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First question at the door: where is the water coming from?

Why a Florida building stays wet: the four things that set that clock, laid out once for the whole state.

How long a Tampa wall stays wet

Water damage restoration in Tampa, including Del Rio and Rattlesnake, goes to independent contractors working the area, whether the water came from the cooling system, a pipe or the weather. Davis Islands was raised from Hillsborough Bay in the 1920s, its plan calling for 8,000,000 cubic feet of dredged sand held behind bulkheads.

The structures themselves

The median home in Tampa was built in 1985, with 55.7 percent standing before 1990; when a house went up tends to decide where its air handler sits and how far its ducts run through attic heat. West Tampa's older housing is mostly wood frame rowhouses and bungalows on low brick piers, which leave only a shallow gap between a cooled floor and the damp ground and still air beneath it.

Weather behind the risk

Tampa spends two months in which the dewpoint never falls below 70 degrees, day or night, in July and August; of 49.48 inches in a normal year, 9.03 fall in August, both figures recorded at TAMPA INTL AP, 3.7 miles away. Some 563 of the city's storm drains empty into tidal water, so when the wettest month's downpours arrive on a high tide, the rain can wait behind submerged outfalls and spread across the low streets near the bay and the Hillsborough River.

What to check in Tampa

  • Wood frame rowhouses and bungalows in West Tampa set on low brick piers, with little room beneath the floor for damp air to move away from the joists
  • The Mediterranean Revival buildings of Davis Islands, mostly hollow clay tile under stucco, whose hollow cells can hold rain that gets past a cracked or worn finish
  • Storm drains that discharge into tidal water, where a downpour at high tide leaves rain standing at garage doors and slabs in the lowest streets
  • A condensate line or shared wall carrying one unit's water sideways into the next, in buildings of ten or more units that hold over a quarter of the city's homes

Water Damage Restoration services in Tampa

Each service below begins with one question: where is the water coming from, and is it still coming? Independent contractors in Tampa cover all of them.

Areas covered around Tampa

More Florida towns are on the locations page.

Frequently asked questions

Why have the stucco buildings on Davis Islands been repainted so many times?

The National Register study of Davis Islands notes that most of its Mediterranean Revival buildings have been repainted a number of times because of Tampa's hot, damp climate. Most are hollow clay tile under stucco or brick veneer, and the finish is what keeps rain out of the tile. Peeling or blistered paint is worth reading as water reaching the wall, not only as wear.

Does a West Tampa bungalow on brick piers have a damp floor problem?

It can. West Tampa's historic houses are mostly wood frame rowhouses and bungalows resting on low brick piers. A low pier leaves only a shallow space under the floor, so cooled floorboards sit close to damp ground in air that barely moves. Keeping any openings in the skirting clear, and checking that the ground beneath stays dry after rain, gives the joists their best chance.

Why does water stand in some Tampa streets when heavy rain comes at high tide?

About 563 of the city's storm drain outfalls empty into tidal water. When a heavy rain arrives while the tide is high, those outfalls can sit underwater and the drains behind them fill, so rain spreads across the lowest streets near the bay and the river until the tide drops. Garages, doorways and slabs at street level are the first places it reaches.

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AC or pipe leak in Tampa?

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If water is still coming in, close the main shutoff, or switch the air handler off if the water is coming from it, before calling.

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