Water Damage Restoration in Plantation, FL

Plantation sits in central Broward, with Sunrise to its north and west, Lauderhill to the northeast, Fort Lauderdale to the east and Davie to the south. Before the 20th century this land was part of the Everglades and was regularly under 2 to 3 feet of water. Drainage canals, the North New River Canal and the South New River Canal, were first cut starting in 1906. The city is named for the Everglades Plantation Company, whose attempt to grow rice here failed. That history is why drainage matters here: the canals and lakes that drain the area can run full after days of heavy rain. Even so, losses often begin indoors, when a tank gives out, a supply hose splits, a condensate line clogs or rain finds a way past a roof edge.

Houses in Plantation can differ in age, and what fails often follows the age of the parts. An older house may have an older water heater, older supply lines and older drain lines, and an older drain line can clog or crack. In a newer house the weak points can be appliance hoses, air-conditioner drain pans, window and slider seals, and roof edges.

The lakes and canals in Plantation are part of its drainage system, and the ground beneath them was wetland before the first canals were cut. After days of heavy rain, a yard or street that cannot drain can send water toward the lowest openings of a house built at grade: garage doors, door thresholds and low sliding doors.

Floodwater or street water that comes inside is classed as contaminated, IICRC Category 3, under the S500 standard. The crew extracts it, takes out the porous materials it soaked, such as carpet, pad and the lower part of drywall, cleans the area and dries the structure.