Emergency
Storm Surge & Tidal Flooding Hollywood, 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.
Say where the water came from when you call
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
What makes the paint balloon on the outside of an older Hollywood condominium?
Close to two in five Hollywood homes are in buildings of ten or more units. Where a building of the late 1960s has been recoated over the years in a thick, rubbery elastomeric paint, the coating sheds rain well, but water that gets in at a crack is sealed behind it. It spreads through the wall and pushes the skin out in soft blisters, which mark where the water is held.
Why does water show up at the top of a window in an older Hollywood building?
Look at the ledge above it. Where a building of the late 1960s has a concrete eyebrow over each window to shade the glass, and one has settled or was poured with little pitch, rain on it runs back toward the wall instead of dripping off its edge. It finds the joint at the top of the window frame. Stains below the window head after a June storm point to it.
Is the city of Hollywood replacing septic systems with sewer?
The city has committed to converting residential septic systems to municipal sewer, and some 4,440 Hollywood homes still have septic systems on record. Until a home is connected, its drain field takes June's downpours along with the household's water, in a city first laid out over pine forest, farms and low-lying marshland. A field that fills sends water back toward the lowest drain in the house.
Each answer ties back to the Hollywood overview.