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Wind-Driven Rain Intrusion Sarasota, 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.
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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
How can a stain appear on a Sarasota condo wall with no pipes leaking in the unit?
The pipe may belong to the building. More than a third of Sarasota's homes are in buildings of ten or more units, and in one from the mid-1970s, the drain stacks shared between floors are often cast iron. As a stack cracks or rusts thin, it seeps into the wall it passes through, and the stain shows in a unit beside or below the leak.
When a Sarasota seasonal condo is reopened, what needs checking first?
The condensate line, before the cooling runs for long. About one Sarasota home in seven is held for seasonal use. Where the cooling sat off all summer, the drain line dried out and gathered dust, and the first long runs after reopening pull a great deal of water from the rooms. A line that clogs under that load sends it over the pan.
What wets the balcony ceiling of an older Sarasota condo?
Usually the balcony above. On older buildings the top of each concrete balcony slab carries a coating that sheds rain. Once that coating wears or cracks, summer storms soak into the slab, and the water works through to its underside, the ceiling of the balcony below, where it leaves stains and loosens paint. Recoating the slab above stops it.
The page these come from: Sarasota water damage.