Emergency
Storm Surge & Tidal Flooding Pinellas Park, FL
Surge and tidal water rise from the ground up and carry salt and silt with them. Anything porous they soaked is treated as contaminated. Outside water that rose into the building is treated as contaminated, and porous material it reached is removed. Salt left behind in materials keeps pulling water from the air, so it is cleaned out with the rest.
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Often needed alongside
- Emergency Water Extraction
Standing water removed before it soaks into slab, block and flooring - the first step after any failure, and the one humid air makes urgent.
- 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.
- Sewer & Septic Backflow Cleanup
Heavy rain and a high water table can push sewage back through the lowest drain in the building. Clear or murky, it is handled as sewage.
Frequently asked questions
Where should the dryer vent go on a Pinellas Park manufactured home?
Some 3,900 Pinellas Park homes are manufactured. A dryer pushes the water from each load out with its exhaust, and where the vent ends beneath the floor rather than beyond the skirting, that water goes into the closed space under the home, where the cooled ducts already gather moisture from the summer air. Running the vent out through the skirting sends it into open air instead.
Does a ditch beside a Pinellas Park lot keep the ground wet?
The city is drained by a system of culverts, ditches and channels, and a water management district runs the primary channel in each of its five basins. In July, the wettest month, a ditch running full keeps the lowest edge of the lot beside slow water, and the soil under a home on that side stays wet between storms, along with the air under the floor.
Who keeps the ditch beside a Pinellas Park home clear?
The Pinellas Park Water Management District removes blockages that would interfere with the flow of stormwater through its ditches, as they occur, while the homeowner keeps the right-of-way between the ditch and the property line. Clippings and yard debris left on that strip can wash into the ditch and slow the water passing the lot, so keeping them out helps the ditch carry July's rain away.
Each answer ties back to the Pinellas Park overview.