Serving Venice
Wind-Driven Rain Intrusion Venice, 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.
Wet days later? That is worth a call
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
What softens the floor around the air handler closet in a Venice manufactured home?
In a manufactured home, the type of about one Venice home in nine, the air handler may stand in a hall closet directly on the floor decking, with a pan beneath it catching the water the cooling pulls from the air. When the drain line clogs, the pan overflows onto the decking, which soaks it up, swells and softens around the closet door. A soft spot there points to the pan and its line.
Why are the windows of a closed Venice condominium's glassed-in lanai wet in the morning?
Nearly a quarter of Venice homes are in buildings of ten or more units. A lanai enclosed with glass but not cooled holds outdoor air, as wet in August as anywhere outside, and with the unit closed for the season nothing dries it. As the glass cools overnight, water condenses on it and runs onto the floor, and furniture and boxes kept on the lanai take it up.
Should storm shutters stay closed on a Venice seasonal home all summer?
More than one Venice home in five is held for seasonal use. Shutters closed over sliders and windows trap a pocket of still outdoor air against the glass, and with the cooling running inside, the glass is colder than that air. Water condenses in the gap and runs into the slider tracks and window sills, where it sits for the season. Opening the shutters lets that pocket dry.
The page these come from: Venice water damage.