Emergency
Storm Surge & Tidal Flooding Pompano Beach, 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.
Say where the water came from when you call
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
Why is the vinyl wallpaper bubbling on the outside wall of an older Pompano Beach condo?
Nearly half the homes in Pompano Beach are in buildings of ten or more units, and the median home was built in 1974. Where a unit of that era has vinyl wallcovering on an outside wall, humid air seeping in through the block reaches its back, the coldest layer, and cannot pass through. Water gathers between the vinyl and the wall, and the paste lets go in bubbles.
What should be done with the drains in a Pompano Beach unit closed for the summer?
Keep the traps full. Some 8,150 Pompano Beach homes are held for seasonal use. Every sink, tub and floor drain has a trap holding a little water, and in a closed unit that water evaporates over the summer. Once dry, the trap opens the rooms to the damp air of the drain and vent stack. Pouring water into each drain on return, or a little mineral oil before leaving, keeps them sealed.
How can a leak in one Pompano Beach unit show up in another?
Through the shared parts of the building. Risers carrying water and drains pass through every floor, and walls and slabs are common to neighbors. A seeping joint in a riser, or a pan overflowing above, can travel inside the wall or along the slab before it shows in a unit that has no leak of its own. Telling building management where the damp appears helps trace it.
The page these come from: Pompano Beach water damage.