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Following the wet edge across the floor to where it began.

Why a Florida building stays wet: the four things that set that clock, laid out once for the whole state.

Moisture load in Miami

Water damage restoration in Miami, including Little Havana and Buena Vista, goes to independent contractors working the area, whether the water came from the cooling system, a pipe or the weather. In the Bay Shore historic district on Biscayne Bay, deed restrictions barred frame buildings, so every house there is masonry, mostly stuccoed concrete block.

When these homes went up

Since 1990, Miami has added 41.9 percent of the homes it has now, though the median still dates to 1979; builders of each era set the ducts and the cold surfaces where they remain. More than half of Miami's homes are in buildings of ten or more units, where air handlers sit stacked floor above floor and a condensate line that clogs on one level can surface as a stain in the ceiling of the unit beneath it.

When the air turns heavy

The normal dewpoint in Miami stays at or above 70 degrees around the clock from June through September, reaching 75.6 in August; September is the wettest month, with 8.45 of 57.18 inches, rain recorded 5.1 miles away and dewpoint at MIAMI INTL AP 6.8 miles away. In Bay Shore, a ninety-acre district of 1920s to 1940s stucco houses running down to Biscayne Bay, the summer downpours find any crack in the stucco and wet the block behind it faster than the humid air can draw that water back out.

What holds water in Miami

  • Buildings of ten or more units, home to more than half the city, where an overflowing drain pan or clogged condensate line on one floor shows up in the ceiling of the floor below
  • Ground-floor units and lobbies in tall buildings, the lowest point that water escaping on any floor above can reach
  • Bay Shore's masonry houses on Biscayne Bay, mostly concrete block under stucco, where a crack in the finish lets rain into walls that release it slowly and often inward
  • An apartment left with its cooling off while the units around it run, so its shared walls and floor stay cool and the warm, humid air inside condenses on them

Water Damage Restoration services in Miami

Pick the source that fits: the cooling system, a storm, a slab line, rising water or a backup. An independent Miami contractor handles each, starting with the call.

Areas covered around Miami

The rest of Florida is listed town by town.

Frequently asked questions

Why is there water in my Miami condo ceiling when nothing in my unit is leaking?

More than half of Miami's homes are in buildings of ten or more units, where air handlers and their condensate lines are stacked floor above floor. A line that clogs or a drain pan that overflows one or two floors up can travel through the ceiling cavity before it shows. Building management can say which units sit directly above yours, which narrows the search.

Can rain get through the walls of a Bay Shore block house?

It can. Deed restrictions in the Bay Shore district barred frame buildings, so the houses are masonry, mostly concrete block finished in stucco. Sound stucco sheds most rain, but a crack lets water into the block, and in a humid summer the wall gives it back slowly, often toward the inside. A damp patch or bubbling paint indoors usually points to the outside surface opposite it.

What happens to a Miami apartment left with the cooling off while the neighbors' units run?

The walls, floor and ceiling it shares with cooled apartments stay cool, while the air inside warms and takes on moisture from outdoors. Where that air meets those cooler shared surfaces, water condenses: on the floor under furniture, behind pictures on a party wall, inside closets. Setting the cooling higher rather than off keeps the air inside drier than the surfaces around it.

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If water is still coming in, close the main shutoff, or switch the air handler off if the water is coming from it, before calling.

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