Serving Lake Hamilton
Wind-Driven Rain Intrusion Lake Hamilton, 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.
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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
Why does a Lake Hamilton toilet drain slowly after a week of July storms?
A single storm drains quickly from Lake Hamilton's sandy ground, about 120 feet above sea level, but a week of daily rain leaves the soil around a drain field full. Then, at any of some 300 Lake Hamilton homes with septic systems on record, the water a household sends down has nowhere to go and backs toward the lowest fixture. Spacing out laundry until the ground dries gives the field room again.
Is water coming up through the slab of a Lake Hamilton house?
On ground about 120 feet above sea level, rising groundwater is an unlikely source. A damp spot on a slab floor here more often traces to the house's own plumbing or its cooling system: a supply line, a shower pan, or an air handler's condensate line. Following the damp area toward the nearest of those is usually quicker than looking outside.
What goes wrong with the air conditioner's water in an older Lake Hamilton house?
In a house of the 1970s, the air handler's drain pan and condensate line may be decades old. A pan that has rusted through, or a line that sags and holds water, spills the cooling system's daily output into the closet floor or the ceiling below. Water dripping from the line's outdoor end while the system runs shows it is still clear.
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