Bonita has two separate water problems, and they’re not the same problem. There’s coastal surge off the Gulf, and there’s the Imperial River coming up from the other direction. A property can be exposed to one, the other, or both.
Tell us where the property is and what you need. We’ll call to confirm the time.
Typical range $300–$1,000 depending on square footage. No obligation.
Inspections in Bonita Springs and across Lee County.
(757) 240-9407Most coastal towns worry about the Gulf. Bonita Springs also has the Imperial River, and riverine flooding here has repeatedly reached properties that coastal surge never touched. Irma put the eyewall directly over the town as a Category 3 in 2017 and the flooding that followed was substantially a river event.
Five years later Ian drove surge of eight to twelve feet above ground through the Bonita Beach and North Naples corridor. Different mechanism, different properties affected, same lesson: where a Bonita house sits relative to both the Gulf and the river matters more than its street address suggests.
The town only reincorporated at the end of 1999, but the building here goes back much further, so permit history is worth reading rather than assuming.
Every area has its own failure patterns. These are Bonita Springs’s.
Two major events in five years means a lot of Bonita houses have been wet at some point. We're reading for repair lines, moisture that doesn't match surrounding material, and equipment that shows it sat in water.
Where a house sits relative to base flood elevation drives both insurance and risk. We note what we observe; the elevation certificate and the Lee County flood map are the documents that actually answer it, and they're worth pulling before you close.
A Category 3 eyewall passing overhead stresses a building envelope whether or not it left obvious damage. Window and door seals, soffit attachment, roof-to-wall connection, flashing — all worth close attention here.
Not sure which applies? Call and describe the property — it takes a minute to work out.
It depends entirely on the property, which is the point. Irma’s flooding was substantially river-driven; Ian’s was surge. Pull the flood map for the specific parcel rather than reasoning from the neighborhood.
We document what’s still visible. Repairs done properly years ago may leave very little, and we’d rather tell you what we can and can’t see than imply certainty we don’t have.
Yes, both, and the inspection weights differently depending on which side of town you’re on.
Part of our Lee County coverage. Pricing is $300 to $1,000 depending on the size of the home, not on where in the county it sits.
Call or send the form. Tell us the address and your deadline and we’ll confirm a time and an exact price.