Emergency
Storm Surge & Tidal Flooding North Palm 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.
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
Why does the ceiling of a North Palm Beach balcony drip on a dry morning?
More than half the homes here are in buildings of ten or more units. Where a building of the early 1970s has its balconies cast as extensions of the concrete floor slab, the slab carries the cold of the cooled unit outward. Near the wall, the balcony's underside runs colder than the humid outdoor air, and water condenses on it and drips onto the balcony below.
Why are the cabinet backs damp in a North Palm Beach condo closed for the summer?
Seasonal use accounts for about one home in six here. In a closed unit with the cooling set high, the little cooled air that moves through the rooms never reaches inside shut cabinets, and where a kitchen or vanity cabinet stands against an outside wall, the air inside it stays as damp as the wall. Leaving cabinet doors ajar lets the drier room air in.
Why does water stand on some North Palm Beach streets after an August storm?
The village drains through a network of pipes, gutters, swales, waterways and ponds that has been in place for several decades, and the village says the system now experiences numerous failures each year. On ground about 7 feet above sea level, a downpour has little fall to leave by, so where a section has failed, water stands at the curb and against the lowest slabs.
For the figures behind these answers, see North Palm Beach.