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Wind-Driven Rain Intrusion Ocala, 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 air handler closet wall wet in a downstairs Ocala apartment when its own system is fine?
Look upstairs. About one Ocala home in six is in a building of ten or more units, and in many mid-1980s garden buildings the air handler closets are stacked. The upper unit's drain line runs down inside the wall of the lower closet, carrying water every cooling day. A cracked fitting or loose joint there soaks the lower unit's wall while its own system is dry.
Why does water reach the door of a ground-floor Ocala apartment at the bottom of a complex?
Because the paving and roofs above it drain downhill. In a complex laid out on a slope, the runoff from the upper buildings and their parking crosses the grounds toward the lowest corner, and a ground-floor unit there takes it at its slab edge and entry door. A drain or curb that catches the water before it reaches the building helps most.
Can rain on an outdoor stair landing reach the framing of an Ocala apartment?
It can. Many garden apartment buildings have outdoor stairs with landings of concrete poured over wood framing. Where the landing has cracked or slopes toward the building, rain stands on it and seeps through to the wood below and into the wall beside the upper unit's door. Soft trim or stains near the door at the top of the stairs point to it.
The page these come from: Ocala water damage.