Serving North Fort Myers
Wind-Driven Rain Intrusion North Fort Myers, FL
Wind pushes rain sideways through window frames, stucco and the base of the wall. The roof can hold and the house still take water. The walls on the side the wind came from are traced first, at windows, sliders, the base of the wall and the soffits. Block that took on water is dried from inside the closed building rather than left to the outdoor air.
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Often needed alongside
- Humidity & Moisture Drying
When the outdoor air is wetter than the building, opening windows adds water. Drying means a closed building and conditioned air.
- Storm Surge & Tidal Flooding
Surge and tidal water rise from the ground up and carry salt and silt with them. Anything porous they soaked is treated as contaminated.
Frequently asked questions
Why is the back of a wall panel wet in a North Fort Myers manufactured home?
About half the homes in North Fort Myers are manufactured, and many have interior wall panels faced with vinyl. That vinyl stops water vapor at the room side, so humid air that works into the wall from outside meets the panel's back, cooled by the rooms, and condenses there. It cannot escape inward, so it stays. Soft or bowed panels on exterior walls are the sign.
Why does water drip under a metal roof-over in North Fort Myers when it has not rained?
A roof-over is a metal roof fastened above a manufactured home's original roof. On clear nights the metal loses heat to the sky and turns colder than the humid air in the gap beneath it, so water condenses on its underside and drips onto the old roof. Through June it can be a nightly load. Vents at the eaves and ridge of the roof-over keep that gap's air moving.
What happens to a North Fort Myers drain field after a week of June downpours?
A week of heavy June rain leaves the soil around a drain field full, so the household's water has nowhere left to soak in and rises toward the lowest fixture in the home, a tub or shower. North Fort Myers has some 2,298 homes with septic systems on record. Holding off on laundry and long showers for a few dry days lets the field recover.
For the figures behind these answers, see North Fort Myers.