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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 Palm Harbor

Water in a ceiling, wall or slab in Palm Harbor, from Westlake Village, Crystal Cove Villas, and Villas of San Marino across town, is one call away from a local restoration pro. Palm Harbor lies between the Gulf of Mexico to the west and Lake Tarpon, the largest lake in Pinellas County, to the east.

When these homes went up

Built around a median year of 1985, about three quarters of the housing (75 percent) in Palm Harbor is older than 1990, so much of it was fitted for cooling the way builders of the mid 1980s went about it. In Crystal Beach, platted on a grid in 1912 along St. Joseph's Sound and bordered by Avery and Sutherland bayous, a house near the mangrove shore draws its outdoor air straight off the water, and wherever that air slips into a cooled room it settles on the coldest wall first.

When the air turns heavy

The air over Palm Harbor carries the most water in August, when the normal dewpoint reaches 76.1 degrees, and from July through September it does not drop below 70 even overnight; July brings 10.21 of the 55.21 inches a year, rain recorded at DUNEDIN 2.8 ESE 3.5 miles away and dewpoint 12.8 miles away. On the community's eastern side the water is fresh and held: Lake Tarpon's level is regulated through an outfall canal and control structure completed in 1971, which also keeps salt water out of the lake at high tide, so a July storm there raises lake water, not the sea.

What holds water in Palm Harbor

  • Houses near the mangrove shore of St. Joseph's Sound and the Avery and Sutherland bayous in Crystal Beach, taking their outdoor air straight off the water
  • Low ground around Lake Tarpon and the lower sections of Brooker Creek, where flooding is regulated through the outfall canal and its control structure
  • Older buildings in the 25-acre downtown historic district, built in no single style, where each one's walls take the summer rain in their own way

Water Damage Restoration services in Palm Harbor

Pick the source that fits: the cooling system, a storm, a slab line, rising water or a backup. A local Palm Harbor pro handles each, starting with the call.

Areas covered around Palm Harbor

More Florida towns are on the locations page.

Frequently asked questions

Does Palm Harbor's Gulf side take on water differently from its Lake Tarpon side?

It does. The community lies between the Gulf of Mexico on the west and Lake Tarpon on the east. On the Gulf side, along St. Joseph's Sound, the water at the shore is the sea's. Lake Tarpon is fresh water held by a control structure that keeps salt water out at high tide, so a July storm on that side raises the lake rather than bringing in the sea.

What controls the level of Lake Tarpon near Palm Harbor?

An outfall canal and its water-control structure, completed in 1971 to help regulate flooding around Lake Tarpon and the lower sections of Brooker Creek. The structure also keeps salt water from entering the lake during high tides. Lake Tarpon is the largest lake in Pinellas County, about four square miles, so after a wet July the water it holds back is fresh.

Why do Crystal Beach houses near the Sound stay damp inside?

Crystal Beach was platted on a grid in 1912 along St. Joseph's Sound, between Avery and Sutherland bayous, and much of its shore is still lined with mangroves. A house close to that shore takes its outdoor air straight off the water. Wherever that air leaks into cooled rooms, around doors, windows or attic openings, it condenses on the coldest walls first.

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