Emergency
Storm Surge & Tidal Flooding Lake Worth Beach, 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.
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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
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.