Serving Montverde
Humidity & Moisture Drying Montverde, 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.
Shut off the water, then pick up the phone
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
Can the garage make the attic of a newer Montverde house damp?
It can. In some houses from around 2000, the attic over the garage is open to the attic over the house. The garage fills with hot, humid outdoor air every summer day, that air rises into the shared attic, and there it meets the cooled ducts and condenses. A wall closing off the garage attic, or sealing the ducts' insulation, keeps that air away.
Why do drains slow in a Montverde house in late summer?
Because the ground fills. Some 656 Montverde homes have septic systems on record. Through August a drain field takes the household's water every day while heavy rain fills the same soil, and by the end of the month it may have little room left. The water then backs toward the house through the lowest drain. Spreading laundry over several days until the ground firms up gives it room.
Where does the overflow line from an attic air handler in Montverde end?
Usually at the eave, often above a window or over the garage door. That secondary line carries water only when the main drain has clogged and the pan beneath the air handler is filling, so a drip from it is the warning. In a house whose air handler sits above the garage, the drip may land where nobody walks, so it is worth checking during August.
The page these come from: Montverde water damage.