucco can reach both the tile and the wood framing behind it, and with the Intracoastal Waterway at the end of the street, the humid summer air does little to draw it back out.

Why do walls near the Delray Beach shoreline stay damp?

The city's four miles of beach sit on a barrier island east of the Intracoastal. Onshore wind carries salt from the surf onto stucco, window frames and screens, and salt left in a surface keeps drawing moisture from humid air, so those walls hold water longer than walls set back from the water. Rinsing salt off exposed walls and frames after a windy spell removes what keeps them damp.

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