Emergency Water Damage Restoration in Winter Park

Living on the Chain of Lakes

Lake Virginia, Lake Osceola, Lake Maitland and the rest of the chain are connected, so heavy rain across the area raises levels throughout. During long wet periods and tropical storms like Ian, lakefront yards shrink and water can reach seawalls, boathouses and low patios. The geology that formed these lakes is the same that produced the famous 1981 Winter Park sinkhole. Settling and cracks in slabs and walls can let water in where it never used to reach.

A city under oaks

Winter Park protects its tree canopy, and the city is thick with live oaks and laurel oaks, some of them very old. That shade comes with falling limbs in thunderstorms and hurricanes, and gutters that fill with leaves and overflow. A clogged gutter on an older house sends water down the wall and into window frames. A limb through the roof lets rain straight into the attic, which is why emergency tarping comes before anything else.

Older homes and careful repairs

Many Winter Park homes date from the 1920s through the 1950s, with plaster walls, hardwood floors and original plumbing that has been repaired piece by piece. Old cast iron drains crack, galvanized supply lines corrode, and wood floors cup when they get wet. We dry hardwood in place with floor mat systems when it can be saved, and match finishes when it can't. See structural drying.

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• Lake Nona
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• Kissimmee
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