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Downtown Tampa sits where the Hillsborough River meets Hillsborough Bay, and its housing is mostly apartment and condo towers with some older low-rise buildings. A water loss in a tower can travel through a riser or a shared chase to the floors below, and the waterfront blocks take bay-side rain and wind. Calls are answered 24/7 on (833) 490-5225.

Downtown is the densest part of the service area, and the water losses here are different from those in a house. A tower stacks kitchens and bathrooms above one another, and a supply line or drain on one floor can run down a riser to units that never saw a drop of water. The first call is therefore about the building as well as the unit: which floor, which riser, and whether the neighbors' ceilings are dry.

The river and the bay shape the rest. The Hillsborough River runs through the city and Hillsborough Bay lies on the west, and the waterfront edges of Channelside, Harbour Island and the Davis Islands take the most driven rain in a storm. Doors, sliding glass and loading areas on the waterfront are the openings that storms test first.

Older low-rise buildings sit among the towers, and they have their own pattern. Their walls are often plaster or masonry, which holds water in a different way from drywall, and a leak in an older building is traced through the wall as well as the ceiling.

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Downtown Tampa, FL
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Hillsborough County
ZIP codes
33602
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    How does a leak in a downtown tower reach the floors below?

    A riser carries supply water and drain water up the building, and a fitting or a valve that fails on an upper floor can release water into the chase that serves every floor. The water runs down the chase and out into the ceilings of the units below, sometimes several floors down. The crew checks the neighboring units first, because the stain in the unit below is often the only sign of the source.

    Access in a tower is handled through the building's manager, who arranges entry to each unit and to the common areas. The record of each unit's readings is kept so the building's insurer and the affected residents can see what was found where.

    What does bay-side weather mean for the waterfront blocks?

    Waterfront buildings take wind and rain from the bay and the river, and they are the first to show a leak at a door, a sliding glass panel or a loading dock. A storm can drive water under the door and across a lobby floor, and the water can reach the lift shaft and the stairwell. The response covers the common areas as well as the units, and it records the entry points so the building can have them sealed.

    On the islands the crew plans the route for its equipment and stock before the work starts, so the access is settled before the first reading.

    What about the older low-rise buildings?

    Older low-rise buildings near the core often have plaster walls and solid floors, which hold water in a different way from a newer frame. The readings are taken through the plaster where a small opening can answer the question, and the drying is planned for the masonry or the framing behind the finish.

    These buildings are often older than the towers around them, so the owner may need to check the building's own records before any opening is made. The crew does not open a wall in a shared building without the owner or manager's agreement.

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    Typical job
    Illustration: A typical storm-water call in a ground-floor garage

    A typical storm-water call in a ground-floor garage

    What homeowners notice
    Heavy rain drove water under a garage door and across the slab into the room beside it. The homeowner called the line after the rain had stopped.
    What we do
    The power to the wet area was checked before anyone entered. Standing water was pumped out, the wet pad was removed and readings were taken across the wall base and the floor.
    What to expect
    The drying plan was set from the readings, and the record of the water line and the materials removed was given to the homeowner for the insurer.

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    Where we work in Downtown Tampa

    Neighborhoods we cover

    • Channelside
    • Harbour Island
    • Davis Islands
    • the central business blocks

    Landmarks and main roads

    • the Hillsborough River
    • Hillsborough Bay
    • the Channelside waterfront
    • Harbour Island

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    Who gives access to my unit in a downtown building?

    The building's owner or manager arranges access, and the crew enters only with that arrangement in place. The entry is recorded in the file for the unit.

    Will you check the units above and below mine?

    Yes, when the leak can reach them. Ceilings and walls in the neighboring units are read with moisture meters, and the riser and the common areas are checked where the water may have travelled.

    Can water come in through a waterfront door during a storm?

    It can, especially with wind from the bay. The entry is traced, and the record of the door, the threshold and the lobby is kept so the building can seal the opening.

    Do older low-rise buildings need different work?

    Often, yes. Plaster and masonry hold water differently from drywall, so the readings go through the finish and the drying is planned for the wall behind it.

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