- ZIP codes
- 33460, 33461
- County
- Palm Beach
- Typical housing
- 1920s–1940s wood-frame cottages and bungalows, small apartment buildings, mid-century homes
- Main water risks
- Old plumbing, crawlspace leaks, roof leaks on older homes, lagoon-edge flooding
Cottages, rentals and city utilities
Lake Worth Beach runs its own city electric and water utilities, and its neighborhoods are packed with small wood cottages, many split into rentals or turned into small multi-unit properties over the years. That history shows up in the plumbing: a single cottage might have three water heaters, lines added for a garage apartment and a meter shared by more than one unit. When a leak starts, the first job is working out which line serves which unit so we can shut off the right one and keep tenants in the other units with water. See property manager services.
Older roofs, heavy rain
Older cottage roofs, with dormers, porches and add-ons, have many seams where water can get in. Heavy rain and storms find them, and water can run along rafters before showing up inside. See ceiling and roof leak repair.
The beach across the bridge
The city's beach, casino building and pier sit across the lagoon on the barrier island, and the neighborhoods closest to the lagoon on the mainland side sit low. During surge and fall king tides, water backs up through drains into those eastern streets. If yours floods during king tides, flood coverage deserves a serious look. See flood cleanup.
Services in Lake Worth Beach
- Water Damage Restoration
- Flood Cleanup
- Burst Pipe Repair
- Ceiling & Roof Leak Repair
- Storm & Hurricane Damage Restoration
- Mold Remediation
- Structural Drying & Dehumidification
- Sewage Cleanup
- AC & HVAC Condensation Leak Damage
- Insurance Claims Assistance
- Hurricane & Flood Damage Reconstruction
- Commercial Water Damage Restoration
