Serving Lake Worth Beach
Humidity & Moisture Drying Lake Worth Beach, 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.
Wet days later? That is worth a call
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 did closing in the crawl space make an older Lake Worth Beach floor damp?
A raised floor was built to have air moving beneath it. Where the open space under an older house has been closed in with a block or stucco skirt wall, the cross-breeze is gone, and the summer air trapped under the floor sits still against boards the cooled rooms keep cold. Water condenses on them and on the joists. Vents cut through the skirt wall on opposite sides restore the flow.
Do short eaves matter on a 1960s Lake Worth Beach block house?
They do. About a mile and a half from the open coast, a June storm can arrive on a strong onshore wind. Deep eaves throw that rain clear of the walls; eaves only a few inches deep leave the wall face, the window heads and the joints around the frames to take it directly. Stains and lifting paint below the windows on the windward side are the usual sign.
What does salt air do to the windows of an older Lake Worth Beach house?
The city's center lies about a mile and a half from the open coast, and salt carried inland on the wind settles on aluminum window frames. Over the years it pits the metal, and the caulk joint between the frame and the block wall loosens and opens. Rain driven against the wall then follows that gap inside. Rinsing the frames and renewing the caulk keeps the joint closed.
For the figures behind these answers, see Lake Worth Beach.