Emergency
Storm Surge & Tidal Flooding Fort Lauderdale, FL
Surge and tidal water rise from the ground up and carry salt and silt with them. Anything porous they soaked is treated as contaminated. Outside water that rose into the building is treated as contaminated, and porous material it reached is removed. Salt left behind in materials keeps pulling water from the air, so it is cleaned out with the rest.
Switch off the air handler if it is dripping
Often needed alongside
- Emergency Water Extraction
Standing water removed before it soaks into slab, block and flooring - the first step after any failure, and the one humid air makes urgent.
- 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.
- Sewer & Septic Backflow Cleanup
Heavy rain and a high water table can push sewage back through the lowest drain in the building. Clear or murky, it is handled as sewage.
Frequently asked questions
Why is the carpet damp just inside the front door of an older Fort Lauderdale condo?
More than two in five Fort Lauderdale homes are in buildings of ten or more units. In a building of the early 1970s whose hallways are uncooled or supplied with outdoor air, that humid corridor air slips under each unit's entry door. Inside, it meets the cooled floor and walls by the door and condenses there. A door sweep, and asking whether the corridor air is conditioned, are the places to start.
Should the thermostat fan in a closed Fort Lauderdale seasonal unit be set to on or auto?
Auto. About one home in eight here is held for seasonal use, and a fan left on keeps blowing across the cooling coil between cycles, while the coil is still wet. That water goes back into the rooms as vapor instead of down the drain line, and in September a closed unit set this way can stay damp despite the cooling running. On auto, the coil's water drains away.
Why is the floor wet at the balcony door of a Fort Lauderdale tower apartment from the 1970s?
The median home in Fort Lauderdale was built in 1973. Where a tower of that era still has its original aluminum balcony sliders, the frame takes on the cold of the cooled room, and the humid outdoor air condenses on its outer face. The water runs down to the door sill and the slab edge, which stay wet. Dripping on the balcony side on a still morning confirms it.
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