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When the Walls Stay Damp

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Following the wet edge across the floor to where it began.

Why a Florida building stays wet: the four things that set that clock, laid out once for the whole state.

Moisture load in Orlando

Water damage restoration in Orlando, including Lake Nona and Bal Bay, goes to independent contractors working the area, whether the water came from the cooling system, a pipe or the weather. About 120 lakes lie partly or wholly inside Orlando, and they are where roughly 90 percent of the city's stormwater runoff finally ends up.

When these homes went up

Built around a median year of 1992, about half of the housing (46.9 percent) in Orlando is older than 1990, so much of it was fitted for cooling the way builders of the early 1990s went about it. Close to two in five Orlando homes are in buildings of ten or more units, and where an air handler sits in the space above a top-floor ceiling, a blocked condensate drain empties straight down through the drywall.

When the air turns heavy

The air over Orlando carries the most water in August, when the normal dewpoint reaches 75.6 degrees, and in July and August it does not drop below 70 even overnight; June brings 8.05 of the 51.45 inches a year, both figures recorded at ORLANDO INTL AP, 4.6 miles away. Orlando stands about 80 feet up and some 40 miles from the open coast, beyond the tide's reach, but many of its drainage basins have no surface outlet, so through the wettest weeks the lakes rise with the runoff and the yards and slabs along their shores stand closest to it.

What holds water in Orlando

  • Landlocked drainage basins with no surface outlet, where runoff waits in the lakes through the wet months and lakeside lots sit beside the rising water
  • Streets that drain straight into drainage wells, where a downpour heavier than a well can take leaves water standing at the curb and across driveways
  • Clapboard farmhouses in Lake Eola Heights, built between 1890 and 1911, whose wood siding takes summer rain wherever its paint or caulk has worn through
  • Top-floor units in buildings of ten or more apartments, where an air handler above the ceiling and its condensate pan sit directly over the rooms

Water Damage Restoration services in Orlando

Pick the source that fits: the cooling system, a storm, a slab line, rising water or a backup. An independent Orlando contractor handles each, starting with the call.

Areas covered around Orlando

More Florida towns are on the locations page.

Frequently asked questions

Why does the lake behind an Orlando home rise after a wet week?

Many of Orlando's drainage basins have no surface outlet. Their runoff collects in the lakes, with drainage wells sending overflow down into the aquifer, and about 90 percent of the city's stormwater ends up in a lake. A wet week therefore raises the lake, and the yard, seawall and lowest slab beside it are the first things the water reaches.

What should the owner of an old Lake Eola Heights house watch for in the rainy months?

Lake Eola Heights holds about 570 buildings, among them clapboard farmhouses from 1890 to 1911. Wood siding sheds rain only while its paint and caulk are sound; where they have worn, summer rain runs behind the boards into the wall framing, and the humid air keeps the cavity from giving it up. Soft wood or paint lifting near the bottom of a wall is the sign.

Why would a top-floor Orlando apartment get a ceiling leak with no rain?

Close to two in five Orlando homes are in buildings of ten or more units. Where an air handler sits in the space above a top-floor ceiling, its condensate drain carries water every hour the cooling runs. If that drain clogs, the pan overflows and the water comes straight down through the drywall. A stain near the air handler's access panel is usually the first sign.

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