Coral Springs Water Damage Cleanup and Drying

Coral Springs was laid out in the 1960s on drained land at the edge of the Everglades, and most of it was built over the next 30 years. South Florida Restoration Co gets water damage restoration, flood cleanup and leak drying started in houses, townhouses and apartment buildings across the city.

Canals, districts and groundwater

City storm pipes empty into canals kept by six drainage districts, including Coral Springs Improvement District, North Springs Improvement District and Turtle Run, and those feed the bigger regional canals. The city’s stormwater plan names frequent flooding in strong rain as a current problem, along with groundwater rising with sea level. With the water table already up, the ground takes in less, so a hard rain sits in swales and yards longer and creeps toward garages and patio doors. In the Meadows and the Dells, the oldest neighborhoods, dating to the mid-1960s, the city has been replacing drainage pipe and regrading swales.

Rain that crossed the yard and got inside is a flood cleanup job. Soaked flooring and the lower part of the drywall come out, then the room gets washed down before any drying starts.

When the rain comes through the roof

In June 2022, rain from the storm that became Alex got into an electrical panel at one apartment complex, and about 40 units were cleared out after the power was cut. At a six-plex nearby, it came through a crack in the ceiling and the building was declared unsafe. In a two-story building, roof water can soak attic insulation and more than one ceiling before a stain shows. The ceiling leak guide covers what to do when one starts to sag.

If water is near an outlet or the panel, keep people out of that room until the power side is checked.

Townhouses, apartments and 1980s houses

About 4 in 10 homes here are townhouses, villas or units in apartment and condo buildings, and 4 in 10 households rent. Construction peaked in the 1980s. Shutoff valves, supply lines and water heaters that old have had decades to wear, and in attached homes a leak can reach the next unit before anyone sees it. If water is coming from the unit above, start with what to do about a leak from upstairs.

Coral Springs ZIP codes

Homes in 33065, 33071, 33075 and 33076 are covered, and 33076 also takes in part of Parkland. Don’t see your ZIP? Call anyway and we’ll check your address.

On the call, say whether the water is coming from the yard, through a ceiling or from a fixture, and whether it’s near anything electrical. Those answers decide what gets done first.