Serving Panama City Beach
Wind-Driven Rain Intrusion Panama City 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.
Wet days later? That is worth a call
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 leaves a damp stain around the door of a closed Panama City Beach condo?
The unit's own air. More than half the homes in Panama City Beach are held for seasonal use. When a closed unit's cooling is shut off, its air turns hot and wet, while the corridor outside stays cooled. That air seeps out under and around the entry door and meets the cool frame and hallway wall, where it leaves water as a dark ring.
Why do top-floor units in a Panama City Beach tower take in more humid air?
Because of how cooled air moves in a tall building. Three in five homes here are in buildings of ten or more units. Cold air inside is heavy, so it presses outward on the lowest floors and draws outdoor air in on the highest. Near the top, humid Gulf air enters through every gap around windows, sliders and outlets, wetting the walls it passes through.
Should bedroom doors be shut in a Panama City Beach unit closed for the season?
Better left open. Where the cooling keeps running in a closed unit, a bedroom whose door is shut loses its path back to the return, so little cooled air passes through it. Its air turns humid while the hall stays cool, and the bedding, closet and window wall in that room take up the water. An open door keeps the whole unit in reach of the cooling.
These questions also sit on the Panama City Beach page, next to its numbers.