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
- 1
Call Any Time
We answer the phone 24/7. Tell us what happened and we will talk you through shutting off the water and protecting what you can until the crew gets there.
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Moisture Map
We read the moisture in the walls, floors and slab, check the outside walls and windows that faced the storm and find where the water got in.
- 3
Dry, Remove and Treat
We extract water, cut out anything we cannot save, run drying equipment until the numbers are right and remove any mold under containment.
- 4
Seal It
Where the water came through the block or the slab joint, we waterproof it so the next storm stays outside.
One crew from the wet floor to the sealed wall
A storm-soaked Fort Pierce house needs three jobs done in order: dry it, clear any mold and seal the wall the water came through. When three companies split that work, nobody owns the question of how the water got in.
Bullfrog covers all three. The mold work runs under our Florida remediator license, MRSR5565, the waterproofing is ours to warranty for life and there is one number to call, 888-603-MOLD.
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