Mold Remediation & Water Damage Repair in Fort Pierce, FL
Frances and Jeanne hit Fort Pierce 21 days apart.
Walls soaked by one were still wet for the next.
Fort Pierce drains through its neighborhoods by way of Moore's Creek, Taylor Creek and the Belcher Canal. Its hurricanes arrive as long hours of wind-driven rain. We answer the phone 24/7, dry out water damage, clear the mold that follows and waterproof the block walls the water came through.
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How fast does mold grow after water damage in Fort Pierce?
Mold can start growing on wet drywall and wood within 24 to 48 hours in Fort Pierce heat and humidity, so drying should start the day the water gets in. The EPA advises drying wet materials inside that same window to prevent growth. Anything wet for longer than two days needs a mold check as well as drying.
Fort Pierce & St. Lucie County
How water gets into Fort Pierce homes
Fort Pierce grew up along the Indian River Lagoon, with creeks and canals running through town to the water. Smart Growth America counts more than a third of its properties as flood-vulnerable. Water gets into houses here in two main ways. It either comes up and in from saturated ground and backed-up creeks or arrives sideways through the walls in a storm.
Creeks Running Through Town
Moore's Creek carries the runoff from a basin of about 2,382 acres through the middle of Fort Pierce to the lagoon. The city widened it in 2010 to hold more stormwater. Taylor Creek and the Belcher Canal do the same job in other parts of the city. When a summer storm fills them faster than they empty, water backs up into nearby streets and yards and sits against the foundations.
Two Hurricanes in Three Weeks
Hurricane Frances came ashore on Hutchinson Island on September 5, 2004. Fort Pierce recorded a 108 mph gust, the highest measured anywhere in Florida during that storm. Jeanne landed on almost the same stretch of coast 21 days later. Hours of wind-driven rain push water through stucco cracks and around window frames into the block, so homes that took water in Frances had little time to dry out before Jeanne.
A Long Wet Season
By the National Weather Service's median dates, the Fort Pierce wet season opens around May 25 and runs to about October 20, a few days longer at each end than Melbourne's. That is close to five months when the ground around a slab rarely dries out between storms and a closed-up room stays humid enough to grow mold.
What we do in Fort Pierce
Water Damage Restoration
Creek backup, storm water, a failed water heater or a burst line: we extract it, open the wet walls and dry the block and slab until the readings say they are dry.
Water damage restorationMold Remediation
We set up containment, strip out what the mold has spoiled, treat what stays with an antifungal and fog the AC ducts, then deal with the creek water or storm leak that fed it.
Our mold remediation processFoundation Waterproofing
Where water comes through the wall or up at the slab, we seal the block with a membrane that bonds to it. The section we treat carries a lifetime warranty.
How foundation waterproofing worksFree Mold Inspection
Owners pay nothing for a walk-through, moisture readings and written findings.
What the inspection includesOur Process
How a Fort Pierce job runs
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Free Inspection
We walk the house and the lot, take moisture readings on walls that look dry and put what we find in writing. The visit involves no air or lab samples.
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Find the Water
Before anything comes out, we work out where the water came from, whether that is groundwater at the slab edge, rain through a wall or a leak inside the house.
After a hurricane we start with the outside walls and windows that faced the storm.
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Remove and Dry
We remove mold-damaged material under containment and treat what stays. After water damage we extract the water and run drying equipment until the meter readings say the structure is dry.
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Seal the Source
Where the foundation let the water in, we waterproof the block. For a failed roof or pipe, we show you where it failed so you know who to call.
One company for the mold and the water behind it
Bullfrog removes mold and dries out water damage. When the water came through the foundation, we waterproof the block too, so one company handles the whole job.
Our mold work runs under Florida mold remediator license MRSR5565. Our foundation waterproofing carries a lifetime warranty against water coming through the section we treat.
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