Serving Palm Harbor
Humidity & Moisture Drying Palm Harbor, FL
When the outdoor air is wetter than the building, opening windows adds water. Drying means a closed building and conditioned air. The building is closed to outdoor air and its air is dehumidified, because in the humid season outside air adds water. Materials are read until they match unaffected material in the same building, including inside block and slab.
Wet days later? That is worth a call
Often needed alongside
- AC Condensate & Drain Line Leaks
An air conditioner makes water every day it runs. When its drain clogs or its pan cracks, that water goes into the ceiling or the slab.
- Wind-Driven Rain Intrusion
Wind pushes rain sideways through window frames, stucco and the base of the wall. The roof can hold and the house still take water.
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.
Palm Harbor's own page carries them beside the local figures.