Emergency
Storm Surge & Tidal Flooding Lakeland, 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
Can a lawn sprinkler wet the ground under a Lakeland manufactured home?
It can. About one Lakeland home in seven is manufactured, and where a sprinkler head stands close to the skirting, each cycle sprays through the vents onto the soil beneath the floor. That ground then stays wet even on dry days, and the air around the cooled ducts in the belly takes on its water. Turning heads away from the home, or capping the ones nearest it, keeps that soil drier.
After the rain has stopped, what keeps a Lakeland lake rising?
Lakeland has 38 named lakes, and many are connected through the city's stormwater drainage system. Rain on streets and neighborhoods upstream moves through those connections into a lake below, so a lake can keep rising after a July storm has passed. The city monitors levels on 14 of its lakes and keeps them within a range set by the regional water management district.
Under a Lakeland manufactured home, where does the water heater's relief line end?
A water heater has a relief valve, and often a pan, each with a line to carry away water it releases. Where those lines simply end beneath the home rather than outside the skirting, any discharge goes into the enclosed space under the floor, where the cooled ducts already gather moisture. Following each line to its end, and extending it beyond the skirting, sends that water into open air.
For the figures behind these answers, see Lakeland.