Serving Delray Beach
Humidity & Moisture Drying Delray Beach, FL
When the outdoor air is wetter than the building, opening windows adds water. Drying means a closed building and conditioned air. The building is closed to outdoor air and its air is dehumidified, because in the humid season outside air adds water. Materials are read until they match unaffected material in the same building, including inside block and slab.
Shut off the water, then pick up the phone
Often needed alongside
- AC Condensate & Drain Line Leaks
An air conditioner makes water every day it runs. When its drain clogs or its pan cracks, that water goes into the ceiling or the slab.
- 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.
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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