Emergency
Storm Surge & Tidal Flooding Frostproof, 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.
Shut off the water, then pick up the phone
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
Can a window unit left in a closed Frostproof home let water in?
Yes. About one Frostproof home in six is held for seasonal use, and close to three in ten are manufactured. A window unit left in place for the summer is held in its opening by folding side panels, and once those have cracked or pulled loose, outdoor air and wind-blown rain pass straight in, onto a sill and wall in a room with no cooling running to dry them.
What leaves a wet ring under the roof vent of an older Frostproof manufactured home?
Where an older manufactured home has a spinning turbine vent on its roof to let hot air out of the shallow cavity over the ceiling, a turbine that sticks or has bent vanes lets July's gusty, wind-driven rain past it into that cavity. The thin ceiling panel below soaks it up and sags. A stain centered under the vent points to it, and a sound cap or a new turbine ends it.
How do July storms reach a manufactured home in Frostproof?
Sideways, mostly. Frostproof stands about 85 feet above sea level and some 53 miles from the open coast, so no tide or salt spray reaches it, and its July storms arrive as rain on a gusty wind. On a manufactured home that means water pushed in at roof vents, around window units and through the joints of the siding, so those are the places to look after a storm.
The page these come from: Frostproof water damage.