Serving Fort Meade
Humidity & Moisture Drying Fort Meade, 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
Why is the siding below a window unit on a Fort Meade manufactured home always wet?
About a quarter of Fort Meade's homes are manufactured, and some older ones are cooled by window units. A window unit pulls water out of the room's air and lets it drip from the back edge outdoors. That drip lands on the siding and skirting below every day the unit runs, and in June it adds to the rain, so that strip of wall and ground stays wet.
Why is there water inside the wall under a window air conditioner in Fort Meade?
A window unit is meant to tip slightly toward the outdoors, so the water it collects runs out the back. If the unit has settled level or tilts toward the room, that water spills from the front edge instead, onto the sill and down the inside face of the wall, often behind furniture. A stain or soft spot below the unit indoors points to the tilt, which is a simple fix.
Does water dripping from a window unit reach under a Fort Meade manufactured home?
It can. The drip from a window unit falls onto the ground along the skirting, and through June that ground is already taking the rain. Soil kept wet at the edge of a home feeds damp air into the space beneath the floor, where the cooled ducts sit. A splash block or short pipe that carries the drip a few feet out keeps that strip of ground drier.
These questions also sit on the Fort Meade page, next to its numbers.