Serving Ormond Beach
Wind-Driven Rain Intrusion Ormond Beach, 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
What does the onshore wind do to an older oceanfront condominium in Ormond Beach?
The oceanfront condominiums the city's housing study lists on Ocean Shore Boulevard and South Atlantic Avenue went up between 1969 and 1981. Their ocean-facing walls take the wind's rain and salt from outside while the cooling keeps them cold from inside, so water that works into the wall moves toward the cooled rooms. Damp spots along the ocean side, near slab edges and window corners, are the sign.
Where does condensation collect under a manufactured home in Ormond Beach's planned communities?
The city counts 1,880 manufactured homes in four master-planned communities and 443 more in mobile home parks. Beneath each, the supply ducts run inside the belly wrap, colder than the summer air around them, and water condenses on them and gathers in the wrap. A sag in the wrap below a duct run, or a damp floor near a register, shows where it is collecting.
What should the owner of a 1970s or 1980s Ormond Beach house know about its cooling system?
More than four in ten homes in Ormond Beach were built in the 1970s or 1980s, so many of their drain pans and condensate lines have worked through forty or more summers. A pan rusted thin, or a line that has sagged and holds water, spills the system's daily output into a closet or ceiling. Looking at the pan's floor for rust is a quick check.
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