Water Damage Restoration in Palm Coast, FL

Saltwater Canals, Freshwater Canals and Homes Newer Than You Think

Call us the moment you find water. We cover every section of Palm Coast, and assessments and estimates are free.

Older stereotypes get this city wrong. ITT's community development arm started Palm Coast in 1969 on 42,000 acres, and its first homes were concrete block with gabled roofs. Homes from that era remain, but they are a minority. The city's median home was just 15 years old in 2017, and one census-based estimate puts about 42 percent of units in the 2000 to 2009 decade. Single-family homes dominate, at 32,421 of them against 1,694 condo units.

Water here comes from a built system. The city counts 58 miles of freshwater canals for stormwater, lowered ahead of storm season. Another 23 miles of saltwater canals run through the C Section and a sliver of the F Section, and those connect to the tide.

The numbers from recent storms are specific. In Matthew, the National Weather Service measured a 6-foot surge in the saltwater canal, about 44 inches over the bulkhead. In Irma, it logged about 2 feet over the sea wall, waist-deep water on Emerson Drive and 14.0 inches of rain at city Water Plant 1. Ian then made Burroughs Drive and Buffalo Grove Place impassable near Belle Terre Parkway.

Water Damage Restoration in Palm Coast Starts at the Swale

Check the swale before you blame the roof. Palm Coast drains through about 1,200 miles of swales, more than 150 miles of ditches and about 50 miles of city pipe. City code makes you responsible for the swale and driveway culvert on your lot: mowing, clearing blockages and removing sediment in front of the pipe. Anything that changes the grade needs a permit.

That matters when rain, not the canal, is the source. The National Hurricane Center says flooding of inland neighborhoods in Flagler County during Ian was largely the result of heavy rainfall. Local gauges ranged from 6.0 inches at the Palm Coast Library up to 15.0 at Bunnell, with most between 8 and 11 inches. Ask the city about your lot's flood zone before planning repairs.

PEP Tanks, City Water and Permit Notes for Belle Terre and Beyond

About half of homes have a Pretreatment Effluent Pumping tank: a buried tank, a small pump and a control panel on the house. The city owns and runs it, and a red light with an alarm means a problem. Without power the tank cannot pump, so the city tells residents to cut water use during outages. After Matthew, effluent came up at pump stations and tanks.

Water and sewer both come from the City of Palm Coast utility. Permits go through Palm Coast Building Services, not Flagler County. Our route is I-95 south to Exit 289 or 284, or Exit 293 for the north sections.

Give us your street and nearest parkway when you call. Storm reports name Sea Trail near Sea Breeze in Ian, Wynfield Drive in Irma and the Woodlands beside Graham Swamp, so those streets get an extra question about outside water.

Choosing Services for Canal Sections and Inland Neighborhoods

Match the card to what you see. A saltwater line on the wall and a burst hose in the garage are very different jobs.

Your Palm Coast Visit, Step by Step

1. You call and reach owner Dal Beggs. Non-emergency calls work well from 7am to 7pm, and an emergency can come in anytime.
2. We confirm the water category. If it involves a PEP tank, the city handles the tank and we handle the house.
3. We map moisture with meters and thermal imaging and photograph before any demolition.
4. You receive a written scope, then daily readings until the structural drying reaches the dry standard.