Emergency
Storm Surge & Tidal Flooding New Smyrna Beach, 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.
Say where the water came from when you 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 makes the bathroom fan grille drip in a New Smyrna Beach condo?
Water from its own duct. Some 6,120 New Smyrna Beach homes are in buildings of ten or more units, and an inside bathroom often vents through a long duct above the ceiling to an outside wall. Shower steam cools along that run, condenses in any low spot and runs back toward the fan, dripping from the grille. A duct that slopes toward the outside lets the water leave instead.
Should belongings be stored on the floor of a closed New Smyrna Beach unit?
Better off it. Nearly one New Smyrna Beach home in five is held for seasonal use, and the town stands only about 5 feet above sea level. In the wet season the water table rises close beneath a ground-floor slab, and the concrete passes that damp upward. Rugs, cardboard and luggage resting flat on it take it in through the summer; shelves or raised feet keep them clear.
How does the wet season affect a New Smyrna Beach drain field?
It narrows the room the field has to work in. New Smyrna Beach has some 451 homes with septic systems on record, on ground about 5 feet above sea level. As the summer rains raise the water table, the soil between the bottom of each trench and the water shrinks, so household water drains away more slowly, and tubs and toilets on the lowest floor show it first.
New Smyrna Beach's own page carries them beside the local figures.