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Moisture load in Plant City

Water in a ceiling, wall or slab in Plant City, from Alabama, North Gibson Terrace, and Aldermans Addition across town, is one call away from a local restoration pro. Bungalows and wood frame vernacular houses make up 78 percent of the single-family homes in Plant City's 108-acre downtown residential historic district.

When these homes went up

About 7,926 of the 15,482 homes in Plant City were finished before 1990, around a median of 1989; a home's age can show in where its condensate drains and what its floor sits on. In the downtown historic district many bungalows and frame houses have had their front porches partly or fully enclosed, and where the porch floor rests on piers like the house, a floor built to stand in the weather now lies under a cooled room with damp air moving beneath it.

When the air turns heavy

The normal dewpoint in Plant City stays at or above 70 degrees around the clock in July and August, reaching 75.2 in August; June is the wettest month, with 9.71 of 56.11 inches, rain recorded at PLANT CITY 1.3 miles away and dewpoint 26 miles away. Standing some 118 feet above sea level, the town is beyond the reach of any tide, and the June storms meet its older frame houses at their roofs, their drop siding and their porch floors.

What holds water in Plant City

  • Front porches enclosed as rooms on older bungalows and frame houses, where a floor framed for open air now sits beneath cooled space and gathers condensation on its underside
  • Original drop and novelty siding on the historic district's frame houses, where rain held at each lap swells the boards wherever the paint has failed
  • Enclosed porch floors that still slope away from the house as they were built to shed rain, so any water inside the room runs to the outer wall

Water Damage Restoration services in Plant City

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

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Frequently asked questions

What makes an enclosed front porch in an old Plant City house feel damp?

Its floor was built for the outdoors. Many porches in the downtown historic district have been partly or fully enclosed, and where the porch floor rests on piers, damp air still moves beneath boards that now sit under a cooled room. Water condenses on their underside through the summer. Insulating and sealing the underside of the porch floor keeps that air off it.

How does drop siding on an old Plant City frame house hold rain?

The district's frame houses were mostly sided in weatherboard or drop siding, and each lap is a small ledge. Where the paint has worn, June rain caught at those laps soaks into the boards and swells them, and humid air dries them slowly. Paint that peels along the laps rather than across the boards is the usual sign.

Which houses in Plant City's downtown historic district sit on brick piers?

Most of the frame vernacular houses, which usually rest on a brick pier foundation, and many bungalows have porch columns set on brick piers. Bungalows and frame vernacular houses make up 78 percent of the district's single-family homes. A raised floor on piers leaves outdoor air beneath it, so the underside of the floor is where summer condensation collects.

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