Emergency
Storm Surge & Tidal Flooding Montverde, 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.
Shut off the water, then pick up the phone
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 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.