Serving Ellenton
Wind-Driven Rain Intrusion Ellenton, 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
Can rain get under an Ellenton manufactured home through the skirting vents?
Yes, where the home was set low enough that its skirting vents sit level with the yard. About a quarter of Ellenton's homes are manufactured. Each downpour splashes through vents at ground level onto the soil under the floor, and the air around the cooled ducts takes that water up. Vents set a few inches above the ground, with the soil sloping away, keep the splash outside.
How do the old tabby walls of the Gamble Mansion in Ellenton handle a wet August?
The mansion, built about 1844 and facing the Manatee River, has brick walls some 13 inches thick, finished in stucco, and its north wing and eighteen columns are tabby, a masonry of lime and oyster shell. Masonry like that takes up rain through the wettest weeks and releases it slowly in humid air, so the lowest courses and the column bases stay damp longest.
Why does the belly wrap sweat under a low-set Ellenton manufactured home?
When a home sits low, the cooled ducts in its belly hang close to soil that rain splashing through the skirting keeps wet, in air that barely moves. That air holds more water than the cold duct surfaces allow, so water forms on them and gathers in the wrap. Raising the vents above the ground and keeping the yard sloped away from the skirting gives the air beneath the home a chance to dry.
Each answer ties back to the Ellenton overview.