Emergency
Storm Surge & Tidal Flooding Land O' Lakes, 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.
Wet days later? That is worth a 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 is the dripping spot on the ceiling under a Land O' Lakes attic air handler?
In many houses of the late 1990s, the supply plenum above the air handler is built of fiberglass duct board with a foil facing. Where that foil splits or a seam's tape has let go, humid attic air reaches the cold fiberglass and condenses in it, and the water drips through the ceiling below. Retaping seams and covering splits with foil tape usually ends it.
Why does a Land O' Lakes shower drain slowly late in the summer?
Land O' Lakes has 1,000 homes with septic systems on record. By late August the ground around a drain field has taken weeks of rain on top of the household's own water, and when it can take no more, the water backs toward the lowest fixture, often a shower or tub. Spreading laundry over several days until the ground firms up gives the field room again.
Could tide water ever be the source of a wet floor in Land O' Lakes?
No. The town stands about 85 feet above sea level and some 18 miles from the open coast, beyond the reach of any tide. A wet floor here comes from rain getting in, a plumbing line, a water heater, or the cooling system's condensate. Following the wet area toward the nearest of those, starting with the air handler closet, finds most of them.
The page these come from: Land O' Lakes water damage.