High Humidity After Flood Damage Is Common in Seminole Residences

2/2/2025 (Permalink)

Flood damage in your home is never easy to deal with. Contact SERVPRO for technicians who can help get the job done fast.

Flooding and Storms Make Homes Feel Damp or Muggy

Rain that creates runoff in amounts more significant than what can flow away from homes can leave them with flood damage. One change in your Seminole dwelling might include a dramatic increase in the humidity.

There are several ways SERVPRO® can decrease the intense humidity and any physical flood damage affecting your Seminole home. Possible effects include odors, which can become increasingly fierce as heat and humidity increase. Air can hold more moisture at warmer temperatures. Reducing the amount of humidity inside your residence is crucial for your family's comfort. Lower humidity prevents problems in the future.

These are some standard methods we use to remove high humidity from homes after flood damage occurs: 

• Manipulation of the environment, 
• Removal of excess moisture, and 
• Standard flood damage restoration services.

We change the interior environment to include air currents and increased warmth. Warmer temps allow the air to retain more moisture without condensation affecting porous materials. Our air movers also help keep moisture suspended in the air. Many times, we use air scrubbers to remove contaminants.

Flood damage introduces concentrated moisture to the lowest portions of any structure, which is where we begin the removal process. We constantly measure the humidity in the area. Warmer air assists our desiccant machines and dehumidifiers work more efficiently. 

Making flood cuts is a method to reduce replacement materials to only what is affected by flood damage. Cutting away only affected drywall minimizes the humidity trapped within a house's structure. Cleaning and sanitizing, odor control, and rebuilding are standard steps toward making your residence "Like it never even happened."   

Call SERVPRO of Seminole & Central Gulf Beaches when a storm leaves your home with flood damage. We help restore local homes to preloss condition, including the humidity in the air.