Emergency
Storm Surge & Tidal Flooding Wimauma, 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.
Shut off the water, then pick up the phone
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 does a new Wimauma house feel humid on mild, muggy days?
Where a new house has a fresh-air duct tied into its return, the cooling draws a steady stream of outdoor air in with the room air. On a hot afternoon the system runs long enough to dry it, but on a mild, muggy day it runs only briefly, and much of the water in that outdoor air stays in the rooms. A damper on the fresh-air duct, or a dehumidifier, handles those days.
Can steam from a bath fan get back into the attic of a new Wimauma house?
It can, where the fan's duct ends at a vent in the soffit. The exhaust leaves under the eave, right beside the intake vents that feed the attic its air, and some of it is drawn straight back up. Through August that adds shower steam to attic air already wetter than the ducts running through it. Ducting the fan through the roof or a wall sends it clear.
Can a newer lot next door send water onto a Wimauma drain field?
It can. Wimauma has 259 homes with septic systems on record, and where a neighboring lot has been built up and graded higher, its August runoff heads downhill onto the lower yard. If the drain field sits on that side, it takes the neighbor's rain on top of its own and the household's water. A swale along the property line carries that runoff past the field.
Each answer ties back to the Wimauma overview.