Serving Palm Beach Gardens
Wind-Driven Rain Intrusion Palm Beach Gardens, 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.
Switch off the air handler if it is dripping
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
Who looks after the lake behind a Palm Beach Gardens house?
Usually the homeowner association. In the communities the Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District serves, associations typically maintain the community lakes and drainage, which pass water through underground pipes to the district's canals, pumps and storage areas. A lake behind a house rises after a storm and falls as those structures move the water on.
Why does rain sit in a Palm Beach Gardens yard swale after a storm?
It is meant to, for a while. The district explains that most approved drainage designs store some water temporarily in yard swales, streets and open areas, with swales sloped to catch it as it soaks into the ground. After a wet spell the groundwater is already high, so a swale holds water longer. Standing water against the house itself is the thing to watch for.
Are there still septic tanks in Palm Beach Gardens?
Some. The city allows existing, properly built and working septic systems to stay in use, and it monitors homes on them with the regional utility authority and the county health department. Some 424 Palm Beach Gardens homes have septic systems on record, and after weeks of June rain their drain fields have less room for the household's water.
Palm Beach Gardens's own page carries them beside the local figures.