Serving Satellite Beach
Wind-Driven Rain Intrusion Satellite 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.
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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
Why is the concrete cracking on a Satellite Beach oceanfront balcony?
Usually because of salt. The city's center lies about six-tenths of a mile from the open coast, and the wind off the ocean lays salt on the concrete facing it. Over years the salt works in until it reaches the steel inside; the steel rusts, swells and splits the concrete, and every summer rain then runs into the crack and deeper toward the next bar.
Why can water back up at a Satellite Beach street drain?
Because many of them empty straight into the Banana River. Most of the city was built before modern stormwater systems, so much of its drainage connects directly to the river or to canals that reach it, an assessment prepared for the city notes. When the river runs high, its water can push back up those pipes toward the inlets, leaving the street with nowhere to send the rain.
Can the ceiling of a 1970s Satellite Beach house get wet from the attic side?
Where the attic insulation is thin or has been pushed aside, yes. The median house here was built in 1975, and in a house of that age the attic over a cooled ceiling fills with hot, humid summer air. With little insulation between them, the top of the ceiling drywall sits cool enough for that air to leave water on it, which shows below as faint stains.
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